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PubMed Central API providing access to millions of biomedical and life sciences research articles, with full-text search and metadata retrieval.

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Domain knowledge for PubMed Central — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

PubMed Central

PubMed Central API providing access to millions of biomedical and life sciences research articles, with full-text search and metadata retrieval.

Data Model

  • Articles — search returns PMCIDs; use for detail and related fetches.
  • Related Articles, Citation Network — scoped by PMCID.
  • Author Publications, Journal Articles — by author or journal.

Gotchas

  • Rate limit: 10 requests/minute; NCBI enforces strictly. Wait 6+ seconds between requests.

Tools in this Server (6)

Pubmed Central Get Article

Retrieve detailed information or full text content for a specific PubMed Central article. Returns detailed article metadata including title, authors,...

Pubmed Central Get Author Publications

Retrieve all publications by a specific author in PubMed Central. Returns detailed author publication lists for academic profiling and literature ana...

Pubmed Central Get Citation Network

Analyze the citation network of a specific PubMed Central article. Returns citing and cited articles to understand research impact and scholarly conn...

Pubmed Central Get Journal Articles

Retrieve articles from a specific journal in PubMed Central. Returns journal-specific publication lists for targeted literature reviews and journal a...

Pubmed Central Get Related Articles

Find articles related to a specific PubMed Central article. Returns articles with similar topics, methods, or citations for full literature review.

Pubmed Central Search

Search PubMed Central's extensive collection of biomedical and life sciences research articles. Returns full-text open access articles from PubMed Ce...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the PubMed Central MCP server?

PubMed Central API providing access to millions of biomedical and life sciences research articles, with full-text search and metadata retrieval. It provides 6 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

How do I connect PubMed Central to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/pubmed-central. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does PubMed Central provide?

PubMed Central provides 6 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does PubMed Central require?

PubMed Central uses open data APIs — no authentication required.

Setup Instructions

Connect PubMed Central to any MCP client in minutes

https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/pubmed-central

What is MCP?

Model Context Protocol lets AI tools call external capabilities securely through a single URL. This bundle groups tools behind an MCP endpoint that many clients can use.

Use this bundle in 3 steps

  1. Copy the MCP URL above
  2. Open your AI tool and add a new MCP/connector
  3. Paste the URL and follow any auth prompts

Claude Desktop Users

Skip the manual setup! Use the .mcpb file format for one-click installation. Check the Claude Desktop tab for setup instructions.

Pick your tool tab for exact steps

Select ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, or another tab for copy-paste config.

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PubMed Central MCP Server & Skill — 6 Tools