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Home / Servers / PubMed Search PubMed Search MCP Server Multi-source biomedical literature search: PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, full text, citations
PubMed Search scores 60 (Good), with no SPDX license recorded and written in Python. It installs as a local process. It does not declare tools yet. Filed under Search. GitHub shows 28 stars. Install configs are generated for 10 clients. Being listed in the registry is not the same as being vendor-official.
0 1 Trust score 60 of 100, Good Good trust 60 of 100 from six public signals. Nobody can buy a point.
How we score trust Where the 60 comes from 22 + 20 + 5 + 0 + 10 + 3 = 60. Each factor is capped, so no single signal can carry a listing.
Active in the official MCP registry, plus a known vendor namespace.
Registry: 22 of 30 points. How recently the repository saw a commit or release.
Maintenance: 20 of 20 points. Install Pick your client, copy the config, paste it in.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Copy { "mcpServers" : { "u9401066-pubmed-search-mcp" : { "command" : "uvx" , "args" : [ "pubmed-search-mcp" ] , "env" : { "NCBI_EMAIL" : "" , "NCBI_API_KEY" : "YOUR_NCBI_API_KEY" } } } } 5 / 20
GitHub stars and weekly downloads, on a log scale.
Popularity: 5 of 20 points.
A clear, OSI-style open-source license.
License: 0 of 10 points. Not archived, a secure install path, a pinned version.
Security: 10 of 10 points. A real summary, a README with depth, listed tools.
Docs: 3 of 10 points.
Environment variables Name Required Notes NCBI_EMAILOptional Contact email sent to NCBI E-utilities; defaults to git user.email NCBI_API_KEYOptional Optional NCBI API key that raises the E-utilities limit from 3 to 10 requests per second
Tools show up when the registry metadata or the repository README lists them. GitHub enrichment fills this in when a token is configured.
About Multi-source biomedical literature search: PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, full text, citations
FAQ
? What is PubMed Search?Multi-source biomedical literature search: PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, full text, citations
? How do I install PubMed Search?Pick a client above and copy the generated config. Cursor and VS Code also have a deep link when the server can run locally or remotely.
? Is PubMed Search official?No. Registry-listed is not the same as vendor-official. Read the methodology for the difference.
? How is the trust score calculated?This listing scores 60 (Good). The formula is published on the methodology page. Reviews No reviews yet. Used it? Tell the next person how it went.
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