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pubmed-mcp-server vs Silica Core
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms.
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Retrieval over the folder the session opened: files, search, read, code_pack, write_note.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (93 and 92 out of 100). pubmed-mcp-server is hosted and callable through the gateway; Silica Core runs on your own machine.
| pubmed-mcp-server | Silica Core | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Established |
| GitHub stars | 148 | 60 |
| Downloads / week | 12k | 460 |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 11 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |