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pubmed-mcp-server vs Refsee
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Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours pubmed-mcp-server (93/100 against 70). pubmed-mcp-server has noticeably more public adoption.
| pubmed-mcp-server | Refsee | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | B70/100 |
| Adoption | Established | New |
| GitHub stars | 148 | – |
| Downloads / week | 12k | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | 11 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |