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pubmed-mcp-server vs Lacuna Research MCP
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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Search Lacuna's ML research graph for papers, directions, authors, venues, and hypotheses.
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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 94 out of 100). pubmed-mcp-server is hosted and callable through the gateway; Lacuna Research MCP runs on your own machine. pubmed-mcp-server has noticeably more public adoption.
| pubmed-mcp-server | Lacuna Research MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | A94/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 148 | 6 |
| Downloads / week | 12k | – |
| 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 | 2026-09-15 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |