PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search MCP server

• find_related_articlesFree

  Find articles related to a given PubMed article. Uses NCBI's computed similarity to find conceptually related papers. Useful for literature review expansion. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the source article. limit: Maximum related articles to return (default 10, max 50).

• get_article_detailFree

  Get full details of a PubMed article by its PMID. Returns title, all authors, complete abstract, MeSH terms, publication types, journal info, and DOI. Args: pmid: PubMed ID (e.g. '39142850').

• get_cited_byFree

  Find articles that cite a given PubMed article. Useful for tracking the impact and follow-up research of a key publication. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the article to find citations for. limit: Maximum citing articles to return (default 20, max 100).

• search_meshFree

  Search the MeSH vocabulary for standardized medical terms. Find MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors to use in precise PubMed searches. Returns MeSH IDs, preferred terms, and scope notes. Args: term: Search term (e.g. 'diabetes', 'heart failure', 'opioid'). limit: Maximum results (default 10).

• search_pubmedFree

  Search PubMed for biomedical literature. Find research articles, reviews, and clinical studies matching your search terms. Supports PubMed query syntax including MeSH terms, field tags, and boolean operators. Args: query: Search terms (e.g. 'diabetes prevention exercise', 'breast cancer[MeSH] AND immunotherapy', 'COVID-19 vaccine efficacy'). limit: Maximum results (default 20, max 100). sort: Sort order - 'relevance', 'date', or 'author' (default 'relevance').

• –Code scanremote-only server, no package to scann/a
• Live reliabilityremote reachable in 178ms20/20
• Tool poisoning5 tool descriptions checked15/15
• Auth qualityopen endpoint, read-only tools10/15
• Maintenanceno repository listed3/15
• Maintainer identityverified namespace with website, no repo4/10

Safety score

69/100

higher than 33% of 3,471 Web search servers

Tools

5

the typical Web search server has 5

Tools that change things

0%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

Uptime

100%

of our recent checks; the typical remote Web search server answers 100%

Response time

99 ms

faster than 86% of 2,238 Web search servers

PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search: common questions

Is PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search MCP server safe?

With care: it is graded C, so read the findings first (69/100). Read the PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search safety report

How do I install PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search?

It runs remotely at mcp.olyport.com. Add it to Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop with the snippets above, or call it through the mcp.market gateway without installing anything.

Does PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search need an API key?

Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.

Is PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search maintained?

The latest release is v1.0.0.

Is PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search up?

100% of our last 28 checks got an answer. We check remote servers about four times a day.

What can I use instead of PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search?

Servers from other publishers that do the same job: Pubmed MCP server, PubMed Search MCP server and AIHOT MCP server.

How does PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search compare with other Web search MCP servers?

safety score 69/100 (higher than 33% of 3,471 Web search servers); tools 5 (the typical Web search server has 5); tools that change things 0% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.