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io.github.cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server

Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), cit

GitHub ↗npm ↗registry ↗
77
TrustScore
✅ No clear abandonment signal detected; complete security and compatibility checks before production use

Before you connect

🔑 Needs an API key / tokenNode.jsDocker

Config example (to connect)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed-mcp-server": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://pubmed.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Works with these clients

  • Claude Desktopnpx
  • Claude Codenpx
  • Cursornpx
  • VS Codenpx
  • Windsurfnpx

Derived from the registry manifest (package type and transport) — we have not installed it ourselves. Check the official README before relying on it.

Install / Connect

claude mcp add pubmed-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@2.10.2

Follow the official README; env and args vary per server.

🛠️ Maintenance weight 30% · 89 pts

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Last commit17 days ago
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Commits in 90 days82
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Recent issues with replies83%
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Repo statusNormal

📊 Adoption weight 25% · 53 pts

⭐
GitHub stars136 (90d +4%)
📦
npm weekly downloads2.1k（-25%）
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Releases per month12.7

✅ Usability weight 20% · 100 pts

📋
Official registryListed
▶️
Runnable entryResolvable (npx/remote)
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AuditabilityOpen-source repo, auditable

❤️ Health & community weight 25% · 58 pts

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open issues5
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open PRs—
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LicenseApache-2.0
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Contributors / forks1 / 22

Sources: GitHub API · npm registry · Official registry · updated 2026-08-16

90-day trend

⭐ stars +4%

📦 weekly downloads -25%

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