# mcp-pubmed

> Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve biomedical literature, and access article metadata and full texts from PubMed and PubMed Central. It solves problems related to biomedical research and information retrieval, providing AI models with direct access to relevant data via the NCBI E-utilities API. It takes search queries as input and returns detailed article metadata and open-access full texts as output.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/benoitleq-mcp-pubmed  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/benoitleq-mcp-pubmed

## Description

An MCP server that provides direct access to PubMed and PubMed Central via the NCBI E-utilities API. It enables AI models to search biomedical literature, retrieve detailed article metadata, and download open-access full texts.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.94
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/k22qhfmoog)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/benoitleq/mcp-pubmed>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "benoitleq-mcp-pubmed"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/benoitleq-mcp-pubmed` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/benoitleq-mcp-pubmed/pull`

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