# PubMed MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and retrieve scientific articles from PubMed, solving problems of information overload and slow data retrieval. It takes search queries as input and returns relevant articles, utilizing the NCBI E-utilities API with built-in rate limiting and caching for optimized performance. Ideal for use cases requiring rapid access to biomedical literature, such as research studies or academic projects.

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

## Description

Enables searching and retrieving scientific articles from PubMed using NCBI E-utilities API with features like rate limiting and caching.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-04-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/b03vmmc0xr)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ncukondo/pubmed-mcp>

## 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": "ncukondo-pubmed-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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