# pmc-pdf-downloader

> pmc-pdf-downloader — oranges7-pmc-pdf-downloader. Use this tool when you need to batch download open-access PDFs from PubMed Central (PMC) for research or academic purposes. It solves the problem of manually searching and downloading individual articles by supporting PMCID/PMID lookup and parallel downloads. The tool takes PMCID/PMID inputs and outputs downloaded PDFs along with detailed download reports.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/oranges7-pmc-pdf-downloader  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/oranges7-pmc-pdf-downloader

## Description

MCP server to batch download open-access PDFs from PubMed Central (PMC), supporting PMCID/PMID lookup, parallel downloads, and download reports.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/e8txnqxtj0)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/oranges7/pmc-pdf-downloader>

## 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": "oranges7-pmc-pdf-downloader"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/oranges7-pmc-pdf-downloader` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/oranges7-pmc-pdf-downloader/pull`

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