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From pubmed-mcp-server
Provides access to PubMed biomedical literature and Unpaywall open access data for searching articles, fetching metadata, and retrieving full-text links. Runs locally and requires NCBI API key and Unpaywall email.
npx claudepluginhub cyanheads/cyanheads --plugin pubmed-mcp-serverCopy this JSON into your .mcp.json to enable this server
Add to your .mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubmed-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"NCBI_API_KEY": "<your-ncbi-api-key>",
"UNPAYWALL_EMAIL": "",
"NCBI_ADMIN_EMAIL": "",
"MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio"
}
}
}
}Replace placeholder values for: NCBI_API_KEY
Review these signals before enabling this server
This MCP server needs API keys or credentials. Configure them in your environment before use.
Server configuration and connection parameters
npxCommand-line arguments passed to the server process
Environment variables set when the server starts
NCBI_API_KEY=UNPAYWALL_EMAIL=NCBI_ADMIN_EMAIL=MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE=stdioSensitive values you must provide — never committed to source control
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