mcp server
PubMed / MEDLINE Literature Search
Search biomedical literature, get article details, find related articles, and explore MeSH terms
Description as published by the maintainer. Source
- version 1.0.0
- slowing
- retrieval
slowing — Registry entry last updated 2026-04-02. Dashed tags are derived by ZBS Index from the published description, not stated by the maintainer.
What this server can do
5 functions, named and described by the server itself. Parameter names are shown because they say more about what a function does than its name usually does.
find_related_articles(pmid, limit)- Find articles related to a given PubMed article. Uses NCBI's computed similarity to find conceptually related papers. Useful for literature review expansion. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the source article. limit: Maximum related articles to return (default 10, max 50). Required: pmid.
get_article_detail(pmid)- Get full details of a PubMed article by its PMID. Returns title, all authors, complete abstract, MeSH terms, publication types, journal info, and DOI. Args: pmid: PubMed ID (e.g. '39142850'). Required: pmid.
get_cited_by(pmid, limit)- Find articles that cite a given PubMed article. Useful for tracking the impact and follow-up research of a key publication. Args: pmid: PubMed ID of the article to find citations for. limit: Maximum citing articles to return (default 20, max 100). Required: pmid.
search_mesh(term, limit)- Search the MeSH vocabulary for standardized medical terms. Find MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) descriptors to use in precise PubMed searches. Returns MeSH IDs, preferred terms, and scope notes. Args: term: Search term (e.g. 'diabetes', 'heart failure', 'opioid'). limit: Maximum results (default 10). Required: term.
search_pubmed(sort, limit, query)- Search PubMed for biomedical literature. Find research articles, reviews, and clinical studies matching your search terms. Supports PubMed query syntax including MeSH terms, field tags, and boolean operators. Args: query: Search terms (e.g. 'diabetes prevention exercise', 'breast cancer[MeSH] AND immunotherapy', 'COVID-19 vaccine efficacy'). limit: Maximum results (default 20, max 100). sort: Sort order - 'relevance', 'date', or 'author' (default 'relevance'). Required: query.
Last successful function declaration observed on . Source: https://mcp.olyport.com/pubmed/mcp. We list what the server declared; we do not call any of these functions.
Endpoint status observed on . Source: https://mcp.olyport.com/pubmed/mcp.
Signals
These are separate measurements of different things. They are deliberately not combined into one score, because a popularity number that mixes website traffic with saves and stars cannot be checked or acted on.
| Signal | Value | What it measures | Window | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest published version | 1.0.0 | Latest version string the maintainer published to the registry. | as of fetch | Model Context Protocol | |
| Registry record last updated | 2026-04-02 | When the registry record was last updated by its maintainer. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| First listed in the MCP Registry | 2026-04-02 | Date this server was first published to the official MCP Registry. Not a usage or quality measure. | point in time | Model Context Protocol | |
| mcp tools declared | 5 tools | Number of functions the server itself declared when asked to list them. This is what the server offers an agent, not a measure of how well any of them work. | as of probe | mcp.olyport.com | |
| mcp endpoint status | ok | The server listed 5 functions when asked. | as of probe | mcp.olyport.com |
Where to get it
This record as data
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