Enhanced PubMed Search

A search server for PubMed, the biomedical literature database, using a pure Node.js implementation.

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Enhanced PubMed MCP Server

🔬 No Python Required - Pure Node.js implementation of PubMed search MCP server

Quick Start

# Claude Desktop Configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Features

  • ✅ No Python Dependencies - Pure Node.js implementation
  • 🔬 Enhanced PubMed Search - Complete abstracts, MeSH terms, keywords
  • 📖 PMC Full-Text Search - Search within open access articles
  • 💾 Search History - SQLite database for persistent storage
  • 🔓 Open Access Detection - Identify freely available articles
  • 🌐 Cross-Platform - Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux

Usage

Command Line

# Direct execution (no installation needed)
npx enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server

# Help and version info
npx enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server --help
npx enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server --version

Claude Desktop Integration

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration file locations:

  • Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Available Tools

  • search_pubmed(query, max_results) - Enhanced PubMed search
  • get_full_abstract(pmid) - Complete abstract retrieval
  • search_pmc_fulltext(query, max_results) - PMC full-text search
  • retrieve_pubmed_results(search_id, page) - Paginated results
  • list_pubmed_searches() - Search history

Search Examples

// Basic search
search_pubmed("COVID-19 vaccine", 10)

// Field-specific search
search_pubmed("CRISPR[Title]", 5)

// Date range search
search_pubmed("cancer therapy AND 2023[Date - Publication]", 15)

// Full-text search in open access articles
search_pmc_fulltext("machine learning medical imaging", 20)

// Get complete abstract
get_full_abstract("35504917")

Requirements

  • Node.js 14.0.0 or higher
  • Internet connection for PubMed API access

License

MIT

Repository

https://github.com/yourusername/enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server

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