mcp-simple-pubmed

mcp-simple-pubmed is an MCP server, listed under databases. It reaches pubmed. It needs PUBMED_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 171 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-22.

Serves as a tool for searching and querying the PubMed medical papers/research database.

Read from mcp-simple-pubmed’s own README, close to verbatim -- not written by us, and not guessed.

npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-pubmed --client claude

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What does mcp-simple-pubmed do?

Serves as a tool for searching and querying the PubMed medical papers/research database.

How do I install mcp-simple-pubmed?

Its own README gives this command: npx -y @smithery/cli install mcp-simple-pubmed --client claude. Run it where your MCP client can launch the server, and check the README for any settings it asks for.

What does mcp-simple-pubmed connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches pubmed. The credentials we found in its source are PUBMED_API_KEY.

Is mcp-simple-pubmed official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 171 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-03-19.

What licence does mcp-simple-pubmed use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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