How do I install PubMed?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does PubMed need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does PubMed use?

PubMed runs locally over stdio.

When was PubMed last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-10. Search biomedical literature across 36 million citations. Find papers, abstracts, and related articles from MEDLINE and life science journals.

PubMed MCP server

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Install from the publisher. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

No packaged release in the registry yet. Follow the repository README..

RepositoryPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

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Local

Transport: stdio
Last checked: 2026-11-10

Stars: 42k
Tools: —
Uptime: —

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

PubMed

Add this server

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

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Questions

How do I install PubMed?

Does PubMed need an API key?

What transport does PubMed use?

When was PubMed last checked?

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