PubMed Central MCP Connector for Claude

Connect your AI agent to PubMed Central (PMC), the world's premier digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. This server enables deep exploration of millions of open-access articles directly through natural conversation.

What you can do

• Advanced Search — Use search_articles to find PMCIDs matching complex queries, including authors, dates, and specific filters.
• Full-Text Retrieval — Access complete article content in BioC XML or JSON formats using get_bioc_article for deep analysis.
• Citation Analysis — Track the scientific impact of research by finding articles that cite a specific PMID with get_citing_articles.
• Identifier Mapping — Seamlessly convert between PMCIDs, PMIDs, and DOIs using convert_ids to ensure data consistency.
• Metadata Harvesting — Retrieve document summaries, license information, and file locations for Open Access records via get_article_summary and get_oa_record.

How it works

1. Subscribe to this server
2. Provide your NCBI Tool Name and Email (and an optional API Key for higher rate limits)
3. Start querying the global repository of medical knowledge from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

• Researchers & Academics — Instantly find relevant literature and extract data from full-text papers without manual downloading.
• Healthcare Professionals — Quickly verify medical facts and access the latest clinical studies directly from your workspace.
• Data Scientists — Automate the collection of biomedical datasets and citation networks for large-scale analysis.