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PubMed Central MCP Connector for Claude

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Search and retrieve full-text biomedical and life sciences literature from PubMed Central (PMC).

7 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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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.
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7 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_bioc_article

Retrieve full-text articles via the BioC API

get_citing_articles

Find PMC articles that cite a specific PubMed ID

convert_ids

Convert between article identifiers (PMCID, PMID, DOI)

get_oa_record

Find citation data, license info, and file locations for OA articles

oai_pmh_request

Harvest metadata via the PMC OAI-PMH Service

search_articles

Search for articles in PubMed Central

get_article_summary

Get metadata summaries for PMC articles

See how to talk to your AI agent using PubMed Central.

Search PubMed Central for recent articles about 'CRISPR gene editing' published in 2023.

I found several articles. Notable ones include PMC1012345 ('Advances in CRISPR...') and PMC1023456. Would you like a summary of the most relevant one?

Get the full-text content of article PMC7840891 in JSON format.

I've retrieved the BioC JSON for PMC7840891. It contains sections for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Which part should I analyze first?

Convert the DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-2012-7 to a PMCID.

The DOI 10.1038/s41586-020-2012-7 maps to PMCID: PMC7095063 (and PMID: 32015508).

Use the `convert_ids` tool. Provide a comma-separated list of identifiers, and the agent will return the mapped PMCID, which is required for many other PMC retrieval tools.

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