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Name: PubMed Central MCP Server
Price: 29 USD
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Author: Vinkius

Learn how to connect PubMed Central to Windsurf and start using 7 AI agent tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code.

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Convert IdsGet Article SummaryGet Bioc ArticleGet Citing ArticlesGet Oa RecordOai Pmh RequestSearch Articles

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What is the PubMed Central MCP Server?

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

Subscribe to this server
Provide your NCBI Tool Name and Email (and an optional API Key for higher rate limits)
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.

Built-in capabilities (7)

convert_ids

Convert between article identifiers (PMCID, PMID, DOI)

get_article_summary

Get metadata summaries for PMC articles

get_bioc_article

Retrieve full-text articles via the BioC API

get_citing_articles

Find PMC articles that cite a specific PubMed ID

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

Why Windsurf?

Windsurf's Cascade agent chains multiple PubMed Central tool calls autonomously. query data, analyze results, and generate code in a single agentic session. Paste Vinkius Edge URL, reload, and all 7 tools are immediately available. Real-time tool feedback appears inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor.

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Windsurf's Cascade agent autonomously chains multiple tool calls in sequence, solving complex multi-step tasks without manual intervention
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Purpose-built for agentic workflows. Cascade understands context across your entire codebase and integrates MCP tools natively
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JSON-based configuration means zero code changes: paste a URL, reload, and all 7 tools are immediately available
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Real-time tool feedback is displayed inline, so you see API responses directly in your editor without switching contexts

See it in action

PubMed Central in Windsurf

AI Agent→Vinkius

High Security·Kill Switch·Plug and Play

Why Vinkius

PubMed Central and 4,000+ other MCP servers. One platform. One governance layer.

Teams that connect PubMed Central to Windsurf through Vinkius don't need to source, host, or maintain individual MCP servers. Every tool call runs inside a hardened runtime with credential isolation, DLP, and a signed audit chain.

4,000+MCP Servers ready

<40msCold start

60%Token savings

	Raw MCP	Vinkius
Server catalog	Find and host yourself	4,000+ managed
Infrastructure	Self-hosted	Sandboxed V8 isolates
Credential handling	Plaintext in config	Vault + runtime injection
Data loss prevention	None	Configurable DLP policies
Kill switch	None	Global instant shutdown
Financial circuit breakers	None	Per-server limits + alerts
Audit trail	None	Ed25519 signed logs
SIEM log streaming	None	Splunk, Datadog, Webhook
Honeytokens	None	Canary alerts on leak
Custom domains	Not applicable	DNS challenge verified
GDPR compliance	Manual effort	Automated purge + export

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Enterprise Security

Why teams choose Vinkius for PubMed Central in Windsurf

The PubMed Central MCP Server runs on Vinkius-managed infrastructure inside AWS — a purpose-built runtime with per-request V8 isolates, Ed25519 signed audit chains, and sub-40ms cold starts. All 7 tools execute in hardened sandboxes optimized for native MCP execution.

Your AI agents in Windsurf only access the data you authorize, with DLP that blocks sensitive information from ever reaching the model, kill switch for instant shutdown, and up to 60% token savings. Enterprise-grade infrastructure, zero maintenance.

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60%Token savings

High SecurityEnterprise-grade

IAMAccess control

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DLPData protection

V8 IsolateSandboxed

Ed25519Audit chain

<40msKill switch

Stream every event to Splunk, Datadog, or your own webhook in real-time

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The Vinkius Advantage

How Vinkius secures
PubMed Central for Windsurf

Every tool call from Windsurf to the PubMed Central MCP Server is protected by DLP redaction, cryptographic audit chains, V8 sandbox isolation, kill switch, and financial circuit breakers.

< 40msCold start

Ed25519Signed audit chain

60%Token savings

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I convert a DOI or PMID into a PMCID for full-text access?

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.

Can I retrieve the actual content of an article, not just the abstract?

Yes. If the article is in the Open Access subset, use get_bioc_article with the PMCID. You can specify 'json' or 'xml' format to get the full-text sections.

How can I find which papers have cited a specific study?

Use the get_citing_articles tool by providing the PubMed ID (PMID) of the study. It will return a list of PMC articles that reference that specific work.

How does Windsurf discover MCP tools?

Windsurf reads the mcp_config.json file on startup and connects to each configured server via Streamable HTTP. Tools are listed in the MCP panel and available to Cascade automatically.

Can Cascade chain multiple MCP tool calls?

Yes. Cascade is an agentic system. it can plan and execute multi-step workflows, calling several tools in sequence to accomplish complex tasks without manual prompting between steps.

Does Windsurf support multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Add as many servers as needed in mcp_config.json. Each server's tools appear in the MCP panel and Cascade can use tools from different servers in a single flow.