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Use PMC (PubMed Central) with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access millions of open-access biomedical and life sciences research articles. Search metadata, convert IDs, and discover full-text resources.

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Complete set · 8 capabilities

The complete PMC (PubMed Central) capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with PMC (PubMed Central).

Capability set01 / 02

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through PMC (PubMed Central).

  1. 01

    Oai identify

    Identify the PMC OAI-PMH repository

  2. 02

    Oai list metadata formats

    Optionally filter by a specific identifier. List available metadata formats in PMC OAI-PMH

  3. 03

    Oai list records

    List full OAI records for PMC articles

  4. 04

    Convert ids

    Returns JSON. Convert between PMCIDs, PMIDs, DOIs, and Manuscript IDs

Capability set02 / 02

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 8 available through PMC (PubMed Central).

  1. 05

    Oai list identifiers

    Use metadataPrefix (e.g., pmc, pmc_fm, oai_dc). List OAI identifiers for PMC articles

  2. 06

    Export citation

    Export formatted citations for PubMed and PMC articles

  3. 07

    Oa discover

    ) for PMC articles. Discover downloadable resources from the PMC Open Access Subset

  4. 08

    Oai get record

    Get a specific OAI record from PMC

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887ms average. Fast in production.

PMC (PubMed Central) is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1080ms
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Fastest day
753ms
Slowest day
1080ms
14-day trend
Stable-2%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 8 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of PMC (PubMed Central), so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with PMC (PubMed Central). Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

PMC (PubMed Central) Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DDt7jrWPN4OV7Yr6vNnYOOd9TIiNnr8Hz68SHCAw/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — PMC (PubMed Central) capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pmc-open-access-pubmed-central-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_DDt7jrWPN4OV7Yr6vNnYOOd9TIiNnr8Hz68SHCAw/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions PMC (PubMed Central) owners ask.

  • 01

    How can I find the DOI or PMID for a specific PMCID?

    Use the convert_ids capability. Simply provide the PMCID (e.g., PMC5334499) and it will return the corresponding PMID, DOI, and other associated identifiers.

  • 02

    Can I get direct download links for research papers?

    Yes! The oa_discover capability allows you to find downloadable resources like PDFs or XML files for articles in the PMC Open Access Subset using their PMCID.

  • 03

    How do I retrieve the full metadata for a specific article?

    Use the oai_get_record capability with the article's OAI identifier and a metadata prefix like 'pmc' or 'oai_dc' to fetch the complete record details.

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