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Use PubMed / NCBI with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search 37M+ biomedical research articles from the world's largest medical literature database. with full abstracts, authors, MeSH terms, and citation tracking.

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Complete set · 3 capabilities

The complete PubMed / NCBI capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with PubMed / NCBI.

Capability set01 / 01

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through PubMed / NCBI.

  1. 01

    Get pubmed article

    Get full details of a PubMed article by its PMID

  2. 02

    Get pubmed citations

    Useful for tracing the impact of a paper and finding follow-up research. Find articles that cite a specific PubMed paper

  3. 03

    Search pubmed

    Returns titles, authors, journals, abstracts, DOIs, and MeSH terms. Supports boolean operators: AND, OR, NOT. Search PubMed for biomedical and life sciences research articles

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843ms average. Fast in production.

PubMed / NCBI is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1099ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
700ms
Slowest day
1099ms
14-day trend
Slowing+14%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 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 PubMed / NCBI, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

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

PubMed / NCBI Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_3aYYvqqs4fnvKGxLKm5c4Bvw1V6ho3hQWjsKTg0C/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 — PubMed / NCBI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_3aYYvqqs4fnvKGxLKm5c4Bvw1V6ho3hQWjsKTg0C/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions PubMed / NCBI owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key or any registration to use PubMed?

    No. PubMed E-utilities are freely accessible to everyone without registration. An optional API key (available at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) increases your rate limit from 3 to 10 requests per second, but is not required for standard usage.

  • 02

    What types of searches are supported and how can I refine my results?

    You can search by keyword, disease name, gene symbol, drug name, author surname, or journal title. Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and field tags like [Title], [Author], and [MeSH Terms] work natively. Example: 'CRISPR AND cancer NOT review' targets original research on CRISPR in oncology.

  • 03

    Can I access full-text articles through this server?

    This server returns complete abstracts and metadata for all indexed articles. Full-text access depends on publisher open access policies. articles from PubMed Central (PMC) are freely available. The DOI link provided with each result allows direct navigation to the publisher's page.

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