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Connect Pubmed to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Pull peer-reviewed medical literature directly into your AI workflow.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

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One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

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Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 3 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 01

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3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through PubMed / NCBI.

  1. 01

    Get pubmed article

    This capability pulls complete metadata for a specific PubMed article using its PMID. It returns everything from the abstract to the DOI and MeSH descriptors.

  2. 02

    Get pubmed citations

    Use this to find all subsequent papers that have cited a specific PubMed article. It's the fastest way to track how research evolves and see which newer studies built on a specific finding.

  3. 03

    Search pubmed

    This capability searches the entire PubMed database for articles matching your keywords, genes, or drugs. It supports boolean logic and returns titles, authors, abstracts, and more.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Evidence-Based Medicine

A clinician asks their agent to find the latest systematic reviews on a specific drug interaction.

02

Research Trend Analysis

A researcher uses the citation capability to see how a specific gene discovery has influenced subsequent studies.

03

Scientific Fact-Checking

A journalist verifies a claim by having their agent pull the original peer-reviewed abstract.

04

Automated Literature Reviews

A researcher uses boolean searches to compile a list of papers related to a specific disease phenotype.

Automate a task

Put PubMed / NCBI to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

PubMed / NCBI works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put PubMed / NCBI to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

Observed, not estimated

910ms average. Fast in production.

PubMed / NCBI is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1039ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
722ms
Slowest day
1039ms
14-day trend
Slowing+16%

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"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up PubMed / NCBI in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work PubMed / NCBI owners hand off.

This MCP is designed for professionals who need to verify scientific claims or conduct literature reviews without leaving their coding or writing environments.

  • 01

    Healthcare Professionals

    Locate clinical evidence and treatment guidelines through direct AI queries.

  • 02

    Biomedical Researchers

    Run targeted literature searches and citation analyses within an AI coding assistant.

  • 03

    Science Journalists

    Find primary sources and peer-reviewed evidence for accurate reporting.

FAQ

Questions PubMed / NCBI owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need a PubMed API key?

    No. Vinkius hosts the MCP and manages the connection, so you don't need to provide your own API credentials.

  • 02

    Which AI clients can use this MCP?

    You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 03

    Can I search for specific genes or drugs?

    Yes. The search capability is designed to handle gene symbols, drug names, and various biomedical topics.

  • 04

    How many articles can the agent search?

    The agent has access to the full PubMed database, which contains over 37 million indexed articles.

  • 05

    Can the agent find papers that cite a specific study?

    Yes. The get_pubmed_citations capability allows your agent to trace the impact of a paper by finding subsequent research.

  • 06

    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.

  • 07

    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.

  • 08

    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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