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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 biomedical literature from the world largest database of life science and medical research publications.

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Complete set · 16 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 / 04

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through PubMed / NCBI.

  1. 01

    Get citations

    Essential for understanding an article's impact, finding follow-up studies, and tracking how findings have been built upon by other researchers. Get articles that cite a given PubMed article

  2. 02

    Get related articles

    The algorithm considers title, abstract, MeSH headings, and substances to compute similarity scores. This is often more effective than keyword search for discovering relevant literature. Find related articles using NCBI similarity algorithm

  3. 03

    Search by author

    Use "LastName FirstInitial" format for best results (e.g. "Doudna JA", "Zhang F"). Returns the author's publication list with article metadata. Find PubMed articles by author name

  4. 04

    Search clinical

    This includes Phase I-IV trials, randomized controlled trials, and clinical study reports. Essential for evidence-based medicine and systematic reviews. Search for clinical trial publications

Capability set02 / 04

05-08

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through PubMed / NCBI.

  1. 05

    Search genes

    Uses the Gene Name field tag for precise matching. Examples: "TP53", "BRCA1", "EGFR", "KRAS", "MYC". Can be combined with a topic query for more specific results. Search articles mentioning specific genes

  2. 06

    Search reviews

    These are the highest level of evidence synthesis in medicine and provide comprehensive overviews of research on a topic. Search for review articles and meta-analyses

  3. 07

    Search trending

    This surfaces papers that are generating the most attention and engagement in the research community. Find trending articles in a subject area

  4. 08

    Batch get articles

    Useful for building reading lists, comparing studies, or analyzing a collection of articles from a reference list. Retrieve multiple articles by PMID list

Capability set03 / 04

09-12

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through PubMed / NCBI.

  1. 09

    Get abstract

    For structured abstracts, returns all sections (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusions). Essential for quickly evaluating whether a paper is relevant without accessing the full text. Get the full abstract text of a PubMed article

  2. 10

    Get article

    Returns title, all authors, journal name, publication date, volume, issue, pages, DOI, publication types, and language. Get article details by PubMed ID (PMID)

  3. 11

    Search by journal

    Can be combined with a topic query. Use journal abbreviations or full names (e.g. "Nature", "N Engl J Med", "Lancet", "Cell", "Science", "JAMA", "BMJ"). Find articles published in a specific journal

  4. 12

    Search by mesh

    MeSH terms provide precise topic classification. Examples: "Neoplasms", "Diabetes Mellitus", "Machine Learning", "Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats", "COVID-19". Search using MeSH controlled vocabulary terms

Capability set04 / 04

13-16

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 16 available through PubMed / NCBI.

  1. 13

    Search drugs

    Uses the Substance Name field for precise matching. Examples: "metformin", "pembrolizumab", "remdesivir", "aspirin", "dexamethasone". Search articles mentioning specific drugs or compounds

  2. 14

    Search free full text

    This filters to only return open access or author-deposited articles where the complete manuscript can be read for free. Essential for researchers without institutional journal subscriptions. Search for articles with free full-text available

  3. 15

    Search pubmed

    Returns article titles, authors, journals, dates, DOIs, and publication types. Sort options: "relevance" (default), "date", "pub_date", "first_author", "journal". Search 36M+ biomedical articles on PubMed

  4. 16

    Search recent

    Use this to stay up-to-date with the latest publications in your research area. Default is last 30 days. Find the most recent articles in a field

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One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 16 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_Er4T2DNOmXIPgLSBD4Sg49CsDjikKCAGM5l5oUWB/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": {
    "stanford-pubmed-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Er4T2DNOmXIPgLSBD4Sg49CsDjikKCAGM5l5oUWB/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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FAQ

Questions PubMed / NCBI owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key?

    No. The PubMed E-utilities API is public. An optional free API key from NCBI increases rate limits from 3 to 10 requests per second.

  • 02

    What is MeSH?

    MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) is the NLM's controlled vocabulary for indexing biomedical articles. It provides standardized terms for precise searching. for example, using 'Neoplasms' will find all cancer-related articles regardless of which synonym the authors used.

  • 03

    Can I retrieve full-text articles?

    PubMed provides abstracts for all articles and links to free full text when available through PubMed Central. Use the free full-text filter to find open-access articles you can read immediately.

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