PubMed MCP server — agentic biomedical literature search for LLMs
Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. MCP MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. PubMed MCP server — agentic biomedical literature search for LLMs.
为 LLM Agent 提供结构化 PubMed 文献数据的 MCP 服务器。Agent 友好的响应模型，专注数据提供，分析交给 LLM。
Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at mcp-pubmed-llm-server on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.
The server publishes 3 tools. What each one is for:
round-robin — 轮询（默认）failover — 主备切换random — 随机负载均衡Configuration is passed through the environment: PUBMED_API_KEY, PUBMED_EMAIL, ABSTRACT_MODE, FULLTEXT_MODE. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.
Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. MCP's toolset — round-robin, failover, random — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by GitHub Actions; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
This entry was verified against MCP's own documentation before publication; SyncDev keeps the directory reviewed rather than auto-generated.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| round-robin | 轮询（默认） |
| failover | 主备切换 |
| random | 随机负载均衡 |
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubmed": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-pubmed-llm-server"],
"env": {
"PUBMED_API_KEY": "你的API密钥（可选）",
"PUBMED_EMAIL": "你的邮箱（可选）",
"ABSTRACT_MODE": "deep",
"FULLTEXT_MODE": "enabled"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PUBMED_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
| PUBMED_EMAIL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| ABSTRACT_MODE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| FULLTEXT_MODE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
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