PubMed FAQs

Question 1

How do I configure PubMed MCP?

Accepted Answer

Add the provided JSON configuration block to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file, ensuring 'uv' is installed and 'uvx' is accessible in your PATH.

Question 2

What Python package does PubMed MCP rely on?

Accepted Answer

PubMed MCP utilizes the `pubmedclient` Python package to perform search and fetch operations.

Question 3

Is PubMed MCP difficult to install?

Accepted Answer

Installation requires ensuring the 'uv' package manager is installed and configured correctly, as detailed in the usage instructions.

Question 4

What is PubMed MCP?

Accepted Answer

PubMed MCP is a server that allows you to search and fetch articles from the PubMed database, a vast resource of biomedical literature.

Question 5

What is PubMed?

Accepted Answer

PubMed is a database containing over 35 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

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