PubMed

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Search biomedical literature, fetch abstracts, and retrieve article metadata via NCBI PubMed

3 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_pubmed required: query

Search the PubMed biomedical literature database by keyword, author, or MeSH term. Returns a list of PubMed IDs that can be used with get_summary or get_abstract.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Search query (e.g., "CRISPR cancer therapy", "Smith J[Author]", "COVID-19[MeSH]")
limit opt number Number of results to return (1-100, default 10)
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get_summary required: ids

Get metadata summaries for one or more PubMed articles by their PubMed IDs. Returns title, authors, journal, publication date, and DOI.

Parameters
Name Type Description
ids req string Comma-separated PubMed IDs (e.g., "33579999,34567890")
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get_abstract required: id

Get the full abstract text for a single PubMed article by its PubMed ID. Returns structured abstract with section labels when available.

Parameters
Name Type Description
id req string A single PubMed ID (e.g., "33579999")
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pubmed/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/pubmed/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_pubmed","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_pubmed", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search biomedical literature, fetch abstracts, and retrieve article metadata via ncbi pubmed");