pubmed-mcp-server vs everything

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	pubmed-mcp-server by cyanheads	everything by modelcontextprotocol
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pubmed-mcp-server · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing access to PubMed and NCBI E-utilities with 9 tools for research and citation management.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

pubmed-mcp-server · Use cases

Researchers can search PubMed and fetch article metadata for literature reviews
Students and academics can generate properly formatted citations in multiple styles
Medical professionals can explore MeSH terms to build precise search queries

everything · Use cases

Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

pubmed-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Using the public hosted server (recommended)

Configure your MCP client to connect to the public instance:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://pubmed.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Self-hosted installation

Install with Bun:

bunx @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest

Or with npm:

npx -y @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest

Or with Docker:

docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server:latest

Claude Desktop configuration

Add to Claude Desktop config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubmed": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["@cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest"]
    }
  }
}

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything

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