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pubmed-mcp-server
by cyanheads
time
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.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

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

time · Use cases

  • Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
  • Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
  • Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

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

  1. Install with Bun:
bunx @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest
  1. Or with npm:
npx -y @cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest
  1. 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"]
    }
  }
}

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}
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