# PubMed **Type:** Community **Source Type:** Repository **Source:** [GitHub](https://github.com/grll/pubmedmcp) **Description:** Provides access to the PubMed biomedical literature database maintained by the National Library of Medicine. Enables Claude to search for scientific articles, retrieve publication metadata, access abstracts, explore medical subject headings (MeSH), and analyze citation data for biomedical and life sciences research. **Configuration Parameters:** * No configuration required **Setup Steps:** No setup required. The server accesses the public PubMed E-utilities API which does not require authentication. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.natoma.ai/apps/pubmed.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.