What is mcp-simple-pubmed?
mcp-simple-pubmed is a MCP server by andybrandt that search and read medical and life sciences papers from PubMed. It is listed under Browser & web and has 171 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | andybrandt |
| Repository | andybrandt/mcp-simple-pubmed |
| Popularity | 171 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #455 of 4,418 MCP servers; #46 in Browser & web |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-03-19 |
| Runs | Cloud service |
| Language | Python |
Is mcp-simple-pubmed safe to install?
mcp-simple-pubmed scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: sends your data to a cloud service. It passed 4 of 6 checks.
MCP server results come from listing signals: who publishes it, where your data goes and what it can do. The code itself is not scanned yet.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Community-built server | Note |
| Sends your data to a cloud service | Review |
| No credentials mentioned | Pass |
| Read-only by description | Pass |
| No code execution | Pass |
| Source on GitHub | Pass |
How do I install mcp-simple-pubmed?
- Find the launch command. The README says how the server starts (npx, uvx, docker or a remote URL) and which API keys it needs.
https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-pubmed
- Add it to Claude Code. Replace the part after -- with the command from the README. Remote servers use --transport http with a URL.
claude mcp add mcp-simple-pubmed -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http mcp-simple-pubmed <server-url>
- Check it connected. This lists your MCP servers and their status.
claude mcp list
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs mcp-simple-pubmed for you:
Add the "mcp-simple-pubmed" MCP server from https://github.com/andybrandt/mcp-simple-pubmed to Claude Code. Read its README for the launch command and any API keys I need, run claude mcp add, then check that it connects.