What is ncbi-mcp-server?
ncbi-mcp-server is a MCP server by vitorpavinato that nCBI and PubMed literature search with analytics, caching, MeSH integration, related article discovery and batch processing for life sciences research. It is listed under Browser & web and has 13 GitHub stars.
| Type | Mcp server |
|---|---|
| Author | vitorpavinato |
| Repository | vitorpavinato/ncbi-mcp-server |
| Popularity | 13 GitHub stars |
| Category | Browser & web |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #1,571 of 4,418 MCP servers; #145 in Browser & web |
| Last commit | 2025-06-28 |
| Runs | Locally and in the cloud |
| Language | Python |
Is ncbi-mcp-server safe to install?
ncbi-mcp-server 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 ncbi-mcp-server?
- 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/vitorpavinato/ncbi-mcp-server
- 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 ncbi-mcp-server -- <command from README> claude mcp add --transport http ncbi-mcp-server <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 ncbi-mcp-server for you:
Add the "ncbi-mcp-server" MCP server from https://github.com/vitorpavinato/ncbi-mcp-server 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.