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Pubmed Search

5 tools. 0 can modify or destroy data without limits.

Read-only server. Low risk, but rate limits prevent runaway API costs.

Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

0 can modify or destroy data

5 read-only

5 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 03/07/2026

How to control Pubmed Search ↓

TOOL MAP

What Pubmed Search exposes to your agents

Read (5) Write / Execute (0) Destructive / Financial (0)

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THE RISK

What can go wrong

Even read-only tools carry cost. An agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up bills.

POLICY

How to control Pubmed Search

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Pubmed Search, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Cap read operations

{
  "find_reviews": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "find_reviews_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

Create a free account and register Pubmed Search — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON PUBMED SEARCH →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 5 Pubmed Search tools

READ 5 tools

Read find_reviews Search PubMed for systematic reviews and meta-analyses only. Read get_abstract Retrieve full abstract for a given PubMed ID (PMID). Read get_citations Return a formatted citation for a PMID. Styles: AMA, APA, Vancouver. Read search_pubmed Search PubMed by keyword, MeSH term, or author. Returns PMIDs and titles. Read summarize_findings Generate a plain-language PICO summary of a PubMed abstract.

FAQ

Questions about Pubmed Search

Is the Pubmed Search MCP server safe to use without restrictions? +

The Pubmed Search server is primarily read-only with 5 read tools. While it cannot modify data, an agent in a retry loop can make thousands of API calls per minute, exhausting rate limits and running up costs. Rate limiting is still recommended.

How many tools does the Pubmed Search MCP server expose? +

5 tools across 1 categories: Read. 5 are read-only. 0 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Pubmed Search? +

Register the Pubmed Search MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Pubmed Search tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 5 Pubmed Search tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON PUBMED SEARCH →

Instant setup, no code required.

5 Pubmed Search tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.