A side-by-side look at the MCP Simple Pubmed and Medlineplus MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose MCP Simple Pubmed for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work as a local process; choose Medlineplus for biology, medicine and bioinformatics as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
PUBMED_EMAIL, PUBMED_API_KEY.connect, search.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | PUBMED_EMAILPUBMED_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 172 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 2 |
| Full listing | View MCP Simple Pubmed | View Medlineplus |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
connectMap a clinical code (ICD-10-CM, SNOMED CT, RxCUI, LOINC, NDC, MeSH, HGNC) to MedlinePlus consumer-health topics.searchFree-text search across MedlinePlus topics (or related NLM databases).Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
{
"mcpServers": {
"andybrandt-mcp-simple-pubmed": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-simple-pubmed"
],
"env": {
"PUBMED_EMAIL": "YOUR_PUBMED_EMAIL_HERE",
"PUBMED_API_KEY": "YOUR_PUBMED_API_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"medlineplus": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-medlineplus"
]
}
}
}