What is the main functional difference between MCP Simple Pubmed and Pubmed Search?

MCP Simple Pubmed is categorized under Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pubmed Search belongs to Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick MCP Simple Pubmed for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work and Pubmed Search for biology, medicine and bioinformatics.

How do I install MCP Simple Pubmed or Pubmed Search in Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf?

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Are MCP Simple Pubmed and Pubmed Search free to use, or do they require API keys?

MCP Simple Pubmed is listed as free. Auth: api key required. Pubmed Search is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: api key required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Can I run both MCP Simple Pubmed and Pubmed Search at the same time in my AI client?

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add andybrandt-mcp-simple-pubmed and pubspro-pubmed-search as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

Which MCP server has higher directory engagement and quality ratings?

On AllMCPs, MCP Simple Pubmed has a quality signal of 41/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 172 GitHub stars. Pubmed Search has 51/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 2 GitHub stars.

MCP Simple Pubmed vs Pubmed Search

MCP Simple Pubmed vs Pubmed Search | AllMCPs

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec	MCP Simple Pubmed	Pubmed Search
Category	Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics	Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics
Quality signal	41/100 · Fair	51/100 · Good
Install command	Confirmed	Confirmed
Transport	Local subprocess (stdio)	Remote HTTP/SSE
Auth	API key required	API key required
Pricing	Free	Freemium
Required env vars	`PUBMED_EMAILPUBMED_API_KEY`	None listed
Verified owner	Community listing	Community listing
GitHub stars	172	2
Directory activity	2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes	2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools	Not listed	5
Full listing	View MCP Simple Pubmed	View Pubmed Search

Ready-to-paste client configs

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.