A side-by-side look at the Biopharma Catalyst MCP and Pubcrawl MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Biopharma Catalyst MCP for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work; choose Pubcrawl for biology, medicine and bioinformatics as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
SEC_USER_AGENT.audit_catalyst, search_clinical_trials, search_pubmed.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 43/100 · Fair | 47/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | SEC_USER_AGENT | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 5 | 14 |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 10 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Biopharma Catalyst MCP | View Pubcrawl |
audit_catalystHeadline tool.** Runs the full Tactical Auditor workflow against (ticker, drug). Deterministic verdict.search_clinical_trialsPipeline + status by intervention; flags terminations, withdrawals, completed-without-readoutsearch_pubmedRecent literature on a drug / mechanism / diseaseget_sec_filingsLast 10 filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, S-1) by tickerget_xbrl_factsCash, quarterly burn, runway months, Going Concern flagget_insider_transactionsRole-classified insider transactions (clinical/financial/admin), coordinated exit detection (72h window), Net Insider Sentiment ($), 10b5-1 detectionget_short_interestShort % of float, days to cover, MoM delta — feeds SHORT_INTEREST_SPIKE and SHORT_SQUEEZE_POTENTIAL signalsget_protocol_snapshotTrial protocol + amendment proximity (goalpost detection)get_market_dataQuote + full options chain (IV, strikes, expirations)get_fda_activityNDA/BLA submissions with decoded status (AP, CRL, WD, etc.); auto-fallback drug→sponsorNo tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
No confirmed install command for Biopharma Catalyst MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubcrawl": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pharmatools/pubcrawl"
]
}
}
}