A side-by-side look at the Mymedi AI MCP Server and Pubmed MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Mymedi AI MCP Server for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work as a local process; choose Pubmed MCP Server for biology, medicine and bioinformatics as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one block.
mcpServerspa_required_check, denial_code_info, code_lookup_basic.pubmed_search_articles, pubmed_fetch_articles, pubmed_fetch_fulltext.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 63/100 · Good | 63/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | API key required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Freemium | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 3 | 161 |
| Directory activity | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 32 | 11 |
| Full listing | View Mymedi AI MCP Server | View Pubmed MCP Server |
pa_required_checkCheck whether a HCPCS code is on the CMS Required Prior Authorization List (42 CFR 414.234). Returns paRequired flag, category, nationwide-since date, and list version. Original Medicare FFS scope. Free, no API key required.denial_code_infoExplain a DME claim denial code (CARC). Returns title, meaning, common DME causes, fixes, appealability, and related codes. Free, no API key required.code_lookup_basicLook up basic metadata for a medical code: code, codeType, description, category, isActive. Basic metadata only — the paid code_lookup adds full metadata. Free, no API key required.reimbursement_basicLook up Medicare payment for a code. Returns the national PFS facility and non-facility payment (CMS RVU × conversion factor) for professional services, plus DMEPOS fee-schedule ranges (rental/purchase, min–max across state fees) for DME items like E/K/L codes. Free, no API key required.order_readiness_checklistBlank pre-delivery checklist for a HCPCS DMEPOS code: the universal standard written order (SWO) elements (42 CFR 410.38(d)), whether the code requires a face-to-face encounter and written order prior to delivery (F2F/WOPD), and whether it is on the Medicare Required Prior Authorization List. Requirement definitions only — PHI-free, never send patient data. Free, no API key required.modifier_advisorEditorial guidance on DMEPOS billing modifiers: the KX/GA/GY/GZ medical-necessity and liability family, RR/NU/UE rental-vs-purchase, capped-rental month markers (KH/KI/KJ), and RT/LT laterality. Pass a HCPCS code to scope guidance to that item's DMEPOS category, or a category directly; add a scenario phrase (e.g., "ABN on file", "bilateral") to surface the relevant modifiers. Original editorial content, not payer policy. PHI-free. Free, no API key required.code_lookupLook up a medical code (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS). Returns description, category, active status, and related codes. For DMEPOS (HCPCS) codes it also returns a labeled fee schedule: per-modifier (RR/NU/UE) national min–max ranges, or — when a state is given — that state's exact non-rural and rural rates. Source: CMS DMEPOS Fee Schedule (DME26-B).code_lookup_batchLook up a list of medical codes (ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS) in one call. Per-item results mirror code_lookup (description, category, active status, related codes, DMEPOS fee schedule with optional state filter). Priced per code — $0.001 × number of codes, max 25 per call; the full charge is refunded automatically when every code misses.code_suggestSuggest ICD-10/CPT/HCPCS codes from a clinical description. Term-based search over the 90K-code CMS database, ranked by matched-term coverage and relevance. Works with natural sentences ("patient with obstructive sleep apnea prescribed CPAP"). Automatically refunds the call when nothing matches.code_validateValidate a medical code for correctness, active status, and context. Returns warnings and errors.code_validate_batchValidate a list of medical codes for correctness, active status, and optional date-of-service context in one call. Per-item results mirror code_validate (valid, active, warnings, errors, codeDetails). Priced per code — $0.005 × number of codes, max 25 per call. An invalid code is a billable answer (valid:false), same as the single validate.pa_predictPrior-authorization outlook for a procedure code. When a historical cohort of decided PAs exists (≥10), returns a data-driven approval rate with cohort size and confidence. When no cohort exists, returns the verifiable facts instead — CMS Required Prior Authorization List status, category, and published review timeframes — and explicitly reports that no probability was computed (the call is refunded on this path). Never fabricates a probability. Original Medicare FFS scope.pubmed_search_articlesSearch PubMed with full query syntax, structured filters, date ranges, and optional summariespubmed_fetch_articlesFetch article metadata by PMID: abstract, authors, journal, MeSH terms, grants, a collective author's investigators on request, linked retraction and correction noticespubmed_fetch_fulltextFetch full text by PMID, PMCID, or DOI, falling back from PMC to Europe PMC to Unpaywallpubmed_europepmc_searchSearch Europe PMC for preprints, patents, Agricola, and open-access records PubMed doesn't carrypubmed_europepmc_fetchFetch complete Europe PMC records, including the untruncated abstract, as `records: [{ source, epmcId }]pubmed_format_citationsFormat citations in APA 7th, MLA 9th, BibTeX, RIS, or Vancouver (ICMJE/NLM), with linked retraction and correction noticespubmed_find_relatedFind similar articles, citing articles, or references for a PMIDpubmed_spell_checkCorrect a misspelled PubMed query via NCBI ESpellpubmed_lookup_meshLook up MeSH headings with tree numbers, scope notes, and entry termspubmed_lookup_citationResolve partial references, up to 25 at a time, to PMIDs via ECitMatchpubmed_convert_idsConvert between DOI, PMID, and PMCID via the PMC ID ConverterPaste 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": {
"mymedi-ai-mymedi-ai-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@mymedi-ai/mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"pubmed-mcp-server-2": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"@cyanheads/pubmed-mcp-server@latest"
]
}
}
}