About PubMed & Europe PMC
Search PubMed and Europe PMC, fetch abstracts and open-access full text, look up MeSH headings, find related articles, convert between PMID/PMCID/DOI and format citations. Preserves identifiers so every claim can be traced.
Questions you can ask PubMed & Europe PMC
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once PubMed & Europe PMC is connected.
“Find randomised controlled trials since 2020 on exercise interventions for depression in older adults.”
What comes back: Articles with PMIDs, publication types, MeSH headings and abstracts.
“Which MeSH terms should I use for a search on fatigue after COVID-19?”
What comes back: Candidate MeSH headings with their tree positions, ready for a search string.
PubMed & Europe PMC MCP tools
The 12 tools the PubMed & Europe PMC server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
pubmed_search_articlesSearch PubMed with full query syntax, filters, and date ranges.
pubmed_fetch_articlesFetch full article metadata by PubMed IDs.
pubmed_fetch_fulltextFetch full-text articles from PubMed Central as structured sections - the body, then back matter such as acknowledgments, declarations, and appendices - with tables and references.
pubmed_format_citationsGet formatted citations for PubMed articles in one or more formats (apa, mla, bibtex, ris, vancouver).
pubmed_find_relatedFind articles related to a source article - similar content (similar), articles citing this one (cited_by), or articles this one cites (references).
pubmed_spell_checkSpell-check a PubMed search query against NCBI ESpell and get the corrected query back.
pubmed_lookup_meshSearch and explore the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) controlled vocabulary.
pubmed_lookup_citationLook up PubMed IDs from partial bibliographic citations.
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pubmed_convert_idsConvert between article identifiers (DOI, PMID, PMCID).
pubmed_fetch_citation_metricsFetch NIH iCite citation metrics for PubMed articles: the Relative Citation Ratio (RCR), NIH percentile, citation count, citations per year, expected and field citation rates, t...
pubmed_europepmc_searchSearch Europe PMC, a broad open-access biomedical corpus.
pubmed_europepmc_fetchFetch complete Europe PMC records - including the full, untruncated abstract - addressed as `records: [{ source, epmcId }]`, an array even for one record.
Using PubMed & Europe PMC in Kahubi
- Community server. An open-source server maintained by the MCP community. Kahubi tests it with live queries before listing it and health-checks it regularly.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to PubMed & Europe PMC.
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