Science

Data source: PubMed (NCBI)

MCP MCP Protocol

Endpoint https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/pubmed/

nobloat — strip report_feedback tool URL-based auth (for clients without header support)

claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gnist-pubmed": {
      "url": "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/pubmed/",
      "headers": {
        "Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Shell

curl -X POST "https://context.gnist.ai/mcp/pubmed/" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "tools/call", "id": 1, "params": {"name": "search_pubmed", "arguments": {"query": "example"}}}'

API REST API

API Root https://context.gnist.ai/rest/pubmed/

6 endpoints available:

GET /rest/pubmed/search_pubmed
GET /rest/pubmed/get_article
GET /rest/pubmed/mesh_lookup
GET /rest/pubmed/search_trials
GET /rest/pubmed/get_trial
GET /rest/pubmed/report_feedback

Shell

curl "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/pubmed/search_pubmed?query=example" \
  -H "Gnist-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Python

import httpx

resp = httpx.get(
    "https://context.gnist.ai/rest/pubmed/search_pubmed",
    headers={"Gnist-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
    params={
        "query": "example"
},
)
print(resp.json())

OpenAPI Spec · Full API Docs

CLI Command Line

Command gc pubmed

CLI documentation will be available when the GnistAI SDK is published.

Install

pip install gnistai

Available Tools (6)

search_pubmed

Search PubMed for biomedical literature.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`query`	`string`	required	Search query. Supports PubMed syntax (e.g., "diabetes[MeSH] AND insulin", "COVID-19 vaccine efficacy"). Plain keywords also work.
`max_results`	`integer`	optional	Number of results to return (1–100, default 10). (default: 10)
`date_from`	`any`	optional	Filter by publication date start (YYYY/MM/DD or YYYY).
`date_to`	`any`	optional	Filter by publication date end (YYYY/MM/DD or YYYY).

get_article

Fetch full metadata and abstract for a PubMed article.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`pmid`	`string`	required	PubMed ID (e.g., "33972843"). Found in search_pubmed results.

mesh_lookup

Look up a MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) term.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`term`	`string`	required	The medical term to look up (e.g., "Diabetes Mellitus", "Hypertension").

search_trials

Search ClinicalTrials.gov for clinical trials by condition.

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`condition`	`string`	required	Medical condition to search for (e.g., "COVID-19", "Type 2 Diabetes").
`status`	`any`	optional	Trial status filter (e.g., RECRUITING, COMPLETED, ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING).
`phase`	`any`	optional	Trial phase filter (e.g., PHASE1, PHASE2, PHASE3, PHASE4).
`country`	`any`	optional	Country filter (e.g., United States, Norway).
`max_results`	`integer`	optional	Number of results to return (1–50, default 10). (default: 10)