get_abstract_help
Get help and examples for using the get_full_abstract function
LABSCO SUMMARY
The stored-search layer is what separates this from a plain PubMed wrapper: a result set is addressable by search_id and paged later, rather than re-queried.
That matters over a long session — retrieve_pubmed_results takes page and results_per_page against a stored search_id, and list_pubmed_searches shows what is on hand, so a large result set never has to come back into context at once. Full text is a separate route from abstracts: search_pubmed and get_full_abstract work on PubMed records, while search_pmc_fulltext goes to PubMed Central's open-access set. That get_abstract_help exists at all, purely to explain get_full_abstract, suggests the PMID-to-abstract step is where callers get stuck.
What it is
A PubMed and PubMed Central search server that keeps its result sets: a search is stored under a search_id and paged back later instead of being re-run.
What you get
- Abstracts that arrive whole: search_pubmed retrieves complete abstracts with its results, and get_full_abstract returns the entire abstract for a single pmid.
- Open-access full text as its own search: search_pmc_fulltext queries PubMed Central for full-text open-access articles under its own max_results.
- Result sets you can come back to: retrieve_pubmed_results pages a stored search by search_id with
pageand results_per_page, and list_pubmed_searches returns the stored PubMed and PMC searches. - Usage guidance in-band: get_abstract_help returns help and examples for get_full_abstract.
Requirements
No credentials are configured. Paging a result set back needs the search_id of the run that produced it, which list_pubmed_searches returns.
Setup effort
One command — npx -y enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server
USE CASES
01
Running a literature search you will come back to over days
Run the search once, then page through what it stored whenever you return, instead of re-querying and getting a moved target.
02
Getting the whole abstract when the search result gave you a fragment
Take the PMID from the hit and pull the complete abstract for it on its own.
03
Finding papers you can actually read in full
Search the open-access set directly when an abstract is not going to be enough.
6 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
get_full_abstract
Get the complete abstract for a specific PMID
list_pubmed_searches
List all previously stored PubMed and PMC searches
retrieve_pubmed_results
Retrieve previously stored PubMed search results with pagination
search_pmc_fulltext
Search PubMed Central (PMC) for full-text open access articles
search_pubmed
Enhanced PubMed search with complete abstract retrieval and PMC integration
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
6 tools when we connected.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- Node.js 14.0.0 or later
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 6 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Add the block to your client, or run the command directly.
Server setup
Configuration file
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}npx
TERMINAL
npx -y enhanced-pubmed-mcp-server
