pubmed_query_interface MCP Service Documentation

Facilitates searches against the PubMed database via the MCP framework.

Architecture Components

Endpoints/Resources

The service exposes a rudimentary system for document persistence featuring: - A custom URI schema, note://, for direct access to specific entries. - Each persisted item includes metadata: a title, a brief synopsis, and the content type set to text/plain.

Defined Operations (Prompts)

The service exposes one primary operation: - generate-abstracts: Compiles synthesized summaries across all currently stored entries. - Accepts an optional parameter, "verbosity", to modulate the level of detail (e.g., succinct or comprehensive). - Constructs the final operation payload by merging all existing records with the user's specified verbosity preference.

Exposed Capabilities (Tools)

The service implements a singular utility function: - ingest-document: Registers a novel record into the backend storage. - Mandatorily accepts string arguments: "designation" (the note's title) and "payload" (the document body). - Modifies the internal state of the server and broadcasts updates regarding resource modifications to connected clients.

System Setup

[PLACEHOLDER: Implementation-specific configuration parameters will be detailed here.]

Initial Deployment Guide

Installation Steps

For Claude Desktop Users

macOS: Place configuration in ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Windows: Place configuration in %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Local/Unreleased Server Configuration Details

"mcpServers": { "pubmed_query_interface": { "command": "uv", "args": [ "--directory", "/path/to/your/pubmed_query_interface_repo", "run", "pubmed_query_interface" ] } }

Publicly Distributed Server Configuration Reference

"mcpServers": { "pubmed_query_interface": { "command": "uvx", "args": [ "pubmed_query_interface" ] } }

Development Workflow

Compilation and Distribution

To prepare the package artifact for wider use:

1. Synchronize project dependencies and update the dependency lock file: bash uv sync

2. Generate the distribution packages (source and wheel formats): bash uv build

This action results in package artifacts residing within the dist/ directory.

1. Upload distribution to the PyPI registry: bash uv publish

Note: Authentication for PyPI requires setting environment variables or supplying flags: - Token: Use --token or the UV_PUBLISH_TOKEN variable. - Alternatively, provide credentials via --username/UV_PUBLISH_USERNAME and --password/UV_PUBLISH_PASSWORD.

Troubleshooting

Debugging MCP services that communicate over standard input/output streams presents inherent difficulties. For the most effective diagnostic environment, utilizing the MCP Inspector Tool is highly recommended.

You can initiate the Inspector environment using npm with the following invocation:

bash npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector uv --directory /path/to/your/pubmed_query_interface_repo run pubmed-query-interface

Once running, the Inspector will furnish a accessible URL through which browser-based debugging can commence.

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== Operational Flow == Executing a network transaction using XMLHttpRequest generally involves a sequence of programmatic steps:

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