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pubmed-mcp-server vs Alexandria
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
No reviews yet
Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms.
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?io.github.The-40-Thieves/alexandria-mcpNo reviews yet
Search, read, and cite across 152 libraries: 11 tools, 3 prompts, and a full-text resource.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. pubmed-mcp-server is hosted and callable through the gateway; Alexandria runs on your own machine. pubmed-mcp-server has noticeably more public adoption.
| pubmed-mcp-server | Alexandria | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A93/100 | ? |
| Adoption | Established | — |
| GitHub stars | 148 | – |
| Downloads / week | 12k | – |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | 11 | — |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | — |
| Last release | 2026-09-18 | — |
| Category | Web search | Web search |