# search-articles

`station__pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov__search-articles` · external (needs EXECUTION_BACKEND_URL configured) · domain `pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov` · pv-relevance `pv-adjacent`

Search PubMed for articles by keyword, MeSH term, or author

> **Note:** This tool routes through an external execution backend. If `EXECUTION_BACKEND_URL` is unset on the server, calls return JSON-RPC error `-32603 "Tool execution backend not configured"`. Tools with `backend: native` execute in-process and are always callable.

## Agent metadata

- `idempotent`: unknown
- `read_only`: unknown
- `expected_latency_ms`: unknown (not yet contract-tested)
- `cost_tokens_estimate`: unknown

## Input schema

- `query` *string* (required) — Search query (supports PubMed syntax)
- `mesh_terms` *string* — MeSH terms to include
- `date_range` *string* — Date range (e.g., '2020:2024')
- `article_type` *string* — Article type filter (case report, meta-analysis, review)
- `limit` *integer* — Maximum results (default 10, max 50)

## Example call

```json
POST /api/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "station__pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov__search-articles",
    "arguments": {
      "query": ""
    }
  }
}
```

## Related

- [/tools](/tools) — all 3062 tools
- [/tools/pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov__search-articles](/tools/pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov__search-articles) — HTML page
- [/tools/pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov__search-articles/json](/tools/pubmed-ncbi-nlm-nih-gov__search-articles/json) — JSON form (agent-friendly)
- [/api/mcp](/api/mcp) — endpoint
- [/AGENTS.md](/AGENTS.md) — agent guide