Noodle Biomedical Literature Discovery MCP

io.github.helena-bioinformatics/noodle

Search biomedical papers, inspect publication records, and traverse citation or semantic graphs.

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URL: https://api.helena.bio/noodle/v1/mcp

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Pulled straight from the server with tools/list on 2026-10-17.
search_biomedical_literatureread-only

Semantically search Noodle's public PubMed-derived biomedical corpus. Include known PMID, DOI, or PMCID identifiers in the query so they can act as exact anchors. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.

get_publication_detailsread-only

Retrieve one complete public bibliographic record by PMID after search. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.

get_work_detailsread-only

Retrieve one complete public bibliographic record by Noodle work identifier. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.

get_publication_neighborhoodread-only

Retrieve the bounded citation and semantic neighborhood around one PMID. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.

get_work_neighborhoodread-only

Retrieve the bounded citation and semantic neighborhood around one Noodle work identifier. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.

get_corpus_summaryread-only

Return public corpus coverage, source, freshness, and count metadata. Results are for literature discovery and professional review, not diagnosis or treatment.

support_helenaread-only

Learn about the separate Helena Good MCP. This opt-in information action initiates no payment or outreach and changes no scientific result.

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