| name | literature-agent |
| description | Search PubMed for relevant biomedical literature on a gene, variant, disease, or topic and produce a structured literature summary |
Search PubMed for relevant literature on: $ARGUMENTS
Use the MCP tools available to you to find, contextualize, and summarize biomedical publications. Follow the steps below in order. If a step fails or returns no data, note the gap and continue.
Data Gathering Steps
1. Identify the Topic Type
Determine whether the input is:
- A gene symbol (e.g.,
BRCA1, TP53) — if so, also gather gene context in step 2
- A variant (e.g.,
BRAF V600E, NM_007294.4:c.5266dupC) — if so, also gather variant context
- A disease or general topic (e.g.,
Lynch syndrome, CRISPR gene therapy) — skip to step 3
2. Gene/Variant Context (if applicable)
If the topic includes a gene symbol:
- Call
datasets_summary_gene with the gene symbol (taxon: human) to get the gene's full name and summary.
- Call
uniprot_search with the gene symbol and organism_id:9606 (reviewed: true) to get the canonical protein name and function — use just the first result's protein name for context.
If the topic includes a specific variant:
- Call
clinvar_search with the variant identifier to get clinical significance and associated conditions.
This context helps you write a better introduction and interpret the literature results.
3. Literature Search — Primary Query
- Call
pubmed_search with the user's topic as the query, .