AI Plugin IndexPubmed vs Apple Health
Pubmed and Apple Health are both science and health MCP servers. Apple Health scores higher (85 vs 39 out of 100). Apple Health has more GitHub stars (574), and Pubmed was updated more recently (15 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Pubmed | Apple Health | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 39 / 100 | 85 / 100 |
| What it does | PubMed MCP — wraps the NCBI E-utilities API (biomedical literature, free, no auth) | Local-first Apple Health MCP server for questions about your sleep, workouts and heart data. |
| Publisher | Community: pipeworx-io | Community: neiltron |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | 55 |
| Runs | Remote | Local |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 574 |
| Last commit | 9 Oct 2026 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Pubmed | Install Apple Health |
Questions
Is Pubmed or Apple Health more popular?
Apple Health has more GitHub stars: 574.
Can I use Pubmed and Apple Health together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.