search_by_name

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declared in 0.1.0

Resolve a common chemical or drug name to PubChem CIDs. Use for "what's the CID of ibuprofen?" or to disambiguate. Returns CIDs (Compound IDs) matched to the name. Then use get_compound with the CID for properties.

Parameters schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "examples": [
    {
      "name": "ibuprofen"
    },
    {
      "name": "caffeine",
      "max_results": 3
    }
  ],
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Common, IUPAC, or brand name (e.g., \"ibuprofen\", \"caffeine\")"
    },
    "max_results": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Cap results (default 5)"
    }
  }
}

What this tool wraps· 1 endpoint

min confidence0.70 0.50

Data resourcePubChem PUG REST API
NCBI · science
name mention0.85

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Pubchem

https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-pubchem

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