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# Pubmed

**PubmedTools** enable an Agent to search for Pubmed for articles.

## Example

The following agent will search Pubmed for articles related to "ulcerative colitis".

```python cookbook/14_tools/pubmed.py theme={null}
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.tools.pubmed import PubmedTools

agent = Agent(tools=[PubmedTools()])
agent.print_response("Tell me about ulcerative colitis.")
```

## Toolkit Params

| Parameter              | Type   | Default                    | Description                                                            |
| ---------------------- | ------ | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `email`                | `str`  | `"your_email@example.com"` | Specifies the email address to use.                                    |
| `max_results`          | `int`  | `None`                     | Optional parameter to specify the maximum number of results to return. |
| `enable_search_pubmed` | `bool` | `True`                     | Enable the search\_pubmed functionality.                               |
| `all`                  | `bool` | `False`                    | Enable all functionality.                                              |

## Toolkit Functions

| Function        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `search_pubmed` | Searches PubMed for articles based on a specified query. Parameters include `query` for the search term and `max_results` for the maximum number of results to return (default is 10). Returns a JSON string containing the search results, including publication date, title, and summary. |

## Developer Resources

* View [Tools](https://github.com/agno-agi/agno/blob/main/libs/agno/agno/tools/pubmed.py)