io.github.cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server

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Publisher-provided description

Query FDA data on drugs, food, devices, and recalls via openFDA. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.

Summary by lookupd

Queries FDA data on drugs, food, devices, recalls, and adverse events, with SQL querying over staged results and field discovery.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http openfda-mcp-server https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add openfda-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

claude mcp add openfda-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add openfda-mcp-server --url https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add openfda-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add openfda-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools (14 tools)

Publisher-provided text

• openfda_search_adverse_events Search adverse event reports across drugs, food, and devices. Use to investigate safety signals, find reports for a specific product, or explore reactions by de
• openfda_search_animal_events Search adverse event reports for veterinary drugs and devices submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine. Records include animal species, breed, age, w
• openfda_search_drug_shortages Search FDA drug shortage records. Returns per-product shortage status, availability, therapeutic category, dosage form, manufacturer, and dates. Use to check wh
• openfda_search_recalls Search enforcement reports and recall actions across drugs, food, and devices. With stage=true, call openfda_dataframe_describe for the staged columns, then ope
• openfda_search_tobacco_reports Search problem reports submitted to the FDA for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, vaping products, cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco. Reports capture pr
• openfda_count_values Aggregate and tally unique values for any field across any openFDA endpoint. Returns ranked term-count pairs sorted by count descending; a date field tallies on
• openfda_describe_fields Return the searchable field paths for an openFDA endpoint, grouped by category with type and description. Use before constructing a search query to find the cor
• openfda_get_drug_label Look up FDA drug labeling (package inserts / SPL documents). Check indications, warnings, dosage, contraindications, active ingredients, or any structured label
• openfda_search_drug_approvals Search the Drugs@FDA database for drug application approvals (NDAs and ANDAs). Returns application details, sponsor info, and full submission history. Pair with
• openfda_search_device_clearances Search FDA device premarket notifications — 510(k) clearances and PMA approvals. With stage=true, call openfda_dataframe_describe for the staged columns, then o
• openfda_lookup_ndc Look up drugs in the NDC (National Drug Code) Directory. Identify drug products by NDC code, find active ingredients, packaging details, or manufacturer info. P
• openfda_drug_profile Resolve one drug name to its FDA identity, then fan out in parallel across the bounded per-drug openFDA endpoints and merge into one profile: identity, label hi
• openfda_dataframe_describe List the tables and column schemas on a DataCanvas staged by an openFDA search tool. Call before openfda_dataframe_query to discover the exact table name, colum
• openfda_dataframe_query Run a read-only SQL SELECT against a DataCanvas table staged by an openFDA search tool (call one with stage=true; its response carries canvas_id + canvas_table)

Changes

Newest first, as lookupd saw them

• 2026-11-11: version 0.9.1 → 0.10.0

Details

• Version: 0.10.0
• Transports: streamable-http, stdio
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 715 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:26:27.865Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-11T08:17:23.472Z
• Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server

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