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openFDA MCP by usefulapi

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Search openFDA drug, device, food and adverse-event datasets.

Summary by lookupd

Queries FDA datasets for drug labels, adverse events, recalls, shortages, device clearances and food recalls, with top-term count…

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http openfda https://openfda.usefulapi.io/mcp

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add openfda --url https://openfda.usefulapi.io/mcp

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda": {
      "url": "https://openfda.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Other clients: docs. Or tell your agent: Set up lookupd for me: read https://lookupd.com/agent.md and follow it.

Tools (14 tools)

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• openfda_search_drug_events Search the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS): reports of drug side effects, adverse reactions and medication errors submitted to the FDA. Returns indiv
• openfda_search_drug_labels Search Structured Product Labeling (SPL): the official prescribing information for drugs — indications, warnings, dosage, adverse reactions, drug interactions a
• openfda_search_drug_ndc Search the National Drug Code (NDC) directory: every drug product's code, name, dosage form, route, active ingredients, marketing status and labeler. openFDA dr
• openfda_search_drug_recalls Search drug recall enforcement reports: recalled drug products with the reason, classification (Class I/II/III), recalling firm, distribution and status. openFD
• openfda_search_drugsfda Search Drugs@FDA: FDA-approved drug products and their applications (NDA/ANDA/BLA), sponsors, approval dates, products and submissions. openFDA drug/drugsfda en
• openfda_search_drug_shortages Search current and resolved drug shortages: the affected product, status, reason, availability and related dates. openFDA drug/shortages endpoint.
• openfda_search_device_events Search the MAUDE database: medical device adverse events — reported injuries, deaths and malfunctions involving medical devices. openFDA device/event endpoint.
• openfda_search_device_510k Search 510(k) premarket notification clearances: devices cleared for market as substantially equivalent to a predicate, with applicant, decision, product code a
• openfda_search_device_recalls Search medical device recalls: recalled devices with the reason, recalling firm, classification, product code and status. openFDA device/recall endpoint.
• openfda_search_device_classification Search the FDA device classification database: a device type's product code, device class (I/II/III), regulation number, medical specialty and submission requir
• openfda_search_food_events Search the CFSAN Adverse Event Reporting System (CAERS): adverse events and product complaints for foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics. openFDA food/event
• openfda_search_food_recalls Search food recall enforcement reports: recalled food products with the reason, classification (Class I/II/III), recalling firm, distribution state and status.
• openfda_count openFDA's most valuable feature: aggregate over any dataset by a field to get a top-terms histogram (returns `results: [{term, count}]` instead of records). Use
• openfda_query Generic escape hatch to query ANY supported openFDA endpoint with the full parameter set — covers the less-common datasets (device/pma, device/registrationlisti

Details

• Version: 1.38.3
• Transports: streamable-http
• Uptime (7 days): 100%
• Median latency: 424 ms
• First indexed: 2026-11-01T10:05:33.340Z
• Last seen in registry: 2026-11-11T00:17:30.668Z
• Repository: https://github.com/m190/usefulapi-mcp
• Website: https://usefulapi.io/openfda/

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