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Openfda MCP Server

by Cyanheads
Developer ToolsLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryLocalRemote
Free

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

About

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

Remote endpoints: streamable-http: https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Security Report

10.0
Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (1 strong, 1 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

14 tools verified · Open access · 1 issue found

Security scores are indicators to help you make informed decisions, not guarantees. Always review permissions before connecting any MCP server.

Permissions Required

This plugin requests these system permissions. Most are normal for its category.

HTTP Network Access

Connects to external APIs or services over the internet.

What You'll Need

Set these up before or after installing:

Free API key from open.fda.gov — increases daily limit from 1K to 120K requests.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_API_KEY

Serve exact-key lookups for drug/label, drug/ndc, drug/enforcement, and drug/drugsfda from a local bulk mirror instead of the API. Off by default; the initial harvest runs out-of-band via the mirror:init script.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_MIRROR_ENABLED

Directory holding one SQLite file per mirrored dataset.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_MIRROR_PATH

Cron expression for the in-process mirror refresh. HTTP transport only; stdio operators run mirror:refresh from the host. Requires the optional node-cron peer dependency.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_MIRROR_REFRESH_CRON

Fall back to the live API when the mirror is cold, missing the record, or failing. Disable to fail loudly instead.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_MIRROR_FALLBACK_LIVE

Wall-clock budget for one scheduled refresh before it is aborted. Raise it for drug/label, the only multi-partition dataset.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_MIRROR_REFRESH_TIMEOUT_MS

Host serving the openFDA bulk download manifest. Override only to harvest from a private mirror of the dumps.Optional

Environment variable: OPENFDA_MIRROR_BASE_URL

Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').Optional

Environment variable: MCP_LOG_LEVEL

Must be set to 'http' for streamable HTTP transport.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE

The hostname for the HTTP server.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_HOST

The port to run the HTTP server on.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_PORT

The endpoint path for the MCP server.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH

Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.Optional

Environment variable: MCP_AUTH_MODE

How to Install & Connect

Available as Local & Remote

This plugin can run on your machine or connect to a hosted endpoint. during install.

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