How do I connect Openfda MCP Server to Claude?

The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.

Is Openfda MCP Server free?

The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can Openfda MCP Server do?

Openfda MCP Server documents 15 tools to the agent, including openfda_count_values, openfda_dataframe_describe, openfda_dataframe_query. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Openfda MCP Server

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

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15 of 15 tools

Documented tools (15)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

openfda_count_values

Aggregate and tally unique values for any field across any openFDA endpoint

openfda_dataframe_describe

List tables and column schemas staged on a DataCanvas (opt-in)

openfda_dataframe_query

Run read-only SQL over a result set staged on a DataCanvas (opt-in)

openfda_describe_fields

Return searchable field paths for an openFDA endpoint, grouped by category

openfda_drug_profile

One drug name → consolidated FDA profile: identity, label, adverse events, recalls, approval, shortage

openfda_get_drug_label

Look up FDA drug labeling (package inserts / SPL documents)

openfda_lookup_ndc

Look up drugs in the NDC (National Drug Code) Directory

openfda_search_adverse_events

Search adverse event reports across drugs, food, and devices

openfda_search_animal_events

Search adverse event reports for veterinary drugs and devices

openfda_search_device_clearances

Search FDA device premarket notifications — 510(k) clearances and PMA approvals

openfda_search_drug_approvals

Search the Drugs@FDA database for NDA/ANDA application approvals

openfda_search_drug_shortages

Search FDA drug shortage records — status, availability, therapeutic category, manufacturer

openfda_search_recalls

Search enforcement reports and recall actions across drugs, food, and devices

openfda_search_tobacco_reports

Search problem reports for tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and vaping devices

sections

narrows each record to the requested keys plus metadata (openfda, setid, id, effectivetime, version); a selection over the budget is returned whole, never trimmed, with its serialized size reported

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Questions about Openfda MCP Server

How do I connect Openfda MCP Server to Claude?: The project does not publish a launch command that MCPVault could verify. Open the repository linked on this page for its install steps; the listing names Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code as compatible clients.
Is Openfda MCP Server free?: The listed licence is Apache-2.0. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can Openfda MCP Server do?: Openfda MCP Server documents 15 tools to the agent, including openfda_count_values, openfda_dataframe_describe, openfda_dataframe_query. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.