healthcare-mcp-public
A Model Context Protocol server providing AI assistants with access to healthcare data tools, including FDA drug information, PubMed research, health topics, clinical trials, and medical terminology lookup.
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Healthcare MCP Server
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing AI assistants with access to healthcare data and medical information tools.
Overview
Healthcare MCP Server is a specialized Node.js server that implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide AI assistants with access to healthcare data and medical information tools. It enables AI models to retrieve accurate, up-to-date medical information from authoritative sources. This repository provides a single DXT package containing the complete Node.js implementation.
DXT Extension
This repository includes a packaged DXT (Desktop Extension) file for easy installation in compatible development environments. Download healthcare-mcp.dxt
for one-click installation.
Features
- FDA Drug Information: Search and retrieve comprehensive drug information from the FDA database (improved response parsing)
- PubMed Research: Search medical literature from PubMed's database of scientific articles
- Health Topics: Access evidence-based health information from Health.gov (updated to API v4)
- Clinical Trials: Search for ongoing and completed clinical trials (updated API parameters)
- Medical Terminology: Look up ICD-10 codes and medical terminology definitions
- Caching: Efficient caching system with connection pooling to reduce API calls and improve performance
- Usage Tracking: Anonymous usage tracking to monitor API usage
- Error Handling: Robust error handling and logging
- Multiple Interfaces: Support for both stdio (for CLI) and HTTP/SSE interfaces
- API Documentation: Interactive API documentation with Swagger UI
- Comprehensive Testing: Extensive test suite with Node.js testing and API verification
Installation
Option 1: DXT Extension (Recommended)
- Download
healthcare-mcp.dxt
from this repository - Open with your compatible MCP client (such as Claude Desktop)
- Follow the installation prompts
- Configure optional settings through the GUI
Option 2: Installing via Smithery
To install Healthcare Data and Medical Information Server for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public --client claude
Option 3: npm Installation
Install the package:
npm install healthcare-mcp
Run the server:
npx healthcare-mcp
Option 4: Manual Installation from Source
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public.git cd healthcare-mcp-public/server
Install dependencies:
npm install
Set up environment variables (optional):
# Create .env file from example cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your API keys (optional)
Run the server:
npm start
Usage
Running the Server
stdio mode (default, for MCP clients):
npm start
HTTP/SSE mode (for web clients):
npm run server:http
Testing the Tools
You can test the MCP tools using the built-in test scripts:
# Test all tools
npm test
# Test individual tools
npm run test:fda # Test FDA drug lookup
npm run test:pubmed # Test PubMed search
npm run test:health # Test Health Topics
npm run test:trials # Test Clinical Trials search
npm run test:icd # Test ICD-10 code lookup
API Reference
The Healthcare MCP Server provides both a programmatic API for direct integration and a RESTful HTTP API for web clients.
RESTful API Endpoints
When running in HTTP mode, the following endpoints are available:
Health Check
GET /health
Returns the status of the server and its services.
FDA Drug Lookup
GET /api/fda?drug_name={drug_name}&search_type={search_type}
Parameters:
drug_name
: Name of the drug to search forsearch_type
: Type of information to retrievegeneral
: Basic drug information (default)label
: Drug labeling informationadverse_events
: Reported adverse events
Example Response:
{
"status": "success",
"drug_name": "aspirin",
"search_type": "general",
"total_results": 25,
"results": [
{
"brand_name": "ASPIRIN",
"generic_name": "ASPIRIN",
"manufacturer": "Bayer Healthcare",
"product_type": "HUMAN OTC DRUG",
"route": "ORAL",
"active_ingredients": [
{
"name": "ASPIRIN",
"strength": "325 mg/1"
}
]
}
]
}
PubMed Search
GET /api/pubmed?query={query}&max_results={max_results}&date_range={date_range}
Parameters:
query
: Search query for medical literaturemax_results
: Maximum number of results to return (default: 5, max: 50)date_range
: Limit to articles published within years (e.g. '5' for last 5 years)
Example Response:
{
"status": "success",
"query": "diabetes treatment",
"total_results": 123456,
"date_range": "5",
"articles": [
{
"pmid": "12345678",
"title": "New advances in diabetes treatment",
"authors": ["Smith J", "Johnson A"],
"journal": "Journal of Diabetes Research",
"publication_date": "2023-01-15",
"abstract": "This study explores new treatment options...",
"url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12345678/"
}
]
}
Health Topics
GET /api/health_finder?topic={topic}&language={language}
Parameters:
topic
: Health topic to search for informationlanguage
: Language for content (en or es, default: en)
Example Response:
{
"status": "success",
"search_term": "diabetes",
"language": "en",
"total_results": 15,
"topics": [
{
"title": "Diabetes Type 2",
"url": "https://health.gov/myhealthfinder/topics/health-conditions/diabetes/diabetes-type-2",
"last_updated": "2023-05-20",
"section": "Health Conditions",
"description": "Information about managing type 2 diabetes",
"content": ["Diabetes is a disease...", "Treatment options include..."]
}
]
}
Clinical Trials Search
GET /api/clinical_trials?condition={condition}&status={status}&max_results={max_results}
Parameters:
condition
: Medical condition or disease to search forstatus
: Trial status (recruiting, completed, active, not_recruiting, or all)max_results
: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10, max: 100)
Example Response:
{
"status": "success",
"condition": "breast cancer",
"search_status": "recruiting",
"total_results": 256,
"trials": [
{
"nct_id": "NCT12345678",
"title": "Study of New Treatment for Breast Cancer",
"status": "Recruiting",
"phase": "Phase 2",
"study_type": "Interventional",
"conditions": ["Breast Cancer", "HER2-positive Breast Cancer"],
"locations": [
{
"facility": "Memorial Hospital",
"city": "New York",
"state": "NY",
"country": "United States"
}
],
"sponsor": "National Cancer Institute",
"url": "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT12345678",
"eligibility": {
"gender": "Female",
"min_age": "18 Years",
"max_age": "75 Years",
"healthy_volunteers": "No"
}
}
]
}
ICD-10 Code Lookup
GET /api/medical_terminology?code={code}&description={description}&max_results={max_results}
Parameters:
code
: ICD-10 code to look up (optional if description is provided)description
: Medical condition description to search for (optional if code is provided)max_results
: Maximum number of results to return (default: 10, max: 50)
Example Response:
{
"status": "success",
"search_type": "description",
"search_term": "diabetes",
"total_results": 25,
"codes": [
{
"code": "E11",
"description": "Type 2 diabetes mellitus",
"category": "Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases"
},
{
"code": "E10",
"description": "Type 1 diabetes mellitus",
"category": "Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases"
}
]
}
Generic Tool Execution
POST /mcp/call-tool
Request Body:
{
"name": "fda_drug_lookup",
"arguments": {
"drug_name": "aspirin",
"search_type": "general"
},
"session_id": "optional-session-id"
}
MCP Tools
When using the MCP server through compatible clients, the following tools are available:
FDA Drug Lookup
fda_drug_lookup(drug_name, search_type = "general")
Parameters:
drug_name
: Name of the drug to search forsearch_type
: Type of information to retrievegeneral
: Basic drug information (default)label
: Drug labeling informationadverse_events
: Reported adverse events
PubMed Search
pubmed_search(query, max_results = 5, date_range = "")
Parameters:
query
: Search query for medical literaturemax_results
: Maximum number of results to return (default: 5)date_range
: Limit to articles published within years (e.g. '5' for last 5 years)
Health Topics
health_topics(topic, language = "en")
Parameters:
topic
: Health topic to search for informationlanguage
: Language for content (en or es, default: en)
Clinical Trials Search
clinical_trials_search(condition, status = "recruiting", max_results = 10)
Parameters:
condition
: Medical condition or disease to search forstatus
: Trial status (recruiting, completed, active, not_recruiting, or all)max_results
: Maximum number of results to return
ICD-10 Code Lookup
lookup_icd_code(code = null, description = null, max_results = 10)
Parameters:
code
: ICD-10 code to look up (optional if description is provided)description
: Medical condition description to search for (optional if code is provided)max_results
: Maximum number of results to return
Data Sources
This MCP server utilizes several publicly available healthcare APIs:
- FDA OpenFDA API
- PubMed E-utilities API
- Health.gov API
- ClinicalTrials.gov API
- NLM Clinical Table Search Service for ICD-10-CM
License
MIT License
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