Healthcare Data Hub MCP server for AI agents

The Healthcare MCP Server provides AI assistants with access to healthcare data and medical information tools from authoritative sources. It implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to retrieve accurate, up-to-date medical information including drug information, research papers, health topics, clinical trials, and medical terminology.

Installation Options

Installing via Smithery

To install the server automatically via Smithery:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public --client claude

npm Installation

Install and run the package:

npm install healthcare-mcp
npx healthcare-mcp

Manual Installation from Source

git clone https://github.com/Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public.git
cd healthcare-mcp-public/server
npm install

# Optional: Set up environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your API keys (optional)

npm start

Running the Server

Basic Usage

Run in stdio mode (default, for MCP clients):

npm start

Run in HTTP/SSE mode (for web clients):

npm run server:http

Testing the Tools

# 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

Available Tools

FDA Drug Lookup

Retrieves drug information from the FDA database.

fda_drug_lookup(drug_name, search_type = "general")

Parameters:

drug_name: Name of the drug to search for
search_type: Type of information to retrieve
- general: Basic drug information (default)
- label: Drug labeling information
- adverse_events: Reported adverse events

PubMed Search

Searches medical literature from PubMed's database.

pubmed_search(query, max_results = 5, date_range = "")

Parameters:

query: Search query for medical literature
max_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

Accesses evidence-based health information from Health.gov.

health_topics(topic, language = "en")

Parameters:

topic: Health topic to search for information
language: Language for content (en or es, default: en)

Clinical Trials Search

Searches for ongoing and completed clinical trials.

clinical_trials_search(condition, status = "recruiting", max_results = 10)

Parameters:

condition: Medical condition or disease to search for
status: Trial status (recruiting, completed, active, not_recruiting, or all)
max_results: Maximum number of results to return

ICD-10 Code Lookup

Looks up ICD-10 codes and medical terminology definitions.

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

HTTP API Endpoints

When running in HTTP mode, the following endpoints are available:

Health Check

GET /health

FDA Drug Lookup

GET /api/fda?drug_name={drug_name}&search_type={search_type}

PubMed Search

GET /api/pubmed?query={query}&max_results={max_results}&date_range={date_range}

Health Topics

GET /api/health_finder?topic={topic}&language={language}

Clinical Trials Search

GET /api/clinical_trials?condition={condition}&status={status}&max_results={max_results}

ICD-10 Code Lookup

GET /api/medical_terminology?code={code}&description={description}&max_results={max_results}

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"
}

Data Sources

This MCP server utilizes several publicly available healthcare APIs:

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "healthcare-mcp-public" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@smithery/cli","install","@Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public","--client","claude"]}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "healthcare-mcp-public": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@smithery/cli",
                "install",
                "@Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public",
                "--client",
                "claude"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "healthcare-mcp-public": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@smithery/cli",
                "install",
                "@Cicatriiz/healthcare-mcp-public",
                "--client",
                "claude"
            ]
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect