openfda mcp server for Cursor
io.github.cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server
Query FDA data on drugs, food, devices, and recalls via openFDA. STDIO or Streamable HTTP.
client:Cursor
transport:streamable-http
runtime:npm
tools:14
Install openfda mcp server in Cursor
~/.cursor/mcp.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.cursor\mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"openfda-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Use .cursor/mcp.json in a project root instead to scope it to that project. Cursor merges both. Cursor docs
What Cursor can do once it is connected
- openfda_search_adverse_events
- openfda_search_animal_events
- openfda_search_drug_shortages
- openfda_search_recalls
- openfda_search_tobacco_reports
- openfda_count_values
- openfda_describe_fields
- openfda_get_drug_label
- openfda_search_drug_approvals
- openfda_search_device_clearances
- openfda_lookup_ndc
- openfda_drug_profile
- openfda_dataframe_describe
- openfda_dataframe_query