LangChain openfda mcp server openfda_count_values
How to: LangChain openfda mcp server openfda_count_values
Add openfda mcp server to LangChain
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Open pip install langchain-mcp-adapters and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
from langchain_mcp_adapters.client import MultiServerMCPClient
client = MultiServerMCPClient({
"openfda-mcp-server": {
"transport": "streamable_http",
"url": "https://openfda.caseyjhand.com/mcp",
}
})
tools = await client.get_tools()
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Save the file and restart LangChain.
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Ask for something openfda_count_values does. LangChain lists the server's tools on connect and calls openfda_count_values itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that openfda mcp server's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
get_tools() returns the server's tools as LangChain tools, ready for an agent. LangChain docs
Set these first
openfda mcp server will not start until these are set, so openfda_count_values never becomes available.
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OPENFDA_API_KEY -
OPENFDA_MIRROR_ENABLED -
OPENFDA_MIRROR_PATH -
OPENFDA_MIRROR_REFRESH_CRON -
OPENFDA_MIRROR_FALLBACK_LIVE -
OPENFDA_MIRROR_REFRESH_TIMEOUT_MS -
OPENFDA_MIRROR_BASE_URL -
MCP_LOG_LEVEL
Same tool, other clients
This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what
the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.
Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.