openFDA MCP by usefulapi for Claude Desktop
io.usefulapi/openfda
Search openFDA drug, device, food and adverse-event datasets.
client:Claude Desktop
transport:streamable-http
tools:14
Install openFDA MCP by usefulapi in Claude Desktop
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json · windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"openfda": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://openfda.usefulapi.io/mcp"
]
}
}
}
Claude Desktop has no remote transport in its config file, so this bridges through mcp-remote. Restart the app after saving. Claude Desktop docs
What Claude Desktop can do once it is connected
- openfda_search_drug_events
- openfda_search_drug_labels
- openfda_search_drug_ndc
- openfda_search_drug_recalls
- openfda_search_drugsfda
- openfda_search_drug_shortages
- openfda_search_device_events
- openfda_search_device_510k
- openfda_search_device_recalls
- openfda_search_device_classification
- openfda_search_food_events
- openfda_search_food_recalls
- openfda_count
- openfda_query