# OpenFDA MCP Server

> OpenFDA MCP Server — colbyw5-openfda-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to access and query large U.S. FDA public datasets, such as drug adverse events and medical device regulatory information, to solve problems related to pharmaceutical and medical device research, compliance, and safety monitoring. It provides a query interface to retrieve specific data outputs from various FDA datasets. Use it in contexts where reliable and up-to-date FDA data is required for analysis, research, or decision-making.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/colbyw5-openfda-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/colbyw5-openfda-mcp-server

## Description

An MCP server that enables AI assistants to query U.S. FDA public datasets, including drug adverse events, labeling, recalls, approvals, shortages, NDC directory, and medical device regulatory information.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.69
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-29

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** file-system
- **Updated:** 2026-08-29

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/oif0oo85km)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/colbyw5/openfda-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "colbyw5-openfda-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/colbyw5-openfda-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/colbyw5-openfda-mcp-server/pull`

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