# snowstorm-mcp-server

> snowstorm-mcp-server — ihtsdo-snowstorm-mcp-server. Use this tool when you need to query SNOMED CT clinical terminology, as it provides an MCP server for accessing and retrieving clinical data via Snowstorm and Snowstorm Lite backends, accepting queries as input and returning relevant terminology results as output. It solves problems related to clinical data retrieval and standardization, and is useful in healthcare and medical research contexts. Ideal for use cases requiring standardized clinical terminology, such as data integration and analytics.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ihtsdo-snowstorm-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ihtsdo-snowstorm-mcp-server

## Description

An MCP server for querying SNOMED CT clinical terminology via Snowstorm and Snowstorm Lite backends.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.75
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/IHTSDO/snowstorm-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": "ihtsdo-snowstorm-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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