# mcp-openfda

> mcp-openfda — pipeworx-io-mcp-openfda. Use this tool when you need to access large public datasets related to food, drugs, and medical devices from the US FDA. It solves problems related to data analysis, research, and insight gathering by providing a simple interface to the openFDA API, accepting queries and returning relevant data in a structured format. Ideal for use cases requiring easy access to FDA data, such as research, reporting, or data-driven decision making.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-openfda  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-openfda

## Description

OpenFDA MCP — wraps the openFDA API (free, no auth required)

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

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

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-openfda)

## 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": "pipeworx-io-mcp-openfda"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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