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FDA Approvals MCP Server

io.github.guptaprakhariitr/fda-approvals-mcp
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FDA Approvals is listed as active in the registry but did not answer our last check. It exposes 4 tools. Last commit 11 Jun 2026.

FDA drug approvals, 510(k) device clearances, recalls and adverse-event reports.

Uptime history 43 hours of history · worst hour 0%
43 hours agonow
6.5%
Uptime 24h
6 of 92 checks
4
Tools
read from the server
250 ms
Response time
average over 24h
1
Stars
last commit 11 Jun 2026

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 0 min ago.

run in your terminal
claude mcp add fda-approvals-mcp --transport http https://fda-approvals-mcp.atlasword.workers.dev/mcp
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fda-approvals-mcp": {
      "url": "https://fda-approvals-mcp.atlasword.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.fda-approvals-mcp]
url = "https://fda-approvals-mcp.atlasword.workers.dev/mcp"
.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fda-approvals-mcp": {
      "url": "https://fda-approvals-mcp.atlasword.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fda-approvals-mcp": {
      "url": "https://fda-approvals-mcp.atlasword.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 4

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

fda
fda_adverse_events
Aggregate FDA adverse-event reports (FAERS) for a drug. Deduplicates by safetyreportid (bug fixed in 0.2.1). Returns total reports, unique reaction count, and top 20 reactions by frequency in the requested window.
fda_drug_approval_search
Search FDA drug approvals from Drugs@FDA. Filter by sponsor, brand name, generic name, or approval date range. Returns the application number, sponsor, brand/generic name, and approval date for each approval (NDA / BLA / supplemental).
fda_drug_label
Fetch the FDA-approved drug label for a brand or generic name. Includes indications, dosage, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions.
fda_recall_search
Search drug, device, or food recall events. Filter by classification (Class I = most serious) and date range. Returns recall number, classification, reason, recalling firm, status.

Endpoints

URLTransportStateLatencyChecked
https://fda-approvals-mcp.atlasword.workers.dev/mcp streamable-http answering 194 ms 0 min ago

FDA Approvals — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can FDA Approvals do?
It exposes 4 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: fda_adverse_events, fda_drug_approval_search, fda_drug_label, fda_recall_search. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →
Is FDA Approvals working right now?
We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 6 of 92 checks got a reply (6.5%), average response time 250 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.
The registry lists FDA Approvals as active — why does it not respond?
The official MCP registry stores what the author submitted; it does not verify that the server still runs. We check the endpoint ourselves, and this one does not answer. Catalogues that copy the registry without checking will show it as working.
How do I connect FDA Approvals?
Copy the ready config from this page — we generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each with the file path that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.
Does FDA Approvals need an API key?
No. FDA Approvals completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 4 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.
How fast is FDA Approvals?
It answers our handshake in 250 ms on average, which is faster than 53% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.
Is FDA Approvals open source?
Yes — it is published under the NOASSERTION licence, written in TypeScript and 1 stars on GitHub. The source link is on this page, so you can read exactly what it does with your data before you connect it.