MCP server
MCP server
Give AI agents direct, cited access to US healthcare reference data over the Model Context Protocol.
The healthcare.dev MCP server exposes the API as read-only tools built around agent intents
(lookup_code, search_drugs, map_ndc_to_rxnorm, ...). Results are compact, capped at 10 items
and always cite source and data_version.
| Mode | Address | Auth |
|---|---|---|
| Remote (preferred) | https://mcp.healthcare.dev/mcp | Authorization: Bearer hdev_live_... |
| Local (stdio) | npx -y @healthcare.dev/mcp | HDEV_API_KEY environment variable |
Remote uses Streamable HTTP and needs nothing installed. Tool calls are ordinary API calls with your key, so limits, quotas and billing are the same as REST.
Set up your client
Then see Tools for what each tool does and when not to use it.
Every tool is reference data only, not clinical or billing advice. Never send patient information to any tool.