How to Use the CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 MCP in Claude Code

Query CDC health databases and pipe media metadata directly into your terminal scripts with Claude Code.

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Setup CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 with Claude Code

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Pipe federal health data into CLI scripts

`search_hhs_resources` queries the Department of Health and Human Services digital catalog directly from your terminal. Claude Code lets you run these queries and pipe the JSON output directly into other command-line utilities. You can write bash scripts that fetch public health campaigns and parse them with jq. This setup is ideal for system administrators building automated reporting pipelines.

Automate terminal-based media audits

`get_media_details` pulls complete metadata profiles for specific CDC media items. Claude Code executes this tool to audit campaign links inside your codebase without opening a browser. The CLI agent checks your source tree, flags broken resource links, and queries the live database for replacements. It prints the results directly to your terminal.

Integrate the MCP Server with cron jobs

`get_recent_health_media` fetches the most recent public health materials released by the CDC. Claude Code runs this in headless environments to power automated alert systems. Scheduling a cron job lets you check for new media, process the metadata, and send notifications to your team's Slack channel.

Setup guide

Set up CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see cdc-public-health-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http cdc-public-health-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cdc-public-health-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about CDC Public Health / 美国疾控中心 MCP in Claude Code

Run the add command in your terminal specifying the HTTP transport and the server URL. Claude Code updates your local configuration file instantly.

Yes. You can instruct the CLI tool to call search tools and pipe the resulting URLs into curl or wget.

Yes. The tool runs entirely in the terminal, making it perfect for SSH sessions, Docker containers, and CI/CD pipelines.

Use the topic listing tool to find the correct topic IDs, then query them to get detailed metadata.

No. The server only receives the specific search terms and topic IDs required to query the public CDC and HHS APIs, protecting your terminal environment.

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