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Use openFDA with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access the powerful openFDA databases for drug adverse events, food recalls, and medical device safety reports globally.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 3 capabilities

The complete openFDA capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with openFDA.

Capability set01 / 01

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 3 available through openFDA.

  1. 01

    Query medical devices

    Useful query fields: device.generic_name:"PACEMAKER", event_type:"Malfunction", date_of_event:[20200101 TO 20231231]. Search openFDA Medical Device Adverse Events (MAUDE)

  2. 02

    Query drug events

    G., patient.drug.medicinalproduct:"ASPIRIN", patient.reaction.reactionmeddrapt:"HEADACHE"). The dataset contains reports of adverse events, medication errors, and product quality complaints. Max limit is 100. Query the openFDA Drug Adverse Events database using Lucene syntax

  3. 03

    Query food recalls

    Examples: reason_for_recall:"salmonella", status:"Ongoing", state:"CA". Helps track foodborne illness outbreaks and FDA regulations. Search openFDA Food Enforcement and Recalls database

Observed, not estimated

820ms average. Fast in production.

openFDA is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1003ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
661ms
Slowest day
1003ms
14-day trend
Slowing+19%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of openFDA, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with openFDA. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

openFDA Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_EYzMYpL6O9QtWiWA1loXDj5TP1FbViukFpcapitd/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — openFDA capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfda-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_EYzMYpL6O9QtWiWA1loXDj5TP1FbViukFpcapitd/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions openFDA owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API Key?

    No. This zero-auth integration allows up to 1,000 requests per day (per IP address) right out of the box, covering most standard agent usage scenarios.

  • 02

    How do search queries work?

    The API gives you massive flexibility. The AI agent can format search strings using standard query syntax (e.g. reason_for_recall:salmonella AND state:CA).

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