• DATA
  • SERVICES
  • ACTION
  • HUMAN

How to get facility contact info and services with your AI

Connect the SAMHSA Treatment Locator to your agent to pull real-time facility data. Once connected, you can query specific locations by their ID to get everything from phone numbers to service lists.

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Short answer

How do I get facility contact info and services with my AI?

Give your agent a facility ID, and it will pull the full profile from SAMHSA. You'll get contact details and a list of available services. This breakdown shows how the data moves from the ID to your chat.

The results.

Where the data lands.

The AI handles the lookup and organizes the results for you.

DATA

Complete facility profiles

The AI uses the facility ID to pull the full record. You get the name, address, and contact numbers in one place.

SERVICES

Specific service lists

The agent extracts the exact types of care offered. This helps you see if a location meets specific needs.

ACTION

Ready to use info

Once the data is pulled, your agent can format it into a summary or a list. You can then use this to contact the facility directly.

HUMAN

Manual verification

The AI provides the data from SAMHSA, but you should still call the facility to confirm current availability or specific intake rules.

The workflow

What your AI does when the ID arrives.

The AI acts as the bridge between your prompt and the SAMHSA database.

  1. Identify the ID

    Your agent looks at your request to find the specific facility ID needed for the lookup.

    get_facility

  2. Fetch the profile

    The agent calls the SAMHSA database to pull the raw facility data.

    get_facility

  3. Parse service lists

    The AI reads through the returned data to isolate the specific services and contact methods.

    get_facility

  4. Present the summary

    The agent cleans up the technical data and presents a readable profile in your chat.

    get_facility

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the lookup immediately.

Starting points

Swap out the bracketed text with the actual facility ID you want to look up.

SAMHSA Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_zQEwXMXfw2ctAZXIAC2yufXUCzFlgrT6VTlkQBNA/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 — SAMHSA capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "samhsa-treatment-locator-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_zQEwXMXfw2ctAZXIAC2yufXUCzFlgrT6VTlkQBNA/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Get the contact info and service list for facility ID [ID_NUMBER].

  • What services does the facility with ID [ID_NUMBER] provide?

  • Find the phone number and address for facility [ID_NUMBER].

  • Summarize the profile for SAMHSA facility [ID_NUMBER].

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Start here

Connect SAMHSA Treatment Locator once, then ask.

Click the link to connect the MCP to your client. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start asking questions right away.

Connect SAMHSA Treatment Locator to your AI

FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI update facility information?

    No. The AI can only read existing data from SAMHSA. It cannot change or edit facility records.

  • 02

    Do I need to find the facility ID first?

    Yes. This specific task requires a known facility ID to pull the profile.

  • 03

    Can the AI call the facility for me?

    No. The AI provides the phone number, but you must make the actual call yourself.

  • 04

    Does the AI provide real-time availability?

    No. It provides the service lists as they are recorded in the SAMHSA database.

  • 05

    Can I search for facilities by name instead of ID?

    No. This tool is built to pull data using a specific ID. You need that ID to get a profile.

  • More questions about SAMHSA Treatment Locator? The Connector page answers them. See everything the SAMHSA Treatment Locator Connector can do

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