`supplement_factsheet`

Pack: nih-supplements · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/supplement_factsheet for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

A specific vitamin, mineral, or supplement’s NIH fact sheet — what it does, whether it works, safety, and interactions with medications. Sourced from NIH’s Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). Two reading levels: ‘consumer’ (short, plain language) or ‘professional’ (long, clinical, with a references list). Covers ~45 topics (vitamins, minerals, a few botanicals like ashwagandha) — call supplement_factsheets to see the full list. For popular herbs NOT on that list (turmeric, ginkgo, echinacea, garlic, ginseng, milk thistle, St. John’s Wort, and more), use herb_at_a_glance instead.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Topic name, e.g. “Vitamin D”, “Ashwagandha”, “Magnesium”. Fuzzy-matched against the bundled ODS topic list.
`level`	string	no	Reading level. “consumer” (default) is short and plain-language; “professional” is the long clinical version with a references list.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Ashwagandha",
  "level": "consumer"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"supplement_factsheet","arguments":{"name":"Ashwagandha","level":"consumer"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('supplement_factsheet', {
  "name": "Ashwagandha",
  "level": "consumer"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "Vitamin D",
  "level": "professional"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the nih-supplements pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nih-supplements": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

supplement_factsheet