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Search FDA adverse drug event reports, drug labeling, and food recalls via openFDA

3 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_drug_events required: query

Search FDA adverse drug event (FAERS) reports

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Search query (e.g., drug name)
limit opt number Number of results (default 5)
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search_drug_labels required: query

Search FDA drug labeling / package inserts

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Drug name or active ingredient
limit opt number Number of results (default 5)
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search_food_recalls

Search FDA food enforcement / recall records

Parameters
Name Type Description
query opt string Product name, company, or reason for recall
limit opt number Number of results (default 10)
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fda/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/fda/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_drug_events","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_drug_events", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search fda adverse drug event reports, drug labeling, and food recalls via openfda");