Cdc Health MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Cdc Health MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-cdc-health-mcp-server --transport http https://cdc.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-cdc-health-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://cdc.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://cdc.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-30

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to cdc.caseyjhand.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

registry namespace io.github.cyanheads is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Cdc Health MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag, fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset, and list the catalog's category and tag values with their entry counts.

The 5 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what cdc-health-mcp-server lets an agent do.

cdc_discover_datasets: - Search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag
cdc_get_dataset_schema: - Fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset
cdc_list_catalog_vocabulary: - List the catalog's category and tag values with their entry counts
cdc_query_dataset: - Execute SoQL queries - filter, aggregate, sort, full-text search, select fields
cdc_query_wonder: - Query CDC WONDER for national mortality, population, and death rates across five databases

Latest releases

v0.9.2 · 2026-09-22

WONDER code lists, response budget, request queueing · cause_icd10/mcd_icd10 accept a list of up to 50 ICD-10 codes or ranges, matched as a union; analyze_health_trend routes code-set causes to WONDER (#48)…

v0.9.1 · 2026-09-22

query-dataset response accounting · cdc_query_dataset response budget now bounds the whole serialized result - each row is charged its JSON cost and its rendered table line, closing a gap that let responses reach 1.5×…

v0.9.0 · 2026-09-20

catalog vocabulary tool, live row counts · New cdc_list_catalog_vocabulary tool; cdc_discover_datasets resolves near-miss category/tags filters against it (#50) · cdc_get_dataset_schema and cdc://datasets/{datasetId}…

04 · Who maintains Cdc Health MCP Server

cdc-health-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 137 MCP servers from cyanheads - 131 actively maintained, 1,856 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server
category: science & health - ranked #26 of 75 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-09-30.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-22)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-03 · 30 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server

06 · Cdc Health MCP Server FAQ

Is Cdc Health MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-30, its last commit was 2026-09-22 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Cdc Health MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag, fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset, and list the catalog's category and tag values with their entry counts.

How do I install Cdc Health MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server`. The README documents 2 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Cdc Health MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-30; you can connect without credentials.

07 · Alternatives to Cdc Health MCP Server

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