Cdc Health MCP Server

@cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server Search and query CDC public health data - mortality, vaccinations, surveillance, behavioral risk (Socrata SODA API) via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. Its 4 documented tools cover cdc, dataset.

People connecting science & health tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-22 · ★ 5 · #14 OF 60 MAINTAINED SCIENCE & HEALTH · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

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 2026-08-25

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

An agent gets 4 documented tools spanning cdc, dataset, including cdc_discover_datasets, cdc_get_dataset_schema, cdc_query_dataset, cdc_query_wonder.

The 4 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 catalog by keyword, category, or tag. Entry point for all queries.
cdc_get_dataset_schema: - Fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset. Essential before writing SoQL queries. Returns a bounded column window with a continuation offset fo
cdc_query_dataset: - Execute SoQL queries - filter, aggregate, sort, full-text search, and field selection.
cdc_query_wonder: - Query CDC WONDER for national mortality statistics (deaths, population, crude/age-adjusted rates) by year, age, sex, and race, filtered by ICD-10 cause. Covers

Latest releases

v0.8.6 · 2026-08-22

mcp-ts-core 0.12.3 and the MCP SDK v2 wire · Tool inputs are strict: an argument key a tool does not declare is rejected by name instead of silently stripped · Advertised inputSchema/outputSchema are JSON Schema…

v0.8.5 · 2026-08-18

pagination truthfulness and column/row windowing · cdc_query_dataset: truncated is now measured by an over-fetch probe (limit + 1 on the wire) instead of guessed from rowCount === limit, plus a 200,000-character…

v0.8.4 · 2026-08-09

Corrected domain description and a falsifiable token-leak test · The domain input on cdc_discover_datasets, cdc_get_dataset_schema, and cdc_query_dataset no longer implies chronicdata.cdc.gov is required to reach…

04 · Who maintains Cdc Health MCP Server

cdc-health-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 124 actively maintained, 1,730 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 #14 of 60 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-22)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-03 · 26 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 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-22 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Cdc Health MCP Server do?

An agent gets 4 documented tools spanning cdc, dataset, including cdc_discover_datasets, cdc_get_dataset_schema, cdc_query_dataset, cdc_query_wonder.

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 2026-08-25; you can connect without credentials.

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