Who Gho MCP Server - install, status & alternatives [2026]

01 · Install Who Gho MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-who-gho-mcp-server --transport http https://who-gho.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-who-gho-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://who-gho.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://who-gho.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 who-gho.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/who-gho-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 Who Gho 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 GHO indicator catalog by keyword in indicator names, browse the full indicator catalog with pagination, fetch indicator names and supported filter dimensions for up to 10 codes, and list all dimension type codes available in the GHO API.

The 6 tools it gives your agent

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

who_search_indicators: - Search the GHO indicator catalog by keyword in indicator names
who_list_indicators: - Browse the full indicator catalog with pagination
who_get_indicator_metadata: - Fetch indicator names and supported filter dimensions for up to 10 codes
who_list_dimensions: - List all dimension type codes available in the GHO API
who_list_dimension_values: - List valid codes and labels for a dimension type (COUNTRY, REGION, SEX, etc.)
who_query_indicator_data: - Query data rows for an indicator with spatial, temporal, and dimension filters

Latest releases

v0.3.3 · 2026-08-18

Well-formed echo sanitization · Sanitizes seventeen echo sites across four tools and two resources so an unpaired UTF-16 surrogate can't break the JSON-RPC frame for strict clients (#19) · Repair applies to the echoed…

v0.3.2 · 2026-08-18

Malformed identifier fast-fail · Lone UTF-16 surrogate in indicator_code/dimension now fails who_query_indicator_data / who_list_dimension_values on the first attempt with a declared malformed_identifier reason and…

v0.3.1 · 2026-08-18

test infrastructure: four-lane vitest scaffold · Adopts unit/smoke/integration/fuzz projects layout: toolContractSuite contract coverage per tool, fuzzTool property runs over the filter/paging input space (#17) · Fuzz…

04 · Who maintains Who Gho MCP Server

who-gho-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/who-gho-mcp-server
category: science & health - ranked #21 of 60 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-18)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/who-gho-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-05-24 · 18 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/who-gho-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/who-gho-mcp-server

06 · Who Gho MCP Server FAQ

Is Who Gho MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-18 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Who Gho MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can search the GHO indicator catalog by keyword in indicator names, browse the full indicator catalog with pagination, fetch indicator names and supported filter dimensions for up to 10 codes, and list all dimension type codes available in the GHO API.

How do I install Who Gho MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/who-gho-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 Who Gho 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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