About this source
Search FDA adverse-event reports, drug shortages, recalls and enforcement actions, and count values across any field. Reports are spontaneous and unverified; the agent should say so.
Questions you can ask openFDA
Type them into Kahubi’s chat once the source is connected.
“Find randomised trials of an intervention for a condition and list their identifiers.”
What comes back: Studies with registry or PubMed identifiers and key design details.
What the assistant can do with it
The 14 tools this server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.
openfda_search_adverse_eventsSearch adverse event reports across drugs, food, and devices.
openfda_search_animal_eventsSearch adverse event reports for veterinary drugs and devices submitted to the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine.
openfda_search_drug_shortagesSearch FDA drug shortage records.
openfda_search_recallsSearch enforcement reports and recall actions across drugs, food, and devices.
openfda_search_tobacco_reportsSearch problem reports submitted to the FDA for tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, vaping products, cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco.
openfda_count_valuesAggregate and tally unique values for any field across any openFDA endpoint.
openfda_describe_fieldsReturn the searchable field paths for an openFDA endpoint, grouped by category with type and description.
openfda_get_drug_labelLook up FDA drug labeling (package inserts / SPL documents).
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openfda_search_drug_approvalsSearch the Drugs@FDA database for drug application approvals (NDAs and ANDAs).
openfda_search_device_clearancesSearch FDA device premarket notifications - 510(k) clearances and PMA approvals.
openfda_lookup_ndcLook up drugs in the NDC (National Drug Code) Directory.
openfda_drug_profileResolve one drug name to its FDA identity, then fan out in parallel across the bounded per-drug openFDA endpoints and merge into one profile: identity, label highlights, adverse...
openfda_dataframe_describeList the tables and column schemas on a DataCanvas staged by an openFDA search tool.
openfda_dataframe_queryRun a read-only SQL SELECT against a DataCanvas table staged by an openFDA search tool (call one with stage=true; its response carries canvas_id + canvas_table).
Good to know
- Community server. An open-source server maintained by the MCP community. Kahubi tests it with live queries before listing it and health-checks it regularly.
- Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
- Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to openFDA.
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- ClinicalTrials.govSearch registered clinical trials, read full study records, posted results and eligibility criteria.
- Clinical evidence (trials, FDA labels, adverse events)ClinicalTrials.gov, openFDA drug labels, adverse-event reports and approvals alongside PubMed.
- CDC data and WONDERUS public-health datasets (data.cdc.gov) and CDC WONDER mortality and natality queries.
- WHO Global Health ObservatoryWHO health indicators for every member state: life expectancy, mortality, disease burden, health systems.
- USDA FoodData CentralNutrient composition of foods from the USDA reference database.