DICOMweb MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| DICOMWEB_AUTH | No | Authentication type: basic or bearer | |
| DICOMWEB_HOST | Yes | Base URL of the DICOMweb server (used for both QIDO-RS and WADO-RS requests) | |
| DICOMWEB_PASS | No | Password — required when DICOMWEB_AUTH=basic | |
| DICOMWEB_USER | No | Username — required when DICOMWEB_AUTH=basic | |
| DICOMWEB_TOKEN | No | Bearer token — required when DICOMWEB_AUTH=bearer | |
| DICOMWEB_TIMEOUT | No | Fetch timeout in milliseconds. Omit to disable. |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": true
} |
| logging | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| find-studiesA | Searches DICOM studies on the configured DICOMweb server. Returns studies sorted by study date, newest first. Does not retrieve series, instances, or image data. |
| find-seriesA | Searches DICOM series within a single study. Returns series sorted by series date, newest first. Does not retrieve instances or image data. Requires a Study Instance UID from find-studies. |
| find-instancesA | Searches DICOM instances within a single series, sorted by Instance Number ascending. Requires Study and Series Instance UIDs from find-studies and find-series. |
| find-structured-reportsA | Finds all Structured Report (SR) DICOM instances in a study by searching for SR-modality series and filtering by SR SOP Class UIDs. Requires a Study Instance UID from find-studies. |
| find-encapsulated-pdf-reportsA | Finds all Encapsulated PDF DICOM instances in a study by searching for DOC-modality series and filtering by EP SOP Class UIDs. Requires a Study Instance UID from find-studies. |
| get-structured-report-textA | Retrieves and converts a Structured Report (SR) instance to human-readable text. Requires Study, Series, and SOP Instance UIDs from find-structured-reports. Does not retrieve image data. |
| get-encapsulated-pdf-report-textA | Retrieves and converts an Encapsulated PDF instance to human-readable text. Requires Study, Series, and SOP Instance UIDs from find-encapsulated-pdf-reports. Does not retrieve image data. |
| get-instance-metadataA | Retrieves and converts a DICOM instance to human-readable text. Requires Study, Series, and SOP Instance UIDs from find-instances. Does not retrieve image data. |
| render-instance-frameA | Renders a specific frame from a DICOM instance to an image format. Requires Study, Series, and SOP Instance UIDs from find-instances, and a frame number. Returns the rendered image as a base64-encoded string. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 9 tools
Each tool targets a specific resource or action: studies, series, instances, encapsulated PDF reports, structured reports, and metadata/rendering. There is clear separation between find and get operations, and between different document types, preventing confusion.
All tool names follow a consistent verb-noun pattern with lowercase and hyphens (e.g., find-studies, get-instance-metadata, render-instance-frame). No mixing of conventions.
With 9 tools, the set is well-scoped for a DICOMweb server focused on querying and retrieving data. Each tool has a clear role, and the number aligns with typical best practices.
The server covers core query and retrieval operations for studies, series, instances, and special document types. Missing write operations (store, delete) and bulk retrieval, but for a read-oriented viewer, the surface is reasonably complete.