@pipeworx/medlineplus

MedlinePlus MCP — NIH/NLM consumer health information service. Connect coded clinical data (ICD-10-CM, SNOMED CT, RxCUI, LOINC, NDC, MeSH, gene symbols) to plain-language health topic pages. No auth.

Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.

Tools

• connect(code, code_system, lang?) — Connect API: map a clinical code to MedlinePlus topics

• search(query, limit?, retstart?, db?, knowledge_response_type?) — web search across MedlinePlus topics

Related MCP server: PubMed MCP Server

Code system OIDs (for connect)

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.103 — ICD-9-CM

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.90 — ICD-10-CM

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.96 — SNOMED CT

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.88 — RxNorm (RxCUI)

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.1 — LOINC

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.69 — NDC

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.177 — MeSH

• 2.16.840.1.113883.6.282 — HGNC (gene)

The pack accepts the short name (e.g. "ICD-10-CM", "SNOMED", "RxNorm") and resolves to the OID.

Data source

• Connect: https://connect.medlineplus.gov/service

• Search: https://wsearch.nlm.nih.gov/ws/query (NLM Web Search)

Quick Start

Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "medlineplus": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/medlineplus/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Using with ask_pipeworx

Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:

ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Medlineplus data" })

The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.

More

• Docs and guides

• pipeworx.io

License

MIT