citedhealth-mcp

MCP server for CITED Health — query evidence-based supplement data directly from Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf. Ask your AI assistant about ingredient evidence grades, health conditions, PubMed papers, glossary terms, and educational guides backed by peer-reviewed research.

Browse the evidence at citedhealth.com — 6 health domains covering 188 ingredients, 84 conditions, 323 evidence links, and 6,197 PubMed papers.

Table of Contents

• Install

• Configure

  • Claude Desktop

  • Cursor

  • Windsurf

• Available Tools

• Example Conversations

• Evidence Grades

• Environment Variables

• Also Available

• License

Related MCP server: truthstack-mcp

Install

pip install citedhealth-mcp

Or with uvx (no install needed):

uvx citedhealth-mcp

Configure

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citedhealth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["citedhealth-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Or if installed with pip:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citedhealth": {
      "command": "citedhealth-mcp"
    }
  }
}

To query a specific CITED Health site (e.g. HairCited for hair health):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citedhealth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["citedhealth-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CITEDHEALTH_BASE_URL": "https://haircited.com"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

Edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citedhealth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["citedhealth-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

Edit ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citedhealth": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["citedhealth-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

Example Conversations

Once configured, ask your AI assistant:

• "What is the evidence for biotin and hair loss?"

• "Search for melatonin supplements and sleep research"

• "Find PubMed papers about ashwagandha and anxiety from 2023"

• "What ingredients are in the vitamins category?"

• "Get details about PMID 12345678"

• "What health conditions does CITED Health cover?"

• "Tell me about the condition 'insomnia' — symptoms and risk factors"

• "List all glossary terms in the research category"

• "What does 'double-blind' mean in clinical research?"

• "Show me guides about hair health"

• "Get the full guide on biotin for hair growth"

The server will call the CITED Health API and return structured evidence grades, study counts, paper metadata, condition details, glossary definitions, and guide content.

Evidence Grades

CITED Health uses an A-F grading system based on the quality and consistency of peer-reviewed evidence:

Environment Variables

Available Sites

Set CITEDHEALTH_BASE_URL to query data from any of the 6 CITED Health domains:

Learn More About Evidence-Based Supplements

• Tools: Evidence Checker · Ingredient Browser · Paper Search

• Browse: Hair Health · Sleep Health · Gut Health · Immune Health · Brain Health

• Guides: Grading Methodology · Medical Disclaimer

• API: REST API Docs · OpenAPI Spec

Also Available

Embed Widget

Embed CitedHealth widgets on any website with citedhealth-embed:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/citedhealth-embed@1/dist/embed.min.js"></script>
<div data-citedhealth="entity" data-slug="example"></div>

Zero dependencies · Shadow DOM · 4 themes (light/dark/sepia/auto) · Widget docs

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.