Cdc Health MCP Server

@cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server Search and query CDC public health data - mortality, vaccinations, surveillance, behavioral risk (Socrata SODA API) via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. Its 4 documented tools cover cdc, dataset.

People who work with cdc and dataset and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-09-16 · ★ 5 · #18 OF 71 MAINTAINED SCIENCE & HEALTH · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Cdc Health MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-cdc-health-mcp-server --transport http https://cdc.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-cdc-health-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://cdc.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://cdc.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

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 cdc.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/cdc-health-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 Cdc Health 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 CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag, and fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset.

The 4 tools it gives your agent

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

cdc_discover_datasets: - Search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag
cdc_get_dataset_schema: - Fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset
cdc_query_dataset: - Execute SoQL queries - filter, aggregate, sort, full-text search, select fields
cdc_query_wonder: - Query CDC WONDER for national mortality, population, and death rates across five databases

Latest releases

v0.8.7 · 2026-09-16

mcp-ts-core 0.13.2 - stateless in src, per-version changelog · 'stateless' declared in src/index.ts (#43), and published on the server card _meta (cyanheads/mcp-ts-core#376, cyanheads/mcp-ts-core#387) · A rejected tool…

v0.8.6 · 2026-08-22

mcp-ts-core 0.12.3 and the MCP SDK v2 wire · Tool inputs are strict: an argument key a tool does not declare is rejected by name instead of silently stripped · Advertised inputSchema/outputSchema are JSON Schema…

v0.8.5 · 2026-08-18

pagination truthfulness and column/row windowing · cdc_query_dataset: truncated is now measured by an over-fetch probe (limit + 1 on the wire) instead of guessed from rowCount === limit, plus a 200,000-character…

04 · Who maintains Cdc Health MCP Server

cdc-health-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 119 actively maintained, 1,816 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server
category: science & health - ranked #18 of 71 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence: 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-09-16)
registry: io.github.cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-04-03 · 27 versions)
packages: npm:@cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/cdc-health-mcp-server

06 · Cdc Health MCP Server FAQ

Is Cdc Health MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-09-16 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Cdc Health MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can search the CDC dataset catalog by keyword, category, or tag, and fetch column schema, row count, and metadata for a dataset.

How do I install Cdc Health MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/cdc-health-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 Cdc Health MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

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