citedhealth-mcp 0.2.0

MCP server for CITED Health — query supplement evidence from Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf

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, PubMed papers, and health conditions backed by peer-reviewed research.

Browse the evidence at citedhealth.com — grades for 74 ingredients, 30 conditions, and 2,881 PubMed papers.

Table of Contents

• Install
• Configure
  • Claude Desktop
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
• Available Tools
• Example Conversations
• Evidence Grades
• Environment Variables
• Also Available
• License

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"
    }
  }
}

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

Tool	Description
search_ingredients	Search supplement ingredients by name or category
get_ingredient	Get detailed info: mechanism, dosage, forms
search_evidence	Look up the evidence grade for an ingredient-condition pair
get_evidence	Get a specific evidence link by ID
search_papers	Search PubMed-indexed papers by title or year
get_paper	Get full paper details by PubMed ID

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"

The server will call the CITED Health API and return structured evidence grades, study counts, and paper metadata.

Evidence Grades

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

Grade	Label	Criteria
A	Strong Evidence	Multiple RCTs/meta-analyses, consistent positive results
B	Good Evidence	Some RCTs or strong observational studies
C	Mixed Evidence	Conflicting results or limited study quality
D	Weak Evidence	Mostly observational, small sample sizes
F	No Evidence	No credible studies supporting the claim

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
CITEDHEALTH_BASE_URL	https://citedhealth.com	Override API base URL (for testing or self-hosted)

Also Available

Package	Install	Description
citedhealth-mcp	pip install citedhealth-mcp	This package — MCP server for AI assistants
citedhealth	pip install citedhealth	Python client for direct API access

• CITED Health API Docs
• OpenAPI Spec

License

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.