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Drug Shortage List MCP

An MCP server that queries the openFDA API to provide real-time information on drug shortages. It allows agents to search for shortages by drug name or NDC, list recent shortages, and count listings by status or therapeutic category, returning structured JSON data without requiring an API key.

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Drug Shortage List MCP logo, by ZovoCommunity listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Published by Zovo
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

4 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (4)

4 of 4 have a description · 4 of 4 declare behavior hints · 4 of 4 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Check if a specific drug is currently in shortage
  • Find shortage reasons for a given NDC
  • List recent shortages by therapeutic category
  • Count total active drug shortage listings

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.0
mcp-registry: io.github.theluckystrike/drug-shortage-list-mcp@1.0.0Source repository
Maintenance checked

Protocol and capabilities

Server
drug-shortage-list-mcp 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
4 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Live US drug shortage status read at call time from the FDA Drug Shortages database through openFDA (api.fda.gov/drug/shortages.json), which FDA updates daily. Shortages start and end every week; never answer whether a drug is in shortage from memory. Use search_drug_shortages with a generic or brand name.

Tools

4 advertised

search_drug_shortages — Search drug shortages
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Is a drug in shortage now? Searches the FDA Drug Shortages database (via openFDA, updated daily) by generic name, brand name or active ingredient, for example "amoxicillin", "Adderall", "semaglutide", "lidocaine". Returns listings grouped by product with counts by status (Current, To Be Discontinued, Resolved) and availability (Available, Limited, Unavailable), shortage reasons, companies, presentations and dates. Your training data cannot know today's shortage list.

search_drug_shortages input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "drug"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "drug": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 80,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Generic name, brand name or active ingredient, for example \"amphetamine\", \"Adderall\", \"cefazolin\"."
    },
    "status": {
      "enum": [
        "current",
        "to_be_discontinued",
        "resolved",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "current, to_be_discontinued, resolved or all. Default all."
    },
    "max_presentations": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Package listings to show per product, 1 to 100. Default 10."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
search_drug_shortages annotations
{
  "title": "Search drug shortages",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
get_drug_shortage_by_ndc — Get drug shortage by NDC
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

FDA shortage status for one National Drug Code, either a package NDC (0641-6059-01) or a product NDC (0641-6059), in the dashed form printed on the label. Returns the exact listing and related packages of the same product.

get_drug_shortage_by_ndc input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "ndc"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "ndc": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 14,
      "minLength": 8,
      "description": "Dashed NDC, for example \"0641-6059-01\" or \"0641-6059\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
get_drug_shortage_by_ndc annotations
{
  "title": "Drug shortage by NDC",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
list_recent_drug_shortages — List recent drug shortages
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

The FDA drug shortage list, most recently updated listings first. Defaults to status Current. Filter by therapeutic category, for example Anesthesia, Oncology, Pediatric, Psychiatry, Cardiovascular, Infectious Disease.

list_recent_drug_shortages input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 100,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Listings to return, 1 to 100. Default 25."
    },
    "status": {
      "enum": [
        "current",
        "to_be_discontinued",
        "resolved",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "current, to_be_discontinued, resolved or all. Default current."
    },
    "therapeutic_category": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 60,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "FDA therapeutic category, for example \"Oncology\"."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
list_recent_drug_shortages annotations
{
  "title": "Recent drug shortages",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}
count_drug_shortages — Count drug shortages
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

How many FDA drug shortage listings there are now, grouped by status, therapeutic_category, shortage_reason or drug (distinct products). Defaults to Current listings by therapeutic category.

count_drug_shortages input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "properties": {
    "by": {
      "enum": [
        "status",
        "therapeutic_category",
        "shortage_reason",
        "drug"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Grouping. Default therapeutic_category."
    },
    "status": {
      "enum": [
        "current",
        "to_be_discontinued",
        "resolved",
        "all"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Status to count within, ignored when by is status. Default current."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
count_drug_shortages annotations
{
  "title": "Count drug shortages",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
750 ms
95th percentile latency
750 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 750 ms · metadata changed · 4 tool(s)

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http drug-shortage-list-mcp https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add drug-shortage-list-mcp --url https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable drug-shortage-list-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drug-shortage-list-mcp": {
      "url": "https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drug-shortage-list-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start drug-shortage-list-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "drug-shortage-list-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http drug-shortage-list-mcp https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "drug-shortage-list-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://drug-shortage-list-mcp.lipmichal.workers.dev/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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