Sahara MCP

A read-only MCP server for family caregivers that provides plain-language explanations of health terms from MedlinePlus and checks which hospitals use Epic MyChart. It does not access patient records or require sign-in, serving only as an informational tool.

Endpoint and access

No sign-in to connect and list tools. Individual tools may still need a vendor account, credentials, or permissions; check the documented prerequisites.

Vendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by Synodha

MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

https://sahara.synodha.com/mcp

Vendor documentation

What its tools do

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

2 of 2 have a description · 2 of 2 declare behavior hints · 2 of 2 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

Passed Endpoint answered the live check · Nov 6, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC
Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to sahara.synodha.com · Nov 6, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain · Nov 6, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

Explain health terms like conditions or medicines in plain language
Check if a specific hospital or health system offers Epic MyChart
Get educational health information without accessing personal records

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.0.0

mcp-registry: com.synodha.sahara/sahara@1.0.0 Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server: sahara 1.0.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check: 2025-11-25
Tools: 2 advertised
Resources: Not advertised
Resource templates: Not advertised
Prompts: Not advertised

Server-advertised capabilities

{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Tools

2 advertised

explain_health_term — Explain a health term

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Plain-language explanation of a medical condition, medicine, lab test or procedure, from MedlinePlus (US National Library of Medicine), in English or Spanish. Useful for family caregivers trying to understand an aging parent's diagnosis, prescriptions or test results. Educational only, never a diagnosis or treatment advice. Pass only the term itself, never names or other personal details.

explain_health_term input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "term"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "term": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "The term, e.g. \"atrial fibrillation\", \"metformin\", \"A1C test\"."
    },
    "language": {
      "enum": [
        "en",
        "es"
      ],
      "type": "string",
      "description": "en (default) or es for Spanish."
    }
  }
}

explain_health_term annotations

{
  "title": "Explain a health term",
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true,
  "idempotentHint": true,
  "destructiveHint": false
}

find_mychart_for_sahara — Check if a health system works with Sahara

Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

Checks whether a hospital or health system offers Epic MyChart that Sahara can connect to, and returns the link to connect. Sahara gives adult children caring for an aging parent a plain-language summary of the parent's MyChart record (with the parent's proxy access). The record is shown only on sahara.synodha.com, never in this chat.

find_mychart_for_sahara input schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "health_system"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "health_system": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 100,
      "minLength": 2,
      "description": "Hospital or health system name, e.g. \"Kaiser\", \"Mayo Clinic\"."
    }
  }
}

find_mychart_for_sahara annotations

{
  "title": "Check if a health system works with Sahara",
  "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).

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: 1095 ms
95th percentile latency: 1095 ms

Maintenance history

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

Nov 6, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC · probe · passed · 1095 ms · metadata changed · 2 tool(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

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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 sahara-mcp https://sahara.synodha.com/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 sahara-mcp --url https://sahara.synodha.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable sahara-mcp in your MCP settings.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sahara-mcp": {
      "url": "https://sahara.synodha.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sahara-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://sahara.synodha.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start sahara-mcp and inspect its tools.

VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "sahara-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sahara.synodha.com/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 sahara-mcp https://sahara.synodha.com/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://sahara.synodha.com/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": {
    "sahara-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://sahara.synodha.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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