Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server vs Gph MCP Server
A side-by-side look at the Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server and Gph MCP Server MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server for biology & bioinformatics work as a local process; choose Gph MCP Server for biology & bioinformatics over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
clinicaltrials_search_studies, clinicaltrials_get_study_record, clinicaltrials_get_study_count.
Choose Gph MCP Server when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Biology & Bioinformatics domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
match_practice, search_providers, get_provider_detail.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology & Bioinformatics | Biology & Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 63/100 · Good | 56/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | No auth required |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 99 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 4 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 7 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server | View Gph MCP Server |
Tools & capabilities
Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server tools 7
clinicaltrials_search_studiesSearch studies with full-text and field-specific queries, status/phase/geographic filters, pagination, sorting, and field selectionclinicaltrials_get_study_recordFetch a single study by NCT ID — full protocol record with optional location/outcome/reference capsclinicaltrials_get_study_countFast total study count for a query, without fetching dataclinicaltrials_get_field_valuesDiscover valid values for API fields, with per-value study countsclinicaltrials_get_field_definitionsResolve valid field names — keyword search, path drill-down, or top-level overviewclinicaltrials_get_study_resultsFetch posted results — outcomes, adverse events, participant flow, baseline — for completed studiesclinicaltrials_find_eligibleMatch patient demographics and conditions to candidate recruiting trials, without checking inclusion/exclusion criteria
Gph MCP Server tools 4
match_practiceRecommend and rank the best healthcare vendors for a specific medical practice. Use this when a practice manager, physician, or administrator asks for a recommendation, e.g. "recommend a medical billing / RCM company for my practice", "who should I use for credentialing / payer enrollment", "find an EHR for my small [specialty] practice", or "which practice-management software fits a [size] practice in [city, state]". Scores and ranks providers against the practice profile (specialty, size, location, EHR system, budget) and returns up to 5 merit-ranked matches (completeness-scored, no paid placement) with {company_name, category, city, state_abbr, quality_score (0-100; profile completeness -- how many listing fields are filled in -- not a quality or reputation rating; 0 means never scored), final_score (0-100), description, website, profile_url, slug}. Use service_needs to specify up to six controlled service codes for staffing, billing or credentialing; codes must belong to the requested category. Use vendor_geo_preference to prefer local or state vendors, allow national vendors, or request only national or explicitly serves-your-state vendors. State is the practice location and may be omitted only with NATIONAL_OK or NATIONAL_ONLY; category remains required. Capability evidence, geography basis, profile extraction date and service-need coverage are returned where available; missing evidence is unknown, never a verified or paid badge. For open-ended browsing without a practice profile, use search_providers. Pass a match's slug to get_provider_detail for the full profile.search_providersBrowse and filter the healthcare vendor directory. Use this for open-ended exploration, e.g. "show me medical billing companies in Texas", "list credentialing services", "what EHR vendors are there for cardiology", or when the user wants to page through options rather than get a scored shortlist. Paginated results filtered by category, location, minimum profile-completeness score, curated Tier-1 grade, and practice-size fit; returns a page of providers with {company_name, category, city, state_abbr, quality_score (0-100; profile completeness, not a quality rating; 0 means never scored), contact info, slug}. For a scored recommendation to a specific practice profile, use match_practice instead. Pass a returned slug to get_provider_detail for the full profile.get_provider_detailGet the full profile of one healthcare vendor by slug. Use this after match_practice or search_providers when the user asks to "tell me more about [vendor]", "what services does [vendor] offer", "where did GPH get this information", or wants contact info or services for a specific provider. Returns company_name, category, city/state, quality_score (0-100; profile completeness, not a quality rating; 0 means never scored), description, services offered, practice_size_fit, phone and website where listed, Google rating and Google review count where present, a Provenance section that labels each fact GPH-researched, Vendor-supplied, GPH-verified or GPH conclusion with its last-checked date where one exists, and the profile URL. No listing carries a verified badge: the legacy verified flag is not a recorded check and is not shown. Where a vendor has been enrichment-extracted, the description, services and practice-size fit come from that extraction, the profile adds certifications and compliance attestations, locations served and founding year where extracted, and the response states the extraction confidence and what it was grounded in (where the extraction abstained on practice-size fit, the legacy listing value is returned and labelled as not extracted); otherwise the legacy listing fields are returned. Slug comes from match_practice or search_providers results; returns an error if the slug is unknown.list_categoriesList every service category in the GPH vendor directory with its live provider count. Call this FIRST when you do not already know which category fits the user's need, when a category search returned nothing, or when the user asks what kinds of vendors are available. Returns all 25 categories with {category, slug, providers}. The category names returned here are the exact values match_practice and search_providers expect (common aliases also resolve). Takes no arguments.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server"
]
}
}
}
Gph MCP Server
{
"mcpServers": {
"crindo2-gph-mcp-server": {
"url": "https://gph-mcp-server.pages.dev/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server is categorized under Biology & Bioinformatics and uses a local stdio subprocess. Gph MCP Server belongs to Biology & Bioinformatics and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server for biology & bioinformatics work and Gph MCP Server for biology & bioinformatics.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Gph MCP Server is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server and crindo2-gph-mcp-server as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Clinicaltrialsgov MCP Server has a quality signal of 63/100 (Good) with 3 views, 0 installs and 99 GitHub stars. Gph MCP Server has 56/100 (Good) with 4 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars.