Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) vs Meddata
A side-by-side look at the Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) and Meddata MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data)Developer Tools · Remote HTTP/SSENIH supplement checks: upper limits, drug and herb interactions, FDA recalls, with citations.40FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) for developer tools work over a hosted endpoint; choose Meddata for developer tools as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
DChoose Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Choose Meddata when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
MEDDATA_API_KEY, MEDDATA_BASE_URL, MEDDATA_TIMEOUT. - You want tools like
search_drugs, get_drug, get_drug_by_ndc.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | D Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| Quality signal | 40/100 · Fair | 49/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | MEDDATA_API_KEYMEDDATA_BASE_URLMEDDATA_TIMEOUT |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 8 |
| Full listing | View Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) | View Meddata |
Tools & capabilities
Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Meddata tools 8
search_drugsSearch drugs by brand or generic name; returns RxCUI + detailsget_drugFull drug profile by RxCUIget_drug_by_ndcDrug profile by NDC package codesearch_supplementsSearch supplements by name; returns supplement IDsget_supplementFull supplement fact sheet by IDcheck_interactionsInteractions across a mixed list of 2-10 drugs/supplementsassess_routineFull assessment of a routine: per-pair coverage, sources, timing and food conditionsget_usageCurrent billing period usage and plan limit
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.
Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data)
{
"mcpServers": {
"dietary-supplement-analysis-nih-data": {
"url": "https://agents.trackmysupplement.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Meddata
{
"mcpServers": {
"meddata-2": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"meddata-mcp"
],
"env": {
"MEDDATA_API_KEY": "YOUR_MEDDATA_API_KEY_HERE",
"MEDDATA_BASE_URL": "YOUR_MEDDATA_BASE_URL_HERE",
"MEDDATA_TIMEOUT": "YOUR_MEDDATA_TIMEOUT_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) is categorized under Developer Tools and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Meddata belongs to Developer Tools and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) for developer tools work and Meddata for developer tools.
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.
Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Meddata has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 dietary-supplement-analysis-nih-data and meddata-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Dietary Supplement Analysis (NIH data) has a quality signal of 40/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Meddata has 49/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.
