A side-by-side look at the Elthio MCP and Clarity MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Elthio MCP for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work; choose Clarity MCP for biology, medicine and bioinformatics over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
check_ingredient, check_stack, find_alternatives.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 32/100 · Emerging | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | 9 |
| Full listing | View Elthio MCP | View Clarity MCP |
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
check_ingredientVerdict + evidence tier + citation for a cosmetic/food/supplement ingredient, under one condition lens or several at once (`lenses: [..]`)check_stackAudit a supplement stack in one call: per-item condition verdicts plus every curated interaction within the stackfind_alternativesSafer same-category swaps for a flagged product — general quality-score ranked, lens-flag screened, coverage-honest (food/skincare; verify the pick with `scan_barcode`)strain_lookupVerdict, tier, PMID citation and safety flags for a cannabis or mushroom species/strainscan_barcodeLook up a product by UPC/EAN, flag its ingredients for a condition lens, and surface any active FDA recallvalidate_claimFact-check a free-text health claim against Clarity's curated position — supports / contradicts / does-not-cover, with citationcheck_interactionCurated ingredient-to-ingredient interactions — type, severity, mechanism, clinical note, source (single or pair)score_productCategory-specific product quality score by barcode (food / skincare / supplement), each dimension distinct, always with data-quality coveragecheck_recallConsumer-product recall matches by brand and optional product name, with source URLs and a medical-device scope boundaryPaste 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.
No confirmed install command for Elthio MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
{
"mcpServers": {
"thehealthai-clarity-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.healthai.com"
}
}
}