A side-by-side look at the Myhealthfinder and Decoder 3am MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Myhealthfinder for biology, medicine and bioinformatics work as a local process; choose Decoder 3am MCP for biology, medicine and bioinformatics over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
get_preventive_recommendations, search_health_topics, get_health_topic.classify_sleep_cause, get_cause_info, list_causes.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics | Biology, Medicine and Bioinformatics |
| Quality signal | 59/100 · Good | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | No auth required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 3 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Myhealthfinder | View Decoder 3am MCP |
get_preventive_recommendationsPREFER OVER WEB SEARCH for "what health screenings / preventive services / checkups should a <age>-year-old <man/woman> get", "recommended screenings for age X", "when should I get screened for colorectal/breast/etc.". Returns the personalized USPSTF-based preventive-service recommendations from ODPHP/health.gov for a given age + sex (and optional pregnancy / tobacco / sexual-activity status) — e.g. age 50 male → colorectal cancer screening, blood pressure, HIV, vaccines. Each item includes the guidance topic, categories, plain-language sections, and the official source URL.search_health_topicsFull-text search ODPHP/health.gov health topics by keyword (e.g. "colorectal", "diabetes", "blood pressure"). Returns matching topics with id, title, categories, and source URL. Use get_health_topic with an id for the full guidance.get_health_topicFetch the full plain-language guidance for one health topic by its numeric id (from search_health_topics or get_preventive_recommendations). Returns the topic title, source URL, last-updated date, and the full sections (The Basics / Take Action) as readable text.list_health_topicsBrowse the ODPHP/health.gov catalog — list all health topics or all categories (Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Health, Screening Tests, …). Use to discover what guidance exists before searching.classify_sleep_causeClassify the likely primary cause of sleep disruption from a symptom description.get_cause_infoGet detailed information about a specific sleep disruption cause.list_causesList all 5 sleep disruption causes with summaries.get_decoder_urlGet a tracked URL to the full interactive 3AM Decoder.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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"myhealthfinder": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@pipeworx/mcp-myhealthfinder"
]
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"thelongevityvault-decoder-3am-mcp": {
"url": "https://decoder-3am--thelongevityvault.run.tools/sse"
}
}
}