MCP server

Nih Supplements

io.github.pipeworx-io/nih-supplements

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

NIH Supplements

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

48

Token cost

About 27,720 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http nih-supplements https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.nih-supplements]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"nih-supplements":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"nih-supplements":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"nih-supplements":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add nih-supplements https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"nih-supplements","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"nih-supplements","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/nih-supplements/mcp"}

Tools

• herb_at_a_glance ~242 tokens
  A popular herb's science-and-safety summary from NIH's National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) 'Herbs at a Glance' series — what the science says, side effects and cautions, and key references. Covers ~56 widely-used herbs (turmeric, ginkgo, echinacea, garlic, ginseng, milk
• supplement_factsheet ~335 tokens
  A specific vitamin, mineral, or supplement's NIH fact sheet — what it does, whether it works, safety, and interactions with medications. Sourced from NIH's Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). Two reading levels: 'consumer' (short, plain language) or 'professional' (long, clinical, with a references
• supplement_factsheets ~167 tokens
  The bundled list of ~45 topics NIH ODS publishes a fact sheet for (vitamins, minerals, a few botanicals) — what to pass as `name` to supplement_factsheet, and which reading levels each has. Optional `query` filters by substring. There is no live NIH endpoint that lists all fact sheets, so this is a
• supplement_label ~138 tokens
  One product's full DSLD label detail: manufacturer contact, every ingredient with its amount, other (non-active) ingredients, and the precaution/warning statements printed on the bottle. Takes the numeric `id` a supplement_labels result returned.
• supplement_labels ~218 tokens
  Search real supplement product labels — brand name, ingredients, amounts, claims — from NIH's Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD). This is what's printed on a bottle, not the science behind an ingredient (use supplement_factsheet or herb_at_a_glance for that). Search by product name, brand, or
• supplement_recent_changes ~317 tokens
  New supplement product labels entered into NIH's Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) since a given date — the one NIH supplement upstream that publishes a queryable change signal. Returns each new label's id, brand, product name, and entry date, newest first; deterministic on replay. Scope is s

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