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clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server
by cyanheads
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server · Summary

MCP server providing 7 tools for searching, retrieving, and matching clinical trials from ClinicalTrials.gov API.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server · Use cases

  • Medical researchers can search for relevant clinical trials based on specific conditions or interventions
  • Healthcare providers can match patient demographics and conditions to recruiting trials
  • Data analysts can explore clinical trial landscapes using count and search tools for research insights

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server · Install

Installation

Public Hosted Instance

A public instance is available at https://clinicaltrials.caseyjhand.com/mcp — no installation required. Point any MCP client at it via Streamable HTTP:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server": {
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "url": "https://clinicaltrials.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Self-Hosted / Local

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["clinicaltrialsgov-mcp-server@latest"],
      "env": {
        "MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE": "stdio"
      }
    }
  }
}

Prerequisites

  • [Bun v1.3.0](https://bun.sh/) or higher (or Node.js >= 24.0.0)

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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