FDA Intel

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Connect FDA Intel to Claude

FDA Intel is in Claude's connector directory. Connect it once and it works in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, the mobile apps and Cowork (one catalog).
  1. 1

    Open FDA Intel in Claude's connector directory

    Open FDA Intel in Claude's connector directory. Or, in Claude, go to Customize → Connectors → Browse and search FDA Intel.
  2. 2

    Click Connect

    Click Connect on the FDA Intel listing. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner may need to allow it first; members then connect with their own sign-in.
  3. 3

    Sign in to FDA Intel and allow read-only access

    A FDA Intel window opens. Sign in if asked, check the app name and click Allow. The app gets read-only access; you can disconnect it at any time on your account page. You need an active Standard or Premium plan: start one on Account → AI & API.
    FDA Intel consent screen asking to allow read-only access for the app, with Allow and Cancel buttons
    Illustration of the app's screen. Menu names can differ slightly between versions.
  4. 4

    Turn it on in a chat and ask

    In a chat, open the tools menu and make sure FDA Intel is on. Ask, for example: "Give me the FDA record of FEI 3001234567: last inspection, warning letters, import alerts." Claude shows each tool it calls.
    A Claude chat calling the FDA Intel tools facility_signal and inspection_history and answering with the documents linked
    Illustration of the app's screen. Menu names can differ slightly between versions.

Other ways to connect#

Add FDA Intel as a custom connector
  1. 1

    Start a plan and copy your MCP address

    Sign in to FDA Intel, open Account → AI & API and start Standard or Premium. The page shows your MCP address with a copy button.
    FDA Intel account page with the plan, usage meter and the MCP address with a Copy button
    Illustration of the app's screen. Menu names can differ slightly between versions.
  2. 2

    Add a custom connector in Claude

    In Claude open Settings → Connectors and click Add custom connector. Name: FDA Intel. Remote MCP server URL: https://fdaintel.ai/mcp. Click Add. On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it first under organisation settings; members then connect with their own sign-in.
    Claude settings, Connectors, Add custom connector dialog with the name FDA Intel and the MCP server URL filled in
    Illustration of the app's screen. Menu names can differ slightly between versions.
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    Sign in to FDA Intel and allow read-only access

    Click Connect next to FDA Intel. A FDA Intel window opens. Sign in if asked, check the app name and click Allow. The app gets read-only access; you can disconnect it at any time on your account page.
    FDA Intel consent screen asking to allow read-only access for the app, with Allow and Cancel buttons
    Illustration of the app's screen. Menu names can differ slightly between versions.

In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http fda-intel https://fdaintel.ai/mcp, then /mcp to sign in (Claude Code guide). For Cursor, VS Code and other MCP clients, see other MCP clients.

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