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Pillwise

by pillwise.dev · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by dev.pillwise

US medication lookup: drug search, forms and strengths, NDC/RxCUI, recalls, shortages.

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9 tools: 1 change things and 8 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http pillwise https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

9 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • catalog_freshnessHow current the catalog is: the snapshot served and when it was built.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    How current the catalog is: the snapshot served and when it was built.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
Only reads 8Claude Code: allow
  • get_drugThe full record for a Pillwise drug id: names, ingredients, form, strength, packages and recalls.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_drug" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The full record for a Pillwise drug id: names, ingredients, form, strength, packages and recalls.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_form_optionsThe forms (tablet, liquid, patch…) and strengths a medication comes in, with labels for people and values to send back.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_form_options" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The forms (tablet, liquid, patch…) and strengths a medication comes in, with labels for people and values to send back. Use the id from a search hit.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • get_packagesThe package NDCs that belong to a Pillwise drug id.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_packages" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The package NDCs that belong to a Pillwise drug id.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • list_recallsDrug recalls, filtered by at least one of ndc, drug_id or since.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_recalls" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Drug recalls, filtered by at least one of ndc, drug_id or since.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • list_shortagesDrug shortages, filtered by at least one of ndc or drug_id.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_shortages" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Drug shortages, filtered by at least one of ndc or drug_id.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • lookup_ndcThe package and drug for an NDC: 11 digits, 10 with hyphens (4-4-2, 5-3-2 or 5-4-1), or a product NDC.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "lookup_ndc" says "lookup": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The package and drug for an NDC: 11 digits, 10 with hyphens (4-4-2, 5-3-2 or 5-4-1), or a product NDC. A bare 10-digit code is matched only as listed; no padding is guessed.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • lookup_rxcuiThe clinical drug for an RxCUI.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "lookup_rxcui" says "lookup": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    The clinical drug for an RxCUI.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true
  • search_medicationsTypeahead search by what a person calls a medication: brand, ingredient or everyday name.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "search_medications" says "search": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Typeahead search by what a person calls a medication: brand, ingredient or everyday name. Returns brand and ingredient groups in the order a person would pick, not packages.

    Annotations the server declares

    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
    • readOnlyHint: true

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http pillwise https://api.pillwise.dev/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__pillwise__search_medications",
      "mcp__pillwise__get_form_options",
      "mcp__pillwise__get_drug",
      "mcp__pillwise__get_packages",
      "mcp__pillwise__lookup_ndc",
      "mcp__pillwise__lookup_rxcui",
      "mcp__pillwise__list_recalls",
      "mcp__pillwise__list_shortages"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__pillwise__catalog_freshness"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as pillwise. Review it before you use it.