Data Collection

crossgrain.xyz

Provides access to FDA drug shortage, recall, and federal contract data, including supplier exposure analysis.

1 endpoint5 known toolsFirst detected September 9, 2026Last detected September 9, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: epitaxy
Version: 0.1.4

Capabilities

tools

Server instructions

US federal drug shortages and recalls joined to the federal contracts that buy those drugs. Always read the confidence field. No key needed, the free tier is on.

Known tools 5

get_data_freshness

Returns when the data was last activated, how many segments are live, and the state of the last run.

Inferred read-only

list_drug_shortages

Current and resolved US drug shortages as reported by the FDA.

Inferred read-only

list_drug_recalls

FDA drug recalls and enforcement reports.

Inferred read-only

list_federal_drug_contracts

US federal contracts for drugs, product service code 6505, from USAspending.

Inferred read-only

get_supplier_exposure

The join: a federal contract whose supplier has an FDA shortage or recall.

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.epitaxy]
url = "https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epitaxy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: epitaxy
Remote MCP URL: https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "epitaxy": {
      "url": "https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "epitaxy": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "epitaxy",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://drugs.crossgrain.xyz/v1/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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Checking the associated registrable domain. The BuiltWith key remains server-side.

Indexed

Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.