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Pbs MCP Server

matthewdcage/pbs-mcp-server

A standalone MCP server for accessing the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) API, providing drug data query tools for AI models.

Install

Client configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pbs-api": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "<value>"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PBS_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY": "<PBS_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Environment variables

PBS_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY
GitHub stars
1
Category
Health & Wellness, Developer Tools
License
MIT
Updated
Oct 6, 2026

About Pbs MCP Server

This PBS MCP server was developed by [Matthew Cage], Founder of https://ai-advantage.au, specialist in Automation, AI Engineering and AI integration and healthcare data systems.

A standalone Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) API.

Features

  • Tools: Provides tools for querying the PBS API endpoints, allowing AI models to access pharmaceutical data

  • Transport Layers: Supports both stdio and HTTP/SSE transport layers

  • Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling for API rate limits and authentication issues

  • LLM Integration: Receives tool calls and prompts directly from LLM components, enabling seamless AI interaction with PBS data

  • Receives Tool Calls: When an LLM (like Claude) needs pharmaceutical data, it sends a tool call to this server

  • Processes Prompts: Interprets natural language prompts about medication information

  • Executes API Queries: Translates the requests into appropriate PBS API calls

  • Returns Structured Data: Sends back formatted pharmaceutical data that the LLM can use in its responses

Details on this page are taken from the project's README. Open README

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Clients mentioned in this server's README:

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