Decision Workspace
mcp-medical vs citedhealth vs fhir
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
mcp-medical
experimentalv1.0.1
Clinical reference and global health intelligence MCP server — PubMed, WHO GHO, health statistics, medical literature
50
citedhealth
experimentalv0.4.2
Async Rust client for the Cited Health API -- evidence-based supplement research data, PubMed papers, and evidence grades.
49
fhir
growingv1.0.0
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) API is a standardized, RESTful interface for exchanging electronic health records.
Core Metrics
| mcp-medical | citedhealth | fhir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 50 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 37 | 65 | 8.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 48d ago | 106d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 1m | 3m | 4y 2m |
Health Breakdown
mcp-medical
Maintenance
11
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
citedhealth
Maintenance
14
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
fhir
Maintenance
16
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| mcp-medical | citedhealth | fhir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 | 0.4.2 | 1.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 21KB | 28KB | 925KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83 | 1.88 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •citedhealth leads with a health score of 50/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •fhir has the most downloads (8.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •citedhealth is pre-1.0 — API may change.