Connect openFDA to Gemini Enterprise
Query openFDA directly from Gemini Enterprise. Arlet links the two through one MCP connection and takes care of API keys.
This server connects your AI client to openFDA, the FDA's public API over its drug, food and device datasets. It is the working reference for US pharmaceutical regulatory information.
Key features:
- search_drug_labels: find a drug's official product label by brand or generic name and read the clinically important sections - indications, dosage, boxed and other warnings, contraindications, adverse reactions and drug interactions. Long sections are truncated to stay readable.
- summarize_adverse_events: aggregate FAERS spontaneous reports for a drug - the most frequently reported reactions, or breakdowns by seriousness, reporter country or patient sex. The response always carries the caveat that counts are reporting frequency, not incidence or causation.
- search_recalls: search enforcement reports for drugs, foods and devices by product keyword and recall classification (Class I = most serious), newest first.
Arlet supplies the API key, so the higher per-key limit (240 requests/minute, 120,000/day) applies with no setup on your side; that quota is shared across Arlet users.
Important: openFDA data is not validated by the FDA and must not be used to make decisions regarding medical care; every tool response repeats this disclaimer.
How to connect openFDA to Gemini Enterprise
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In the Arlet dashboard, open Data tools, find openFDA and switch it on. No API key setup is needed.
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Sign in to Gemini Enterprise with your organization Google account and open the gear icon at the bottom left → Connectors → Add MCP Server.
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In the MCP info tab, enter https://mcp.arlet.dev/mcp/ as the Server URL and "Arlet" as the Name. In the Auth tab, enter the OAuth settings from the Arlet docs (Authorization URL / Token URL / Client ID / Client Secret / Scopes) and click Add.
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In the connector list on the chat screen, click Connect on Arlet, sign in with Google and authorize. Arlet can then be enabled with the toggle.
Adding custom connectors (MCP) requires a Gemini Enterprise subscription and is not available in the consumer Gemini app. See the docs for the values to enter in the Auth tab.