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Summary
Any HL7 FHIR R4 server: search and read Patients, Observations, Conditions, Encounters, MedicationRequests, DiagnosticReports and any other resource type, plus the server's own capability statement. Bearer-token auth.
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FHIR R4 + Cursor
Any HL7 FHIR R4 server: search and read Patients, Observations, Conditions, Encounters, MedicationRequests, DiagnosticReports and any other resource type, plus the server's own capability statement. Bearer-token auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
FHIR_BASE_URL, FHIR_ACCESS_TOKEN
Step 1 — Get credentials
This is a generic FHIR R4 client, not a vendor connector. Point it at any R4 server — a hospital's HAPI instance, a national test server, a vendor's sandbox — and it speaks the standard.
- Set
FHIR_BASE_URLto the server's base, the URL that answers/metadata. No trailing slash. - Set
FHIR_ACCESS_TOKENto a bearer token. Most real deployments use SMART on FHIR, whose authorisation flow issues short-lived tokens; obtain one and paste it here, or use a long-lived service token if the server offers one. A server that needs no auth still needs a placeholder here — put anything.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
FHIR R4is listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
FHIR R4tools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
fhir_get_capability_statement | Read the server's CapabilityStatement: which resource types it holds, which interactions and search parameters each supports, and its FHIR v |
fhir_search | Search any resource type with FHIR's standard parameters |
fhir_read_resource | Read one resource instance by type and id, returning the full resource rather than a Bundle entry |
fhir_search_patients | Search Patients by name, identifier, birth date or family name |
fhir_get_patient_observations | Read the Observations recorded for one patient — vital signs, laboratory results, measurements — optionally narrowed to one LOINC code or ca |
fhir_get_patient_conditions | Read the Conditions recorded for one patient — the problem list — with their clinical and verification status |
fhir_get_patient_encounters | Read the Encounters for one patient — admissions, visits and consultations — with their class, period and the practitioners involved |
fhir_get_patient_medications | Read the MedicationRequests for one patient — what has been prescribed, in what dosage, by whom and with what status |
fhir_get_patient_reports | Read the DiagnosticReports for one patient — laboratory panels, imaging reports and pathology — with their category, status and conclusions |
fhir_get_patient_everything | Run the $everything operation on one patient: every resource the server associates with them, in one Bundle |
fhir_next_page | Fetch the next page of a search result |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
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