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Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://opencancer.ai/api/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ai-opencancer-opencancer https://opencancer.ai/api/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ai-opencancer-opencancer":{"type":"http","url":"https://opencancer.ai/api/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ai-opencancer-opencancer":{"type":"http","url":"https://opencancer.ai/api/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ai-opencancer-opencancer":{"type":"http","url":"https://opencancer.ai/api/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ai-opencancer-opencancer":{"serverUrl":"https://opencancer.ai/api/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
5| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| context | string | No | Optional general context such as stage or treatments tried, e.g. "stage 3, finished FOLFOX". No identifiers. |
| question | string | Yes | The question in plain language, in the user's language, without personal identifiers. |
| cancer_type | string | No | Optional cancer type, to focus the guidelines used, e.g. "colon cancer". |
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