Standalone PBS API MCP server
Pbs becomes available to MCP clients through the pbs mcp server. Standalone PBS API MCP server.
A standalone Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) API.
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.
Once connected, the assistant can call this tool directly:
Parameters — The Parameters tool exposed by this serverSetup follows the standard MCP pattern: clone or install the server, then register it in your client's configuration file and restart the client. The configuration snippets on this page cover Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor.
Before the server will start you need to supply one environment variable: PBS_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.
Developer-tool servers are usually the first ones people connect, because they turn "help me with this code" into an assistant that can actually read the repo and act on it. Pbs sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Parameters — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other developer tools servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Parameters | The Parameters tool exposed by this server. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"pbs-api": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["path/to/pbs-mcp-standalone/build/index.js"],
"env": {
"PBS_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY": "your-subscription-key-here"
}
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| PBS_API_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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