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      "Title": "feat(drug_profile): accept drug_name as an alias of drug",
      "Excerpt": "### Use case\n\n`openfda_drug_profile` takes the drug as `drug`. A caller that sends `{ \"drug_name\": \"aspirin\" }` gets `-32602` (`drug: expected string, received undefined, Unrecognized key: \"drug_name\"`). `drug_name` is the name a model reaches for first, its meaning is not in doubt, and the tool has only the one parameter it could map to.\n\n### Proposed behavior\n\nAccept `drug_name` (and `name`) as aliases of `drug`, so the call succeeds instead of costing a retry. The advertised schema keeps…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/53",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-18T07:39:20.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(count_values): uncountable fields lead to a suffix-toggle recovery loop",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.7\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\nSome advertised fields cannot be aggregated by `openfda_count_values` in either bare or `.exact` form. The bare field answers a 5xx `illegal_argument_exception`, and `.exact` answers `404 Nothing to count`. Each `not_aggregatable` message suggests the other form, then falls back to `openfda_describe_fields`. That tool lists these…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/49",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-08-11T14:09:26.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(get_drug_label): selected table sections return raw SPL markup",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.8\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_get_drug_label` writes SPL `*_table` sections into `content[]` as raw SPL table markup with encoded entities. `format()` joins every section value verbatim, so a caller that selects a table section (or follows an outline that recommends one) must parse `<table>`, `<content styleCode>`, `colspan`/`rowspan`, and `&#x2020;`…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/45",
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      "Title": "bug(search_recalls): staged device/recall rows drop identity and status columns",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.8\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_search_recalls` with `stage: true` stages rows against `RECALLS_CANVAS_SCHEMA`, which lists only enforcement fields. The canvas ignores fields outside the schema, so staged `device/recall` rows lose their identity (`product_res_number`), status (`recall_status`), `root_cause_description`, and `event_date_*` columns. SQL…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/59",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-22T20:41:23.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "bug(count_values): \"Nothing to count\" on a countable field reports not_aggregatable",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.7\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nstdio\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_count_values` reports `not_aggregatable` for a countable field when the search matches only records that lack the field. openFDA answers that case with `404 Nothing to count`, which `classifyError` maps to `not_aggregatable` with a \"drop .exact\" correction. The field counts fine; the matched set simply carries no values for it, so the…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/57",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-22T19:18:49.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(canvas): staging search tools don't declare canvas_not_found or canvas_capacity_exhausted",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.5\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nstdio\n\n### Description\n\nThe eight search tools that stage to DataCanvas (`openfda_search_*`, `openfda_lookup_ndc`) accept a `canvas_id`, but their `errors[]` contracts omit the two failures `canvas.acquire()` raises: `canvas_not_found` (a well-formed id that expired or never existed) and `canvas_capacity_exhausted` (minting a canvas at the tenant cap). Both reach the…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/54",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-22T05:02:47.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat(canvas): staged responses never name openfda_dataframe_describe",
      "Excerpt": "### Use case\n\nEvery openFDA search tool that stages to a DataCanvas hands back a `canvas_id` pointing only at `openfda_dataframe_query` — `openfda_dataframe_describe` is never named, in the enrichment notice, `content[]`, the output-field descriptions, or any tool's own `description`. An agent holding the handle has the table name but no route to the column names, so it writes SQL against a schema it hasn't seen — a field the inline preview renders out of a JSON block…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/50",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-08-13T01:07:10.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "bug(pagination): exhausted pages reset known totals to zero",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.7\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\nA search page requested past the end of its result set returns `totalResults: 0`. openFDA answers any `skip` at or beyond the match count with the same `404 No matches found!` it uses for a zero-match query, and `OpenFdaService.classifyError` turns that 404 into `meta.total: 0` without recovering the real total. The response then…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/47",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-08-11T14:09:20.000Z",
      "State": "closed",
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      "Title": "feat(search_recalls): retain affected-lot codes in enforcement staging",
      "Excerpt": "### Use case\n\nA pharmacist analyzing staged drug recalls needs to identify affected lots and expiry dates. Enforcement records return `code_info`, but the staged table discards it, so that step cannot be completed through SQL.\n\n### Proposed behavior\n\nAdd nullable `code_info` to the enforcement staging schema in `openfda_search_recalls` and expose it through `openfda_dataframe_describe`.\n\nExample: stage `{\"category\":\"drug\",\"search\":\"openfda.generic_name:\\\"METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE\\\"\",\"limit\":2}`.…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/69",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-30T08:05:43.000Z",
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      "Title": "feat(search): bounded retrieval for oversized single records",
      "Excerpt": "### Use case\n\nAn exploratory `openfda_search_adverse_events` call can return a single 100 KB record even with `limit:1`. Reducing the page size cannot help a client that needs a bounded view of that report.\n\nRelated: #39\n\n### Proposed behavior\n\nAdd selective record-field retrieval or an outline for an oversized single record, retaining its identity and a concrete re-call route. Keep both response surfaces aligned and never render a real match as an empty page. Always disclose an over-budget…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/66",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-30T08:04:02.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(search_animal_events): masked brands break the advertised search",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.9\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\n1.4.2\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_search_animal_events` advertises `drug.brand_name:\"Bravecto\"`, but the provider masks veterinary brands as `MSK`. Empty-result recovery recommends the same masked field and does not explain the limitation.\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\n1. Search `animal.species:\"Dog\" AND drug.brand_name:\"Bravecto\"`: zero reports.\n2. Count…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/65",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-30T08:04:00.000Z",
      "State": "open",
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      "Title": "bug(sort): unsupported directions silently return unsorted results",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.9\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\n1.4.2\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\nThe shared sort pattern accepts unsupported directions. openFDA returns success while ignoring the requested ordering; HTTP 200 does not establish that sorting worked.\n\nRelated: #38\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\nCall `openfda_search_recalls` with:\n\n```json\n{\"category\":\"drug\",\"search\":\"openfda.generic_name:\\\"METFORMIN…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/64",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-30T08:03:58.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(drug_profile): total excludes reports without seriousness",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.9\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\n1.4.2\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_drug_profile` computes `adverse_events.total` by summing `serious` count buckets, silently excluding reports without that field.\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\n1. Call `openfda_drug_profile` with `{\"drug\":\"metformin\"}`.\n2. Search adverse events with…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/63",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-30T08:03:55.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(field-catalog): correct outcome codes and date/identifier meanings",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.9\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\n1.4.2\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_describe_fields` supplies incorrect field meanings that can misdirect queries and interpretation.\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\nCall the tool for `drug/event`, `drug/shortages`, and `drug/ndc`.\n\n### Actual behavior\n\n- `patient.reaction.reactionoutcome`: `4=fatal, 5=unknown`; code 6 is omitted.\n- Shortage date notes say YYYYMMDD,…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/62",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-09-30T08:03:52.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(search_recalls): device recalls render enforcement fields as N/A",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.3\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.11.1\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.3.14\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_search_recalls` formats `device/recall` records with `device/enforcement`'s field names. `device/recall` has no `recall_number`, `status`, `voluntary_mandated`, or hazard-classification field — identity is `product_res_number`, status is `recall_status`, and `openfda.device_class` is a distinct device-class rating, not…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/46",
      "PublishedAt": "2026-08-11T14:09:17.000Z",
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      "Title": "bug(count_values): exact-limit result sets report false truncation",
      "Excerpt": "### Server version\n\n0.7.7\n\n### mcp-ts-core version\n\n0.13.6\n\n### Runtime\n\nBun\n\n### Runtime version\n\nBun 1.4.0\n\n### Transport\n\nHTTP (Streamable HTTP)\n\n### Description\n\n`openfda_count_values` marks every response whose row count equals `limit` as truncated, even when the result set is exhaustive. A binary field then claims that more distinct values may exist when both values are already present.\n\nRelated: #7\n\n### Steps to reproduce\n\n1. Call `openfda_count_values` with `{ \"endpoint\": \"drug/event\",…",
      "SourceUrl": "https://github.com/cyanheads/openfda-mcp-server/issues/44",
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