Gov Public Health

CDC open data and WHO global health indicators. 3 tools for public health intelligence.

Security Scan

The skill coherently exposes CDC/WHO data via a third‑party MCP server and requires the mcporter CLI, but it instructs you to register an external apify.actor endpoint (which will receive your tool calls and possibly conversation context) and references a user config path that the registry did not declare; these mismatches and the third‑party relay are worth caution before installing.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description (CDC + WHO data) matches the instructions, which add an MCP server that presumably proxies those APIs. Requiring the mcporter binary is plausible for registering an MCP server. Minor inconsistency: the SKILL.md tells you how to edit ~/.openclaw/mcp.json, but the registry listed no required config paths.

Instruction Scope

Runtime instructions tell the user/agent to add a remote MCP server at https://public-health-mcp.apify.actor/mcp (via mcporter or by editing ~/.openclaw/mcp.json). That means tool invocations will be routed to a third‑party endpoint. SKILL.md does not state what data is forwarded or retained, nor does it limit what context is sent, so sensitive information could be sent to the remote host.

Install Mechanism

This is instruction‑only (no install spec), which lowers file/write risk. However the skill requires the mcporter binary but provides no install instructions or source for mcporter; the user must obtain a trusted mcporter binary for the skill to function.

Credentials

The skill requests no environment variables or credentials, which is proportionate to querying public CDC/WHO data. However, lack of declared secrets does not prevent the remote MCP server from receiving whatever query and context the agent forwards.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not ask for system-wide modifications beyond optionally editing the user MCP config. It does not request elevated persistence privileges.

What to consider before installing

This skill appears to be a connector that routes queries to a third‑party MCP server hosted on apify.actor. Before installing: 1) Verify the mcporter binary source and install it from a trusted repository (the skill gives no install instructions). 2) Confirm you trust https://public-health-mcp.apify.actor/mcp — tool calls (and likely surrounding prompt/context) will be relayed there; ask the author how requests, responses, and logs are handled and retained. 3) Note the SKILL.md suggests modifying ~/.openclaw/mcp.json even though the registry listed no required config paths — double‑check what will be written and back up your config first. 4) Test with non‑sensitive queries only. If you need stronger assurance, request the MCP server source or host control information (or prefer a skill that queries CDC/WHO APIs directly without an intermediary).

Public Health Intel

Access CDC open data and WHO Global Health Observatory indicators.

Setup

mcporter add gov-health --url https://public-health-mcp.apify.actor/mcp --transport streamable-http

Or add to your OpenClaw MCP config (~/.openclaw/mcp.json):

{
  "servers": {
    "gov-health": {
      "url": "https://public-health-mcp.apify.actor/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

health_get_cdc_data

Query CDC Open Data using the Socrata SODA API. Access datasets on disease surveillance, vaccinations, mortality, and more.

Get CDC COVID-19 surveillance data
Query CDC dataset for vaccination rates

Parameters: datasetId (default "g4ie-h725"), query (SoQL where clause), limit, offset, orderBy

health_get_who_indicator

Query WHO Global Health Observatory indicators by country and year.

Get life expectancy data for Japan
Show WHO malaria incidence for Nigeria

Parameters: indicatorCode (default "WHOSIS_000001"), country (3-letter ISO code), year, limit

health_list_who_indicators

List available WHO GHO indicators. Search by keyword to find the right indicator code.

Search WHO indicators for tuberculosis
List available WHO health indicators

Parameters: search, limit

Data Sources

• CDC — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (open data via Socrata)
• WHO GHO — World Health Organization Global Health Observatory

Use Cases

• Disease surveillance monitoring
• Global health research
• Public health policy analysis
• Epidemiological data access

All data from free government APIs. Zero cost. No API keys required.