Bag Epl MCP server

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MCP Server for the Swiss BAG electronic benefits platform (ePL) — Spezialitaetenliste, GGSL, MiGeL

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Demo

Overview

bag-epl-mcp enables AI models to answer questions about mandatory health insurance coverage in Switzerland — in natural language, grounded in real data.

Anchor query: "Is this medication covered by mandatory health insurance?" → eplslsuche: Live lookup in the Spezialitaetenliste (SL) → More use cases by audience →

Features

• \U0001f48a 6 tools, 2 resources, 2 prompts for Swiss health insurance data
• \U0001f50d eplslsuche — search the Spezialitaetenliste for medications
• ⚖️ eplrechtskontext** — legal context with Fedlex links
• \U0001f513 No API key required — all data publicly accessible
• ☁️ Dual transport — stdio (Claude Desktop) + Streamable HTTP (cloud)
• \U0001f4da Prompt templates for insurance coverage checks and school health queries

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• uv (recommended) or pip

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/malkreide/bag-epl-mcp.git
cd bag-epl-mcp

# Install
pip install -e .
# or with uv:
uv pip install -e .

Or with uvx (no permanent installation):

uvx bag-epl-mcp

Quickstart

# stdio (for Claude Desktop) — default, opens no network ports
python -m bag_epl_mcp.server

# Streamable HTTP (cloud) — transport selected via env var
MCP_TRANSPORT=streamable-http MCP_HOST=0.0.0.0 MCP_PORT=8000 \
  pip install -e ".[http]" && python -m bag_epl_mcp.server

Transport & host are configured exclusively via environment variables

(MCPTRANSPORT, MCPHOST, MCP_PORT). The default is stdio bound to

nothing; MCP_HOST defaults to 127.0.0.1 and should only be set to

0.0.0.0 inside a container/cloud environment.

Try it immediately in Claude Desktop:

"Is Methylphenidate (Ritalin) covered by mandatory health insurance?"

"Which laws regulate admission to the Spezialitaetenliste?"

"Is a wheelchair covered by mandatory insurance?"

Configuration

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\Claude\claudedesktopconfig.json (Windows):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bag-epl": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "bag_epl_mcp.server"]
    }
  }
}

Or with uvx:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bag-epl": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["bag-epl-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Cloud Deployment (Streamable HTTP for browser access)

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.