Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Coverage Intelligence, accessible via MCP

Most healthcare platforms are closed to AI agents. Manta is not. Your AI agents need real healthcare data to do real work. Manta's MCP server exposes Coverage Intelligence as a set of structured, permissioned tools any MCP-compatible agent can call. Connect in a single authenticated session and start calling tools across eligibility, prior authorization, and patient financial data immediately. OAuth authentication and tenant-scoped permissions. No custom SDK. No integration cycle.

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What is the Model Context Protocol?

The open standard that connects AI to the world

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 and donated to the Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation in December 2025. It defines how AI agents and AI-enabled applications connect to external tools, data sources, and services, with structured inputs, structured outputs, and explicit permission controls governing every interaction.

In healthcare, MCP addresses one of the most persistent integration challenges: giving AI systems access to real operational data without exposing the entire platform, building one-off integrations, or bypassing compliance controls. An AI agent requests an action through the protocol, the MCP server validates the request against the client's permissions, executes the action, and returns a structured response.

Alt text: Four-step coverage intelligence workflow showing Eligibility & Coverage Verification, Prior Authorization, Agentic AI Appeals, and Estimates & Pre-Payment connected by arrows, with all steps linked to a bottom layer labeled Model Context Protocol (MCP).
How It Works

From authentication to tool call in three steps

Manta's MCP server uses standard protocols throughout. Any MCP-compatible client that supports Streamable HTTP transport and OAuth authentication can connect.
Step 01

Authenticate

MCP access uses OAuth 2.0. Once access is provisioned for your tenant, your MCP-compatible client authenticates against Manta's OAuth endpoint. Credentials and scopes are configured to match your tenant's permission model, ensuring every connection is tied to a specific identity with defined access boundaries.
Step 02

Connect

Your client connects to the Manta MCP server via Streamable HTTP, the current MCP transport standard. SSE transport is also supported for clients that require it. The server returns the tools available to your tenant based on your configured scopes.
Step 03

Call tools

Your client calls the tools available to your tenant. Each call is validated against your tenant's permission model. The server executes the action and returns a structured response. No direct database access. No unscoped queries. Every call is logged and monitored centrally.
What MCP Enables

What your agents can access

Manta's MCP server exposes tools across the core Coverage Intelligence workflow. These are the same tools that power Manta's own agent layer, now available to approved external clients under the same permission controls.
Access is scoped per tenant. Your agents see only the tools and data your configuration permits.
Patient and insurance plan context
Eligibility checks and benefit data
Prior authorization determination
Prior authorization workflow status
CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10 code lookup
Patient estimates and financial context
MCP Access

Who needs it

Practice Administrator

Get answers from live data

"What is the eligibility status on tomorrow's cataract cases?" Answered from live Manta data, no portal login required.
Billing Operations

Clear your PA backlog faster

"Which prior authorizations are still pending this week?" Retrieved, summarized, and actioned without manual status checks.
EHR or RCM Vendor

Embed Coverage Intelligence in your product

Add Manta to your AI copilot in an afternoon. Standard MCP, scoped credentials, no custom SDK, no integration cycle.
Integration Engineer

Wire Manta into your AI stack

OAuth authentication, tenant isolation, and audit logging out of the box. No proprietary protocol to learn.
Security and Access

Enterprise-grade security with no extra configuration required.

MCP access on Manta is not a separate integration with its own security model. It runs through the same OAuth 2.0 authentication, tenant isolation, RBAC permission model, and audit logging that govern every other surface on the platform.
Access is provisioned per tenant. Contact support@manta.health to request access and we will configure the appropriate tool surfaces, scopes, and permissions for your environment.
OAuth 2.0 authentication
Tenant-scoped RBAC permissions
Streamable HTTP transport over HTTPS
Centralized audit logging
SOC 2 system boundary
HIPAA-aligned access controls and tenant isolation
Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MCP access

What is the Model Context Protocol?

The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that defines how AI agents and AI-enabled applications connect to external tools, data sources, and services. It provides a governed middleware layer where an AI client requests an action, the MCP server validates the request against the client's permissions, executes the action, and returns a structured response. MCP was introduced by Anthropic in November 2024 and donated to the Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation in December 2025.

What can my AI agent do with Manta's MCP server?

Approved MCP clients can call tools across patient and insurance plan context, eligibility checks and benefit data, prior authorization determination and workflow status, CPT and ICD-10 code lookup, and patient estimates and financial context. These are the same tools that power Manta's own internal agent workflows.

How does authentication work?

MCP access uses OAuth 2.0. Once access is provisioned for your tenant, your MCP-compatible client authenticates against Manta's OAuth endpoint. Credentials and scopes are configured to match your tenant's permission model.

What transport does the Manta MCP server support?

The Manta MCP server supports Streamable HTTP, the current MCP transport standard, with SSE also supported for backwards compatibility. Standard discovery paths including /.well-known are supported.

Is MCP access self-serve?

MCP access is provisioned rather than self-serve. Manta configures tool surfaces, scopes, and permissions per tenant before connection. To request access, contact info@manta.health with a description of your use case.

Is the MCP service covered by Manta's SOC 2 audit?

Yes. The Manta MCP service and its production domain are included within Manta's SOC 2 system boundary.

How is PHI handled through MCP tools?

MCP tools can surface operational data that may include protected health information, consistent with the access the authenticated tenant already has within Manta. PHI accessed through MCP is subject to the same tenant isolation controls, audit logging, and handling requirements as PHI accessed through any other Manta surface.

What MCP clients are compatible?

Any MCP-compatible client that supports Streamable HTTP or SSE transport and OAuth-based authentication can connect to the Manta MCP server.

Ready to connect your AI to Coverage Intelligence?

MCP access is available to approved Manta tenants and partners. Contact us to get started.
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