# Medblocks vs Validic Inform (slim)

> Validic Inform scores 57.9 (C) to Medblocks's 52.7 (D) for patient consent. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Validic Inform scores 57.9 (C) on agent readiness against Medblocks's 52.7 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Medblocks leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do patient consent.

- Medblocks: D 52.7, rank #773 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/medblocks.min.md
- Validic Inform: C 57.9, rank #628 of 1076 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/validic.min.md
- Medblocks, good for A consumer or care app, or an assistant, that needs a patient's own records from US hospitals and payers with the patient's consent, and wants an MCP route as well as REST. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 72 against 50; Security & auth, 67 against 30. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Validic Inform, good for A remote patient monitoring or wellness app that needs normalised readings from many wearables and home devices, and an agent that wants to start building without a sales call. Ahead on Reliability, 73 against 28; Schema & documentation, 75 against 62; Payments & pricing, 40 against 25; Maintenance & community, 74 against 69; Transparency & trust, 71 against 51.

| Category | Medblocks | Validic Inform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 28 | 73 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 62 | 75 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 72 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 30 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 69 | 74 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 51 | 71 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Medblocks | Validic Inform |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Medblocks Inc. | Validic, Inc. (ChartSpan) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://app.medblocks.com/mcp` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, SSE (legacy) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Medblocks' terms. The medblocks TypeScript SDK on npm carries a proprietary licence that forbids redistribution and reverse engineering. The agent skills repository has no licence file | Proprietary service under Validic's Online Service Agreement for Inform (last updated 13 August 2025). The inform-quickstart sample apps are MIT |
| Tools exposed | 10 | none |
| Last release | 2026-09-14 | 2026-10-12 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-05 | 2025-08-13 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-05 | 2026-01-20 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 36 npm/wk | none |