A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing access to the comprehensive OpenNutrition food database with 300,000+ food items, nutritional data, and barcode lookups. OpenNutrition addresses the longstanding issues with fragmented and unreliable nutritional data by combining authoritative public sources (USDA, CNF, FRIDA, AUSNUT). Unlike other databases that suffer from inconsistent user-generat
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npx mdskills install deadletterq/mcp-opennutritionWell-documented local nutrition database with 300k+ foods, clear setup, strong privacy focus.
1# MCP OpenNutrition23A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing access to the comprehensive OpenNutrition food database with 300,000+ food items, nutritional data, and barcode lookups.45OpenNutrition addresses the longstanding issues with fragmented and unreliable nutritional data by combining authoritative public sources (USDA, CNF, FRIDA, AUSNUT). Unlike other databases that suffer from inconsistent user-generated content or restrictive commercial licensing, OpenNutrition provides transparent, comprehensive, and accurate nutritional data that's freely accessible to developers and researchers.67## Tools89- **Search by Name**: Find foods by name, brand, or partial matches10- **Browse Foods**: Get paginated lists of all available foods11- **Get by ID**: Retrieve detailed nutritional information using food IDs12- **Barcode Lookup**: Find foods using EAN-13 barcodes1314## Installation15161. Install dependencies:17 ```bash18 npm install19 ```20212. Build the project:22 ```bash23 npm run build24 ```25263. Add to your Claude/Cline MCP configuration (set the same version of node that you used to build the project):27 ```json28 "mcp-opennutrition": {29 "command": "/Users/YOUR.USERNAME/.nvm/versions/node/v20.19.0/bin/node",30 "args": [31 "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/PARENT/FOLDER/mcp-opennutrition/build/index.js"32 ]33 }34 ```3536## Data Source3738This server uses the [OpenNutrition dataset](https://www.opennutrition.app/).3940The dataset provides comprehensive nutritional profiles including macronutrients, vitamins, and minerals.4142## Usage4344Once configured, the MCP server runs fully locally on your machine and automatically provides food and nutrition query capabilities to Claude/Cline. All data processing and queries happen locally with no external API calls, ensuring privacy and fast response times.4546## Example4748Here is an example of how Claude uses the tool for a brownie recipe:495051
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