USDA MCP Server

MCPOpen Source11.5

by LoggerApp • Data & Databases

A high-performance MCP server that exposes USDA FoodData Central nutrition data to MCP-compatible clients like Claude Desktop for fast querying, search, and analysis.

Example Use Cases

1
Search and retrieve detailed USDA food entries and nutrient profiles programmatically.
2
Rank or filter foods by nutrient density to generate meal suggestions or assist with deficiency-focused plans.
3
Integrate nutritional data into conversational workflows (e.g., Claude Desktop) for recipe analysis, comparisons, and dietary recommendations.

Description

This project implements a Message Control Protocol (MCP) server backed by an optimized SQLite database of USDA FoodData Central data. It provides searchable food and nutrient endpoints, nutrient density scoring, materialized views, and caching to accelerate common nutritional queries. The server is intended for integration with Claude Desktop or other MCP-enabled agents to support meal planning, nutrient comparisons, and complex nutritional analysis. It emphasizes performance through indexing, WAL mode, and precomputed statistics.

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Scanned 2 month(s) ago

Risk Level

MINIMAL

Read-only data retrieval, no side effects

Trust Score

D40/100

3/17 checks passed

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Service TypeMCP

Pricing ModelFree

Capabilities0 Tools / 0 Prompts / 0 Resources

OwnerLoggerApp

CategoryData & Databases

DependenciesStandalone