@pipeworx/usda-fdc

Connect: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usda-fdc/mcp · Install: one-click buttons

Tools: 5

USDA Food Data Central MCP — comprehensive nutrient database for US foods (~600k items across SR Legacy, Foundation, Survey, Branded, Experimental data types).

Tools

• search_foods(query, data_type?, page_size?, page_number?, sort_by?, sort_order?, brand_owner?)
• get_food(fdc_id, format?, nutrients?) — single-food detail
• list_foods(data_type?, page_size?, page_number?, sort_by?, sort_order?) — browse
• list_food_groups() — USDA food group reference
• nutrients_for_food(fdc_id, nutrient_numbers?) — convenience: just the nutrient values

Auth

• Platform key: gateway env PLATFORM_USDA_FDC_KEY
• BYO: ?_apiKey=<key> after registering at https://api.data.gov/signup/

Free tier: 1000 req/hour.

Data source

https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1/ — api_key= query param.

Tools

• search_foods — Search USDA Food Data Central for food items by name, brand, or ingredient. Supports filtering by data type (Branded, Foundation, SR Legacy, Survey FNDDS, Experimental) and brand owner. Returns FDC id
• get_food — Full food record by FDC id.
• list_foods — Paginated browse of FDC foods.
• list_food_groups — USDA food group reference (categories).
• nutrients_for_food — Convenience: nutrient values only for a food.