list_food_groups

Pack: usda-fdc · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/list_food_groups for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

USDA food group reference (categories).

Example call

Arguments

{}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usda-fdc/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"list_food_groups","arguments":{}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('list_food_groups', {});

Response shape

Always returns: note, wweia_categories_url, common_dataTypes

{
  "type": "object",
  "description": "USDA food group reference data",
  "properties": {
    "note": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of food groups source"
    },
    "wweia_categories_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to WWEIA category reference"
    },
    "common_dataTypes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of common FDC data types",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "note",
    "wweia_categories_url",
    "common_dataTypes"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usda-fdc": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/usda-fdc/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.