`list_foods`

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_foods for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Paginated browse of FDC foods.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data_type`	string	no	Filter to data type(s). Options: ${DATA_TYPES}
`page_size`	number	no	1-200 (default 50)
`page_number`	number	no	1-based page
`sort_by`	string	no
`sort_order`	string	no

Example call

Arguments

{
  "data_type": "Survey (FNDDS)",
  "page_number": 1,
  "page_size": 50
}

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_foods","arguments":{"data_type":"Survey (FNDDS)","page_number":1,"page_size":50}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('list_foods', {
  "data_type": "Survey (FNDDS)",
  "page_number": 1,
  "page_size": 50
});

More examples

{
  "page_number": 2,
  "page_size": 100,
  "sort_by": "publishedDate",
  "sort_order": "desc"
}

Response shape

Field	Type	Description
`items`	array
`count`	number

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "items": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "fdcId": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "dataType": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "publicationDate": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "foodCode": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "foodNutrients": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "number": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "name": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "amount": {
                  "type": "number"
                },
                "unitName": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "derivationCode": {
                  "type": "string"
                },
                "derivationDescription": {
                  "type": "string"
                }
              }
            }
          },
          "brandOwner": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "gtinUpc": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "description": "Paginated list of FDC foods"
}

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"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the usda-fdc pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

list_foods