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Open Food Facts

· github.com/domdomegg/openfoodfacts-mcp

Search and contribute to the Open Food Facts database.

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About Open Food Facts

Open Food Facts is an MCP server in the Search category: search and contribute to the Open Food Facts database.

Install

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claude mcp add open-food-facts -- npx -y openfoodfacts-mcp
npx
npx -y openfoodfacts-mcp

This server has no ConduID identity, so agent calls to it are not receipted. Pin the version you install and review the source before granting it credentials.

Tools (9)

add_or_edit_productAdd or update a product

Parameters not published.

autocompleteAutocomplete brands, categories, labels, etc.

Parameters not published.

call_apiCall any OFF API endpoint directly

Parameters not published.

get_api_docsGet OFF API documentation

Parameters not published.

get_productGet product info by barcode

Parameters not published.

search_products_luceneSearch with Lucene syntax, negation, and boolean logic

Parameters not published.

search_products_standardSearch with structured filters (brand, category, Nutri-Score)

Parameters not published.

select_imageSelect, crop, and rotate an image

Parameters not published.

upload_imageUpload a product image

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README

openfoodfacts-mcp

MCP server for the Open Food Facts API - search, read, and contribute to the world's largest open food database.

Use Cases

Look up a product by name: "How many calories in a Sainsbury's buffalo chicken wrap?" -> searches by name, finds the product, and returns nutrition data.

Look up a product by barcode: "What's in this product with barcode 3017620422003?" -> fetches Nutella's ingredients, Nutri-Score, and nutrition data.

Find healthy options: "Search for breakfast cereals with Nutri-Score A" -> searches with category and nutrition grade filters.

Contribute data: "Add the product name and brand for barcode 12345678" -> creates or updates a product entry on Open Food Facts.

Explore the database: "What brands of organic chocolate are in the database?" -> uses autocomplete and search to explore.

Setup

claude mcp add openfoodfacts-mcp -e OFF_USER_AGENT="openfoodfacts-mcp/1.2.0 (you@example.com)" -- npx -y openfoodfacts-mcp

For write operations (adding/editing products, uploading images), also set:

claude mcp add openfoodfacts-mcp \
  -e OFF_USER_AGENT="openfoodfacts-mcp/1.2.0 (you@example.com)" \
  -e OFF_USER_ID="your-username" \
  -e OFF_PASSWORD="your-password" \
  -- npx -y openfoodfacts-mcp

Or with HTTP transport:

# Start the server
MCP_TRANSPORT=http PORT=3000 OFF_USER_AGENT="openfoodfacts-mcp/1.2.0 (you@example.com)" npx -y openfoodfacts-mcp

# Add to Claude
claude mcp add --transport http openfoodfacts-mcp http://localhost:3000/mcp

Environment Variables

Variable Required Description
OFF_USER_AGENT Yes User-Agent string, e.g. "AppName/1.0 (email@example.com)"
OFF_USER_ID No Open Food Facts username (for write operations)
OFF_PASSWORD No Open Food Facts password (for write operations)
OFF_COUNTRY No Country subdomain (default: world)

Tools

Tool Description Auth
get_product Get product info by barcode No
search_products_standard Search with structured filters (brand, category, Nutri-Score) No
search_products_lucene Search with Lucene syntax, negation, and boolean logic No
autocomplete Autocomplete brands, categories, labels, etc. No
add_or_edit_product Add or update a product Yes
upload_image Upload a product image Yes
select_image Select, crop, and rotate an image Yes
call_api Call any OFF API endpoint directly Depends
get_api_docs Get OFF API documentation No

Contributing

Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:

  1. Install Git and Node.js
  2. Clone the repository
  3. Install dependencies with npm install
  4. Run npm run test to run tests
  5. Build with npm run build

Releases

Versions follow the semantic versioning spec.

To release:

  1. Use npm version <major | minor | patch> to bump the version
  2. Run git push --follow-tags to push with tags
  3. Wait for GitHub Actions to publish to the NPM registry.

README copy captured when this server was indexed; it may lag the repository. The original is authoritative.

Questions

About Open Food Facts

How do I install Open Food Facts?

Run claude mcp add open-food-facts -- npx -y openfoodfacts-mcp, then add the server to your MCP client's configuration.

Is Open Food Facts safe to use with an AI agent?

Its trust score is 37 out of 100 (low). It passes 1 of the 1 static security checks run so far. It has no ConduID identity yet, so agent calls to it are not receipted.

Is Open Food Facts still maintained?

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