MCP server

Openfoodfacts

io.github.cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Barcode lookup, nutrition search, and product comparison for 3M+ crowd-sourced food products.

Source

At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

4

Token cost

About 4,959 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http openfoodfacts-mcp-server https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.openfoodfacts-mcp-server]
url = "https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"openfoodfacts-mcp-server":{"httpUrl":"https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"openfoodfacts-mcp-server":{"url":"https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"openfoodfacts-mcp-server":{"type":"http","url":"https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add openfoodfacts-mcp-server https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openfoodfacts-mcp-server","server_url":"https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"openfoodfacts-mcp-server","server_url":"https://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp"}

Tools

• off_browse_taxonomy Browses the web · ~755 tokens
  Resolve a human term to the canonical Open Food Facts tag ID that off_search_products filters on. Covers categories, labels/certifications, allergens, additives, countries, NOVA groups, and Nutri-Score grades. Pass a search term to resolve against the Open Food Facts vocabulary, which holds tens of
• off_compare_products ~481 tokens
  Side-by-side nutrition and scoring comparison for 2–10 products per call by barcode; a repeated barcode is compared once, so two identical barcodes yield one row, and barcodes past the 10th distinct one are listed in unprocessed rather than fetched. Returns a normalized table of energy (kcal), fat,
• off_get_product ~673 tokens
  Fetch a packaged food product by barcode (4–40 digits: EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC, and the shorter and longer codes Open Food Facts also holds) from Open Food Facts. Returns the product name, brand, quantity, ingredients (raw text and parsed list), declared allergens, trace allergens the label warns about,
• off_search_products ~3050 tokens
  Search Open Food Facts by full-text query, structured tag filters, or both at once. Returns a summary list with barcodes, product names, brands, Nutri-Score, NOVA group, and categories — enough for triage and selection, not full label data. Use off_get_product on the returned barcodes for complete d

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