MCP server

Codex Gsfa

io.github.pipeworx-io/codex-gsfa

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

Codex GSFA — the FAO/WHO General Standard for Food Additives (CXS 192-1995).

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

49

Token cost

About 27,815 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 codex-gsfa https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp

Claude Desktop

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

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.codex-gsfa]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"codex-gsfa":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"codex-gsfa":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"codex-gsfa":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add codex-gsfa https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/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":"codex-gsfa","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"codex-gsfa","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/codex-gsfa/mcp"}

Tools

• gsfa_additive_provisions ~244 tokens
  List every food category in which a given food additive is permitted under the Codex GSFA, with the maximum use level for each. Separates Table 1 and 2 provisions (which carry a specific maximum level) from Table 3 provisions (permitted under good manufacturing practice with no numeric limit). Use t
• gsfa_check_use ~319 tokens
  Answer whether a specific food additive is permitted in a specific food category under the Codex General Standard for Food Additives, and at what maximum level. Returns the maximum use level (a numeric limit such as 10,000 mg/kg, or GMP meaning good manufacturing practice), which GSFA table the perm
• gsfa_coverage ~120 tokens
  Report what this Codex GSFA dataset contains and how current it is: the Codex Alimentarius Commission sessions represented, counts of additives, food categories and provisions, and which additive records could not be retrieved. Use to check the freshness and completeness of GSFA answers before relyi
• gsfa_food_category_additives ~225 tokens
  List every food additive permitted in a given Codex GSFA food category, with each maximum use level. Includes provisions inherited from parent categories, since a GSFA provision applies to a category and all of its subcategories. Use to see what additives may legally be used in a particular food.
• gsfa_notes ~240 tokens
  Look up the qualifying notes that condition Codex GSFA food additive provisions. GSFA provisions are frequently limited by numbered notes such as "for use in ready-to-drink products only", "as sulphur dioxide", or "on the fat basis", and a maximum use level is not fully specified without them. Give
• gsfa_search_additive ~192 tokens
  Find food additives in the Codex GSFA by INS number, name, or synonym. Returns each match with its INS number, name, synonyms, technological functional classes (thickener, preservative, colour, and so on), and how many food-category provisions it holds. Use to resolve an additive name or E-number to
• gsfa_search_food_categories ~172 tokens
  Search the Codex GSFA food category system by number or name — for example "cheese", "beverages", or "01.4". Returns matching category numbers and names. Use to find the right GSFA food category number before checking which additives are permitted in it.

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