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USDA Food Data Central MCP

An MCP server that provides access to the USDA Food Data Central database, offering tools to search for food items by name or brand, retrieve full food records by ID, browse paginated food lists, access USDA food group references, and fetch specific nutrient values for foods.

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Package and access

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USDA Food Data Central MCP logo, by PipeworxCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by Pipeworx
You need:Platform key handled by Pipeworx. Or BYO: ?_apiKey=<key>.
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What you can do with it

  • Search USDA Food Data Central for food items by name, brand, or ingredient
  • Retrieve full food record details using a specific FDC ID
  • Browse the comprehensive nutrient database with pagination
  • Look up USDA food group categories and references

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.2.0
mcp-registry: io.github.pipeworx-io/usda-fdc@0.2.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc 0.2.0

npm
@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc package definition
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PIPEWORX_API_KEY",
      "description": "Optional Pipeworx API key. Without it calls are anonymous and capped daily; a free key raises the cap."
    }
  ]
}

Tools

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usda-food-data-central-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usda-food-data-central-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "usda-food-data-central-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usda-food-data-central-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-usda-fdc@0.2.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PIPEWORX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PIPEWORX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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