Grocery Search MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides grocery price and nutritional information search capabilities. This server allows AI agents to search for food products, compare prices, and analyze nutritional content across different grocery stores.

Features

• Product Search: Search for grocery items by name across supported stores

• Price Comparison: Get current pricing information for food products

• Nutritional Analysis: Retrieve protein, calorie, and other macro information

• Protein-per-Dollar Ranking: Automatically rank products by protein content per dollar spent

• Store Support: Currently supports Trader Joe's (more stores coming soon)

Related MCP server: Food Data Central MCP Server

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd MCP_Food_Search

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Or install in development mode:

pip install -e .

Usage

Running the MCP Server

Start the server using:

python -m grocery_search_mcp.server

Or using the script entry point:

grocery-search-mcp

Testing the Implementation

Run the test script to verify functionality:

python test_server.py

MCP Tool Usage

The server provides one main tool:

GroceryPrices.search

Search for grocery items with price and nutritional information.

Parameters:

• query (required): Food or product name to search for

• store (optional): Store to search, defaults to "trader_joes"

Example:

{
  "query": "protein bar",
  "store": "trader_joes"
}

Response: Returns a formatted list of products with:

• Product name and brand

• Price and package size

• Protein content and calories

• Protein-per-dollar ratio

• Nutritional information status

Architecture

The server consists of several key components:

• MCP Server (server.py): Main MCP protocol implementation

• Data Models (models.py): Pydantic models for requests/responses

• Scrapers (scraper.py): Web scraping logic for different stores

• Nutrition Estimation: Basic nutritional information estimation

Current Implementation

This initial version includes:

• ✅ Basic MCP server setup

• ✅ Trader Joe's product search (mock data for now)

• ✅ Nutritional estimation based on product names

• ✅ Protein-per-dollar calculation

• ✅ Error handling and logging

Future Enhancements

• Real web scraping implementation

• Integration with USDA FoodData Central API

• Redis caching for price data

• Additional store support (Safeway, Kroger, etc.)

• Real-time inventory checking

• Advanced nutritional analysis

Contributing

This is a learning project. Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests.

License

MIT License