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maintenanceA local-first nutrition MCP server for food search, barcode lookup, meal estimation, intake logging, hydration, and nutrition coaching workflows.
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nutrition-mcp
by asachs01
This server does not currently have a deployable release on Glama. Follow the repository's setup instructions to install and configure it for your MCP client, including any required credentials and local dependencies.
nutrition-mcp
USDA FoodData Central MCP server for nutrition lookup, meal logging, and daily macro tracking.
Setup
Get a free API key at https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-key-signup
Set
USDA_API_KEYenvironment variable (or it falls back toDEMO_KEY)
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your keyRelated MCP server: nutrition-mcp
Usage
node src/server.js # stdio MCP serverTools
nutrition
Action | Description | Key Params |
| Search foods by name |
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| Full nutrition details |
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| Side-by-side macro comparison |
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meal_log
Action | Description | Key Params |
| Log a food eaten |
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| List entries for a date |
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| Remove an entry |
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| Macro totals for a day |
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| Weekly averages |
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targets
Action | Description | Key Params |
| Set daily macro targets |
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| View current targets | — |
| Progress vs targets |
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Architecture
src/
server.js — MCP stdio server
usda-client.js — USDA API client with 24h cache
meal-log.js — Local meal log storage (~/.nutrition-mcp/logs/)
targets.js — Macro targets storage (~/.nutrition-mcp/targets.json)
tools/
nutrition.js — nutrition tool handler
meal-log.js — meal_log tool handler
targets.js — targets tool handler
test/
server.test.js — Unit testsTesting
npm testLicense
MIT © Aaron Sachs
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