Search and contribute to the Open Food Facts database.
MCP server for the Open Food Facts API - search, read, and contribute to the world's largest open food database.
Look up a product by name: "How many calories in a Sainsbury's buffalo chicken wrap?" -> searches by name, finds the product, and returns nutrition data.
Look up a product by barcode: "What's in this product with barcode 3017620422003?" -> fetches Nutella's ingredients, Nutri-Score, and nutrition data.
Find healthy options: "Search for breakfast cereals with Nutri-Score A" -> searches with category and nutrition grade filters.
Contribute data: "Add the product name and brand for barcode 12345678" -> creates or updates a product entry on Open Food Facts.
Explore the database: "What brands of organic chocolate are in the database?" -> uses autocomplete and search to explore.
Follow the instructions on install-mcp, which generates the right config for your MCP client (Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Cline, VS Code, and more).
Set OFF_USER_AGENT to identify your app (e.g. openfoodfacts-mcp/1.2.0 (you@example.com)). For write operations (adding/editing products, uploading images), also set OFF_USER_ID and OFF_PASSWORD.
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
OFF_USER_AGENT | Yes | User-Agent string, e.g. "AppName/1.0 (email@example.com)" |
OFF_USER_ID | No | Open Food Facts username (for write operations) |
OFF_PASSWORD | No | Open Food Facts password (for write operations) |
OFF_COUNTRY | No | Country subdomain (default: world) |
| Tool | Description | Auth |
|---|---|---|
get_product | Get product info by barcode | No |
search_products_standard | Search with structured filters (brand, category, Nutri-Score) | No |
search_products_lucene | Search with Lucene syntax, negation, and boolean logic | No |
autocomplete | Autocomplete brands, categories, labels, etc. | No |
add_or_edit_product | Add or update a product | Yes |
upload_image | Upload a product image | Yes |
select_image | Select, crop, and rotate an image | Yes |
call_api | Call any OFF API endpoint directly | Depends |
get_api_docs | Get OFF API documentation | No |
Pull requests are welcomed on GitHub! To get started:
npm installnpm run test to run testsnpm run buildVersions follow the semantic versioning spec.
To release:
npm version <major | minor | patch> to bump the versiongit push --follow-tags to push with tagsSource-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y openfoodfacts-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-domdomegg-openfoodfacts-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"openfoodfacts-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceopenfoodfacts-mcpnpmOpen Food Facts works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.