Openfoodfacts MCP Server

by cyanheadsio.github.cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-serverv0.3.7

Barcode lookup, nutrition search, and product comparison for 3M+ crowd-sourced food products.

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Install Openfoodfacts MCP server

claude mcp add openfoodfacts -- npx -y @cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfoodfacts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfoodfacts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "openfoodfacts": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "openfoodfacts": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
OFF_BASE_URL	—	—	Open Food Facts API base URL override. Useful for testing against a mock server.
OFF_RATE_LIMIT_PRODUCT	—	—	Product read rate limit (requests/min). Matches the 15 req/min/IP Open Food Facts documents for product reads.
OFF_RATE_LIMIT_SEARCH	—	—	Search rate limit (requests/min).
OFF_RATE_LIMIT_TAXONOMY	—	—	Taxonomy resolution rate limit (requests/min). Applies to the live tag-vocabulary lookups off_browse_taxonomy makes, to tag-value resolution on text searches, and to checking allergen and trace exclusions on every search; a spent budget falls back to the offline sample, or to the tag value as normalized, rather than failing, except that an exclusion it could not check is refused as retryable.
MCP_LOG_LEVEL	—	—	Sets the minimum log level for output (e.g., 'debug', 'info', 'warn').
MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE	—	—	Selects the HTTP transport.
MCP_HTTP_HOST	—	—	The hostname for the HTTP server.
MCP_HTTP_PORT	—	—	The port to run the HTTP server on.
MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH	—	—	The endpoint path for the MCP server.
MCP_AUTH_MODE	—	—	Authentication mode to use: 'none', 'jwt', or 'oauth'.

Remote endpoints

streamable-httphttps://openfoodfacts.caseyjhand.com/mcp

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Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-08 · 2d ago · GitHub
Latest release
2026-10-08 · 2d ago · GitHub · v0.3.7
Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-10-08 · 2d ago · official registry · v0.3.7

FAQ

›How do I install the Openfoodfacts MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add openfoodfacts -- npx -y @cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Openfoodfacts require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use Openfoodfacts as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

Yes — it offers both a hosted endpoint and a local stdio package.

›Is Openfoodfacts in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.cyanheads/openfoodfacts-mcp-server.