io.github.cyanheads/usda-mcp-server

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Publisher-provided description

Search foods, compare nutrients, and look up the full USDA FoodData Central database.

Summary by lookupd

Searches USDA food data, retrieves nutrient profiles by FDC ID, and compares nutrients across several foods.

Install

Claude Code, remote (streamable-http)

claude mcp add --transport http usda-mcp-server https://usda.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

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

Claude Code, npm package (stdio)

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

Codex, remote (streamable-http)

codex mcp add usda-mcp-server --url https://usda.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add usda-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/usda-mcp-server

Codex, npm package (stdio)

codex mcp add usda-mcp-server -- npx -y @cyanheads/usda-mcp-server

Cursor, remote (streamable-http) → .cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "usda-mcp-server": {
      "url": "https://usda.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

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

Cursor, npm package (stdio) → .cursor/mcp.json

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

Other clients: docs. Or tell your agent: Set up lookupd for me: read https://lookupd.com/agent.md and follow it.

Tools (5 tools)

Publisher-provided text

usda_list_nutrients Look up the FDC nutrient reference table — all tracked nutrients with their numeric IDs, names, SR reference numbers, units, and categories. Use to resolve a nu
usda_search_foods Search USDA FoodData Central foods by keyword. Returns matching foods with FDC IDs and available preview nutrients: protein (1003), fat (1004), carbohydrate (10
usda_get_food Get the full nutrient profile for one food by FDC ID. Returns all available nutrients (or a filtered subset via the nutrients[] param) with optional per-portion
usda_get_foods Fetch nutrient profiles for 2–20 foods in a single API call. More efficient than calling usda_get_food N times when you already have multiple FDC IDs. All value
usda_compare_foods Compare nutrients side-by-side for 2–5 foods. Returns a structured table — one row per nutrient, one column per food — formatted as markdown. Best for "spinach

Changes

Newest first, as lookupd saw them

2026-11-11: version 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

Details

Version: 0.2.1
Transports: streamable-http, stdio
Uptime (7 days): 100%
Median latency: 582 ms
First indexed: 2026-11-01T09:26:44.399Z
Last seen in registry: 2026-11-11T08:17:23.571Z
Repository: https://github.com/cyanheads/usda-mcp-server

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