Nutrition

USDA FoodData Central MCP server for nutrition lookup, meal logging, and daily macro tracking.

Setup

1. Get a free API key at https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-key-signup
2. Set USDA_API_KEY environment variable (or it falls back to DEMO_KEY)

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your key

Usage

node src/server.js  # stdio MCP server

Tools

nutrition

Action	Description	Key Params
search	Search foods by name	query, dataType, pageSize
get	Full nutrition details	fdcId
compare	Side-by-side macro comparison	fdcIds (array)

meal_log

Action	Description	Key Params
log	Log a food eaten	fdcId, servings, mealType, date
list	List entries for a date	date, mealType
delete	Remove an entry	entryId
daily_summary	Macro totals for a day	date
weekly_summary	Weekly averages	weekOf

targets

Action	Description	Key Params
set	Set daily macro targets	calories, protein, carbs, fat, fiber
get	View current targets	—
progress	Progress vs targets	date

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 tests

Testing

npm test

License

MIT © Aaron Sachs