FatSecret Platform

FatSecret Platform MCP Connector for Claude

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Manage your nutritional research — audit food records and recipes via AI.

6 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire nutritional research workflow with FatSecret Platform, the leading API for food and nutrition data. By connecting FatSecret to your agent, you transform complex nutrient lookups into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly search for food items, audit recipe metadata, and retrieve detailed composition reports without you ever touching a diet app. Whether you are building a nutrition tracker or conducting health research, your agent acts as a real-time dietitian, ensuring your data is always accurate and well-categorized.

What you can do

  • Food Auditing — Search for thousands of food items and retrieve detailed nutrient metadata, including calories, fats, and proteins.
  • Recipe Oversight — Browse a comprehensive recipe database and retrieve detailed preparation metadata and nutritional breakdowns.
  • Barcode Discovery — Query food IDs using barcodes (UPC/EAN) to maintain strict control over branded product data.
  • Dietary Intelligence — Retrieve detailed nutrient information for specific food IDs to assist in analytical meal planning.
  • Category Monitoring — List high-level food categories to understand the organizational hierarchy of nutritional data.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your FatSecret Client ID and Client Secret
  3. Start managing your nutritional intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Nutritionists & Coaches — monitor client food choices and retrieve verified nutrient metadata straight from your workflow.
  • App Developers — verify food data accuracy and audit recipe distributions for health-tech projects.
  • Health Enthusiasts — perform rapid audits of food items and discover recipe desgloses through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate nutritional data querying to orchestrate cross-functional wellness teams smoothly.
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6 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_food_by_barcode

Get food details by barcode (UPC/EAN)

get_food_details

Get detailed nutrient information for a specific food ID

get_recipe_details

Get full details for a specific recipe ID

list_food_categories

List high-level food categories

search_foods

Search for food items in the FatSecret database

search_recipes

Search for recipes by keywords

See how to talk to your AI agent using FatSecret Platform.

Search for 'avocado' in FatSecret and show me the nutrient details.

I've retrieved several entries for avocado. A standard serving contains about 160 calories and 15g of healthy fats. Would you like the full breakdown for a specific weight?

Find healthy recipes with 'salmon'.

I've found 5 healthy salmon recipes. Notable options include 'Grilled Salmon with Asparagus' and 'Lemon Baked Salmon'. Would you like the preparation steps or nutritional metadata?

What food corresponds to barcode 0748927020108?

I've identified that barcode as 'Quest Bar - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough'. I can retrieve the full nutritional profile for this product if you'd like.

Log in to the [**FatSecret Platform API portal**](https://platform.fatsecret.com/), register a new Application, and you will find your Client ID and Client Secret under the 'API Key' section. Copy and paste them below.

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