Spoonacular

Spoonacular MCP Connector for Claude

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The most comprehensive recipe API — search recipes, plan meals, find dishes by ingredients, and get full nutritional analysis for everything you cook.

4 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

The Spoonacular MCP Server connects your AI agent to the world's leading recipe and food intelligence platform — the gold standard for recipe search, meal planning, and nutritional analysis.

Core Capabilities

  • Smart Recipe Search — Find recipes with powerful filters: cuisine, diet, intolerances, max calories, cooking time, and more.
  • Find by Ingredients — Enter what's in your fridge and get recipes that maximize your available ingredients.
  • Full Nutrition — Every recipe includes a complete nutritional breakdown: calories, protein, fat, carbs, and more.
  • Random Inspiration — Get surprise recipe suggestions when you need cooking ideas.
  • Diet Support — Built-in support for vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, ketogenic, paleo, whole30, and more.

Free tier: 150 requests/day. The most widely used recipe API by professional developers worldwide.

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4 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_random_recipes

Perfect for meal inspiration. Get random recipe suggestions from Spoonacular

get_recipe_details

Get complete recipe details including ingredients, instructions, and nutrition

find_recipes_by_ingredients

Enter a comma-separated list of ingredients you have, and get recipe suggestions that maximize usage of your available ingredients. Find recipes based on ingredients you have available

search_recipes

Returns recipes with full nutritional breakdown, cooking time, and dietary compatibility. Cuisine options: Italian, Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Thai, Mediterranean, etc. Diet options: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, ketogenic, paleo, whole30. Search for recipes with optional filters for cuisine, diet, and nutrition

See how to talk to your AI agent using Spoonacular.

What can I make with chicken, rice, and garlic?

Great ingredients! I found 10 recipes you can make: Garlic Butter Chicken with Rice (uses all 3!), Chicken Fried Rice, Arroz con Pollo, and more. The top match uses all your ingredients and only needs soy sauce and butter to complete.

Find a gluten-free dessert recipe under 300 calories.

🍰 **Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Desserts** 1. **Almond Flour Brownies**: 250 calories (GF, Vegetarian) 2. **Berry Chia Pudding**: 180 calories (GF, Vegan) 3. **Baked Cinnamon Apples**: 120 calories (GF, Vegan)

Show me the nutritional breakdown for spaghetti bolognese.

🍝 **Nutritional Fact: Spaghetti Bolognese (Per Serving)** - **Calories**: 450 kcal - **Protein**: 24g - **Fat**: 15g (Sat: 4g) - **Carbs**: 56g (Fiber: 4g) - **Sodium**: 850mg *Would you like the full recipe?*

Spoonacular supports: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, ketogenic, paleo, whole30, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, pescetarian, and primal diets. You can also filter by intolerances like dairy, egg, gluten, peanut, sesame, and soy.

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