MCP For Claude Marketplace
Spoonacular

Spoonacular MCP Connector for Claude

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Search recipes, analyze nutrition, and plan meals with AI-powered food data.

13 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect Spoonacular food API to any AI agent and unlock powerful recipe search, nutrition analysis, and meal planning capabilities through natural language.

What you can do

  • Advanced Recipe Search — Search thousands of recipes with filters for cuisine, diet, ingredients, and calories
  • Ingredient-Based Discovery — Find recipes based on what ingredients you have available
  • Nutrition Analysis — Get detailed nutritional breakdowns including macros, vitamins, and minerals
  • Recipe Extraction — Extract recipes from any URL automatically
  • Taste Profiling — Analyze taste characteristics (sweet, salty, sour, bitter, savory, spicy)
  • Dish Recognition — Guess dish types from ingredient lists or descriptions
  • Grocery Product Search — Find packaged food products with nutritional information

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your Spoonacular API Key (free tier available)
  3. Start exploring recipes and nutrition from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
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13 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

analyze_recipe

Analyze a recipe and get enrichment data

extract_recipe

Useful for importing recipes from blogs or recipe sites. Extract recipe from a URL

recipes_by_ingredients

Perfect for "what can I cook with what I have in my fridge?" scenarios. Returns recipes ranked by ingredient match. Find recipes based on available ingredients

recipes_by_nutrients

Perfect for diet-specific meal planning. Find recipes by nutritional requirements

get_recipe_instructions

Get step-by-step analyzed instructions for a recipe

get_recipe_info

Get detailed information about a specific recipe

get_recipe_nutrition

Get detailed nutrition data for a recipe

get_recipe_taste

Get taste profile for a recipe

get_recipes_bulk

Get information for multiple recipes at once

guess_dish_type

Guess the dish type from ingredients or description

random_recipes

Useful for meal inspiration. Can optionally filter by dietary tags. Get random recipe suggestions

search_grocery_products

Search grocery food products

search_recipes

Returns recipes with basic information including title, ready time, servings, and dietary badges. Search recipes with advanced filters

See how to talk to your AI agent using Spoonacular.

Find me vegetarian Italian recipes under 500 calories.

Found 8 vegetarian Italian recipes under 500 calories including 'Vegetarian Pasta Primavera' (350 cal, 25 min), 'Caprese Salad' (280 cal, 10 min), and 'Eggplant Parmesan' (420 cal, 45 min).

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

Based on chicken, rice, and broccoli, I found 5 recipes you can make. Top match: 'Chicken Rice Broccoli Stir Fry' (30 min, 380 cal) which uses all 3 ingredients perfectly.

Give me the nutrition breakdown for recipe 654959.

Recipe 'Spicy Garlic Shrimp' nutrition per serving: 320 calories, 28g protein, 18g fat, 15g carbs. Rich in Vitamin C (85% DV), Selenium (92% DV), and Omega-3. Low in sodium and saturated fat.

Visit [**Spoonacular API**](https://spoonacular.com/food-api), sign up for a free account, and copy your API key from the dashboard. Free tier includes 150 points/day.

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