What dietary filters are available?

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.

Can I get full nutritional analysis for the recipes?

Yes, every recipe includes a comprehensive nutritional breakdown including calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients.

Is there a limit to the daily requests on the free tier?

Yes, the free tier allows up to 150 points (requests) per day.

Spoonacular MCP Server for Google ADK 4 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: Spoonacular
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Author: Vinkius

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Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) is Google's framework for building production AI agents. Add Spoonacular as an MCP tool provider through the Vinkius and your ADK agents can call every tool with full schema introspection.

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python

from google.adk.agents import Agent
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool import McpToolset
from google.adk.tools.mcp_tool.mcp_session_manager import (
    StreamableHTTPConnectionParams,
)

# Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
mcp_tools = McpToolset(
    connection_params=StreamableHTTPConnectionParams(
        url="https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
    )
)

agent = Agent(
    model="gemini-2.5-pro",
    name="spoonacular_agent",
    instruction=(
        "You help users interact with Spoonacular "
        "using 4 available tools."
    ),
    tools=[mcp_tools],
)

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About Spoonacular MCP Server

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.

Google ADK natively supports Spoonacular as an MCP tool provider — declare the Vinkius Edge URL and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution automatically. Combine 4 tools with Gemini's long-context reasoning for complex multi-tool workflows, with production-ready session management and evaluation built in.

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.

The Spoonacular MCP Server exposes 4 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Google ADK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Spoonacular to Google ADK via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Spoonacular MCP Server with Google ADK.

Install Google ADK

Run pip install google-adk

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Create the agent

Save the code above and integrate into your ADK workflow

Explore tools

The agent will discover 4 tools from Spoonacular via MCP

Why Use Google ADK with the Spoonacular MCP Server

Google ADK provides unique advantages when paired with Spoonacular through the Model Context Protocol.

Google ADK natively supports MCP tool servers — declare a tool provider and the framework handles discovery, validation, and execution

Built on Gemini models, ADK provides long-context reasoning ideal for complex multi-tool workflows with Spoonacular

Production-ready features like session management, evaluation, and deployment come built-in — not bolted on

Seamless integration with Google Cloud services means you can combine Spoonacular tools with BigQuery, Vertex AI, and Cloud Functions

Spoonacular + Google ADK Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Google ADK combined with the Spoonacular MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Enterprise data agents: ADK agents query Spoonacular and cross-reference results with internal databases for comprehensive analysis

Multi-modal workflows: combine Spoonacular tool responses with Gemini's vision and language capabilities in a single agent

Automated compliance checks: schedule ADK agents to query Spoonacular regularly and flag policy violations or configuration drift

Internal tool platforms: build self-service agent platforms where teams connect their own MCP servers including Spoonacular

Spoonacular MCP Tools for Google ADK (4)

These 4 tools become available when you connect Spoonacular to Google ADK via MCP:

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

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

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

Example Prompts for Spoonacular in Google ADK

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Google ADK agent to start working with Spoonacular immediately.

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

"Find a gluten-free dessert recipe under 300 calories."

"Show me the nutritional breakdown for spaghetti bolognese."

Troubleshooting Spoonacular MCP Server with Google ADK

Common issues when connecting Spoonacular to Google ADK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

McpToolset not found

Update: pip install --upgrade google-adk

Spoonacular + Google ADK FAQ

Common questions about integrating Spoonacular MCP Server with Google ADK.

How does Google ADK connect to MCP servers?

Import the MCP toolset class and pass the server URL. ADK discovers and registers all tools automatically, making them available to your agent's tool-use loop.

Can ADK agents use multiple MCP servers?

Yes. Declare multiple MCP tool providers in your agent configuration. ADK merges all tool schemas and the agent can call tools from any server in a single turn.

Which Gemini models work best with MCP tools?

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Pro models both support function calling required for MCP tools. Flash is recommended for latency-sensitive use cases, Pro for complex reasoning.