Use Edamam with your AI.
Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search over 2.3 million recipes, analyze nutritional data, and access a database of 900,000+ food items directly from your AI agent.
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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.
Complete set · 3 capabilities
The complete Edamam capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Edamam.
01-03
3 capabilities in this set.
Part of 3 available through Edamam.
- 01
Analyze nutrition
Get nutrition facts for a recipe
- 02
Parse food
Look up food in the Food Database
- 03
Search recipes
3 million recipes by keywords, dietary restrictions, and other filters. Search recipes by keywords and filters
Observed, not estimated
880ms average. Fast in production.
Edamam is checked daily against the live service.
- Fastest day
- 701ms
- Slowest day
- 1182ms
- 14-day trend
- Slowing+19%
Connect your client
One URL. Every client.
Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 3 capabilities arrive ready to run.
Preview access · not provider authentication
The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Edamam, so you can see the experience inside your AI.
It does not authenticate your account with Edamam. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.
Edamam Connector
You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.
https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_4B9dbXOSBKy3Sit3ANAoPJLDd807EkbXhmV3piwa/mcpClaude Desktop
Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.
- 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
- 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
- 3Click Add and start a new chat — Edamam capabilities are ready to use.
{
"mcpServers": {
"edamam-extended-mcp": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_4B9dbXOSBKy3Sit3ANAoPJLDd807EkbXhmV3piwa/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude
ChatGPT
Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
JetBrains
Cline
Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect
FAQ
Questions Edamam owners ask.
- 01
Can I search for recipes based on specific dietary restrictions like gluten-free or vegan?
Yes! Use the search_recipes capability and specify your requirements in the health or diet parameters to filter for labels like 'vegan', 'gluten-free', or 'low-carb'.
- 02
How do I get a detailed nutritional breakdown for a list of ingredients?
You can use the analyze_nutrition capability. Simply provide an array of ingredient strings (e.g., ['1 cup of flour', '2 eggs']), and the agent will return calories and nutrient levels.
- 03
Can I look up specific food items or products using their name or UPC?
Yes, the parse_food capability allows you to look up data for over 900,000 foods by entering the food name or a UPC barcode string.
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