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Connect Open Food Facts (Alternative) to ChatGPT and Claude

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Get instant nutritional and environmental data for any product.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

Kill Switch02

One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

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Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

Three controls, built into the layer your AI connects through.

Curated set · 2 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

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2 capabilities in this set.

Part of 2 available through Open Food Facts.

  1. 01

    Get product

    This capability pulls full product details using an EAN-13 barcode. It returns everything from nutritional breakdowns to environmental scores.

  2. 02

    Search products

    Use this to find items in the database using keywords, brands, or specific dietary filters.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Dietary Management

Ask your agent to find snacks that meet your specific macro or allergen requirements.

02

Sustainable Shopping

Have your agent flag products with low Eco-Scores during your grocery planning.

03

Nutritional Research

Use the agent to pull large amounts of structured food data for analysis.

04

Ingredient Auditing

Check if a product contains specific additives you want to avoid.

Automate a task

Put Open Food Facts to work on one thing.

Step-by-step automations your AI runs through this Connector: the workflow, the prompts to start with, and the exact capabilities behind each move.

One connector, every AI

Open Food Facts works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Open Food Facts to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

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963ms average. Fast in production.

Open Food Facts is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1221ms
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Fastest day
803ms
Slowest day
1221ms
14-day trend
Stable-2%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 2 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 Open Food Facts, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Open Food Facts. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Open Food Facts Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbS0tE7w0pcsizMsWZiRGetdpNV4XS7n5PzCDPEb/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Open Food Facts capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "open-food-facts-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_UbS0tE7w0pcsizMsWZiRGetdpNV4XS7n5PzCDPEb/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

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Open Food Facts in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Open Food Facts owners hand off.

This MCP is built for anyone needing reliable, structured food data for health, research, or shopping.

  • 01

    Health-Conscious Users

    They ask their agent to verify if products fit specific dietary needs.

  • 02

    Researchers

    They use the agent to pull structured data for nutritional studies.

  • 03

    Sustainability Advocates

    They task their agent with checking the Eco-Score of various goods.

FAQ

Questions Open Food Facts owners ask.

  • 01

    What data can this MCP provide?

    It provides Nutri-Scores, Eco-Scores, NOVA groups, ingredient lists, and detailed 100g nutritional breakdowns.

  • 02

    How do I look up a specific item?

    You can use the get_product capability by providing the product's EAN-13 barcode.

  • 03

    Can I search for vegan or organic products?

    Yes, you can use the search_products capability to filter the database by labels like Organic or Vegan.

  • 04

    Which AI clients can use this MCP?

    Any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

  • 05

    Is the food data accurate?

    The data comes from Open Food Facts, a massive collaborative and open database of food products.

  • 06

    How do I look up a specific food item using its barcode?

    Use the get_product capability and provide the barcode (EAN-13). The agent will return the product name, ingredients, Nutri-Score, and detailed nutritional facts.

  • 07

    Can I search for products that are specifically labeled as Organic or Vegan?

    Yes! Use the search_products capability and specify the labels parameter (e.g., 'Organic' or 'Vegan') to filter the results accordingly.

  • 08

    Is it possible to filter out products that contain additives?

    Absolutely. When using the search_products capability, set the additives parameter to 'without' to find products that do not contain any food additives.

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