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Connect Open Food Facts API to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

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. Turn your AI agent into a real-time nutritional expert.

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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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V8 Isolate01

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.

FinOps per User03

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 · 4 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

Capability set01 / 01

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through Open Food Facts.

  1. 01

    Check API status

    Checks if the Open Food Facts service is currently online and responding.

  2. 02

    List food categories

    Retrieves a full list of available food categories from the global database.

  3. 03

    Get food product

    Fetches complete product profiles, including ingredients and nutrition, using a barcode.

  4. 04

    Search food products

    Finds food items by searching through specific keywords or product categories.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Dietary Research

Your agent can scan multiple products to identify specific ingredient patterns.

02

Nutritional Auditing

Use the AI to quickly verify the Nutri-Score of various food items.

03

Product Discovery

Search through specific food categories to find relevant products.

04

Data Automation

Automate the retrieval of food metadata for large-scale classification tasks.

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.

Observed, not estimated

954ms average. Fast in production.

Open Food Facts is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1148ms
Oct 3Today
Fastest day
709ms
Slowest day
1148ms
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. 4 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_6b9L2XZHv24AK4m1qT4TX9DQQ1xA9oqiITtrCcup/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-api-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_6b9L2XZHv24AK4m1qT4TX9DQQ1xA9oqiITtrCcup/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 designed for professionals and consumers who need instant, verified food data within their AI workflows.

  • 01

    Nutritionists

    They hand off the task of monitoring product quality and retrieving metadata to their agent.

  • 02

    Researchers

    They use the agent to automate food data querying and archival classification.

  • 03

    Conscious Consumers

    They use the AI to quickly audit ingredient patterns and Nutri-Scores.

FAQ

Questions Open Food Facts owners ask.

  • 01

    Do I need an API key for this MCP?

    No, Open Food Facts is a free and open service, so no API key is required.

  • 02

    Which AI clients can use this MCP?

    You can use this with any MCP-compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf.

  • 03

    How does the barcode lookup work?

    Your agent uses the get_food_product capability to fetch data using EAN or UPC barcodes.

  • 04

    Can I search for products by name?

    Yes, you can use the search_food_products capability to find items by keyword or category.

  • 05

    Is the data verified?

    The data comes from Open Food Facts, which is a collaborative and global source for product information.

  • 06

    Is an API Key required for Open Food Facts API?

    No. Open Food Facts is a free and open database. This server works out of the box without any static credentials required.

  • 07

    Can the agent look up international products?

    Yes. Open Food Facts is a global database covering millions of food products from around the world using the same API metadata.

  • 08

    What is the Nutri-Score?

    It is a nutrition label that converts the nutritional value of products into a simple code of 5 colors and letters (A to E).

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