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Use Spoonacular with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search recipes, analyze nutrition, and plan meals with AI-powered food data.

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

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Complete set · 13 capabilities

The complete Spoonacular capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Spoonacular.

Capability set01 / 04

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 13 available through Spoonacular.

  1. 01

    Get recipe nutrition

    Get detailed nutrition data for a recipe

  2. 02

    Get recipe taste

    Get taste profile for a recipe

  3. 03

    Recipes by nutrients

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

  4. 04

    Guess dish type

    Guess the dish type from ingredients or description

Capability set02 / 04

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 13 available through Spoonacular.

  1. 05

    Analyze recipe

    Analyze a recipe and get enrichment data

  2. 06

    Extract recipe

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

  3. 07

    Get recipe info

    Get detailed information about a specific recipe

Capability set03 / 04

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 13 available through Spoonacular.

  1. 08

    Get recipe instructions

    Get step-by-step analyzed instructions for a recipe

  2. 09

    Get recipes bulk

    Get information for multiple recipes at once

  3. 10

    Random recipes

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

Capability set04 / 04

11-13

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 13 available through Spoonacular.

  1. 11

    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

  2. 12

    Search grocery products

    Search grocery food products

  3. 13

    Search recipes

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

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934ms average. Fast in production.

Spoonacular is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1149ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
815ms
Slowest day
1149ms
14-day trend
Stable-1%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 13 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 Spoonacular, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

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

Spoonacular Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_JThQP0L3xcV8iDCwm4LAJIQrbWZXIAIi8oe6TmGj/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 — Spoonacular capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "spoonacular-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_JThQP0L3xcV8iDCwm4LAJIQrbWZXIAIi8oe6TmGj/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 Spoonacular owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I get a Spoonacular API Key?

    Visit Spoonacular API, sign up for a free account, and copy your API key from the dashboard. Free tier includes 150 points/day.

  • 02

    Can I find recipes with ingredients I already have?

    Yes! Use recipes_by_ingredient with a comma-separated list of ingredients. The API finds recipes maximizing the use of your available ingredients.

  • 03

    Can I extract recipes from websites?

    Absolutely! Use the extract_recipe capability with any recipe URL. It automatically parses the webpage and extracts title, ingredients, instructions, and metadata.

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