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Edamam MCP for AI. Audit Recipes and Ingredients Instantly

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Connect to your AI in seconds.

Edamam connects your AI agent directly to a massive food and recipe database, letting you audit nutrition information instantly. Forget manually cross-referencing ingredients or searching diet restrictions across multiple sites.

Use this MCP to search for thousands of recipes by keyword, check ingredient breakdowns for total calories and weights, or filter results specifically for 'vegan' or 'high-protein' meals.

What your AI can do

Check api status

Verifies if the Edamam service is currently running and accessible.

Get nutrition details

Provides a full nutritional breakdown for any given list of raw ingredients.

Search recipes by cuisine

Filters recipe searches to only show dishes from a specific region, such as Japanese or Greek.

+ 3 more capabilities included
Find recipes by search criteria

Search for thousands of recipes using keywords or common names.

Analyze ingredient nutrition

Get a detailed breakdown of calories, weights, and nutritional markers for any list of ingredients.

Filter by specific diets

Search only for recipes that meet certain dietary standards, like 'low-fat' or 'high-protein'.

Select meals based on health needs

Limit recipe searches to items marked with specific health labels, such as 'vegan' or 'gluten-free'.

Discover by food type

Search for recipes organized by regional cuisine, like Italian or American.

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Edamam: 6 Recipe and Nutrition Tools

These six tools let you search for food ideas, validate nutritional facts, and filter recipes based on any dietary rule.

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Check Api Status

Verifies if the Edamam service is currently running and accessible.

Get Nutrition Details

Provides a full nutritional breakdown for any given list of raw ingredients.

Search Recipes By Cuisine

Filters recipe searches to only show dishes from a specific region, such as Japanese...

Search Recipes By Diet

Searches for recipes matching strict dietary parameters like 'high-protein' or...

Search Recipes By Health

Filters results to only show meals that meet specific health requirements, such as...

Search Recipes

Finds food recipes using general keywords or names, like 'chicken salad'.

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Claude AI

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

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Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Edamam integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 6 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Manually tracking food intake across different platforms is a nightmare.

Think about it: you find a recipe online. You copy the ingredients list. Then you open a separate nutrition calculator, paste the items in, and hope it gets the weight right. If you want to check that same recipe against three different diet rules—vegan, low-fat, gluten-free—you repeat the whole process three times. It's slow, tedious, and easy to mess up.

With this MCP, your agent handles all of that. You simply ask for 'gluten-free, high-protein recipes'. The system finds results matching those rules *and* provides the full nutritional breakdown right there in your conversation. Your workflow stays contained and actionable.

Use Edamam to get immediate ingredient facts.

Before this, if a recipe mentioned 'a handful of almonds,' you were stuck. You couldn't tell the exact calorie count or protein weight without guessing. Now, you feed those ingredients into `get_nutrition_details` and get precise data immediately.

The difference is precision. You stop estimating nutrition facts and start working with verified numbers.

What your AI can actually do with this

This connector lets your AI agent act like a professional nutritionist—without you ever leaving your chat window. You stop spending time clicking through separate nutrition portals just to plan one meal. Instead, you ask your agent a question about food, and it draws accurate data from thousands of recipes and ingredient breakdowns in real time.

Whether you're developing a dietary regimen or just trying to find something gluten-free for dinner, the system pulls precise metadata on calories, weights, and nutritional markers. It keeps everything categorized and ready to use. Because this MCP lives within Vinkius, it connects all your food intelligence tools into one single point of access, letting you keep working with any compatible AI client.

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Questions you might have

How do I use search_recipes to find a general recipe idea? +

You just give the agent keywords or names, like 'taco' or 'curry'. The tool returns basic metadata and links you to detailed results.

Do I need get_nutrition_details for every ingredient listed in a recipe? +

No. Use the tool when you have a specific list of ingredients you want to audit, or if you are planning a meal and need total macro-nutrient counts.

Can I use search_recipes_by_diet for multiple conditions? +

You can narrow down your results by asking for specific diet labels like 'low-fat' or 'keto'. The tool handles these filters in one query.

Is the Edamam MCP reliable? How do I check its status? +

Always start by running check_api_status. This tool quickly confirms if the entire service is operational before you waste time making complex queries.

How do I use search_recipes_by_cuisine if I want recipes from a specific region like Southeast Asia? +

You pass the cuisine type directly to the tool. It filters the entire recipe database for that regional theme. This lets you narrow down results efficiently, skipping general keyword searches entirely.

If I use get_nutrition_details, do I need to specify weights and measurements for every ingredient? +

Yes, specifying precise weights is critical for accurate data. The tool needs measures—like '1 cup' or '50g'—to calculate total calories or macronutrients correctly.

What happens if I hit a rate limit when calling search_recipes or other tools? +

If you exceed the allowed call volume, the API will return an error code. You must implement retry logic and wait for the specified cooldown period before trying again.

Can I combine a keyword search with a specific health label using search_recipes_by_health? +

Yes, you can often pass both criteria in a single query. This lets your agent filter for keywords like 'dessert' while simultaneously ensuring the result meets the 'gluten-free' status.

How do I find my Edamam App ID and App Key? +

Register for a developer account at developer.edamam.com, create an application for the Recipe Search or Nutrition Analysis API, and you will find your credentials in your dashboard. Copy and paste them below.

Does it calculate nutrition for any ingredient? +

Yes. Use the get_nutrition_details tool and provide a list of ingredients (e.g., '1 large apple'). Your agent will return the full nutritional metadata instantly.

Can the agent filter by diet labels? +

Yes. The search_recipes_by_diet tool allows your agent to audit recipes matching specific dietary constraints like 'balanced', 'high-protein', or 'low-carb'.

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