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Spoonacular

Spoonacular MCP for AI. Build meal plans from available ingredients.

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Spoonacular connects your AI client to a full recipe intelligence platform. You can find recipes based on ingredients you have, plan meals with dietary constraints (vegan, keto, paleo), or get complete nutritional breakdowns for any dish.

It handles everything from pantry raids to professional meal planning.

What your AI can do

Get random recipes

Provides random recipe suggestions when the user needs quick meal inspiration or is bored with cooking.

Get recipe details

Retrieves complete information for one recipe, including instructions, full ingredient lists, and nutritional facts.

Find recipes by ingredients

Takes a comma-separated list of ingredients and finds recipes that use what you have in your kitchen.

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Find recipes using pantry ingredients

The agent processes a list of available food items and returns viable recipe options that use most or all of those inputs.

Search by dietary rules and cuisine

You can narrow down searches by setting parameters like 'gluten-free,' 'vegetarian,' 'Italian,' or a maximum calorie count.

Get full nutritional data for any recipe

The tool calculates and returns detailed metrics, including calories, protein, fat, and carbohydrates, for a given dish.

Generate spontaneous meal ideas

If the user needs inspiration, this capability pulls random recipes to break through decision paralysis.

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Spoonacular MCP Server: 4 Tools for Recipes

These tools let you search recipes using filters, find dishes from specific ingredients, check nutrition facts, or just get random ideas.

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Get Random Recipes

Provides random recipe suggestions when the user needs quick meal inspiration or is bored with cooking.

Get Recipe Details

Retrieves complete information for one recipe, including instructions, full...

Find Recipes By Ingredients

Takes a comma-separated list of ingredients and finds recipes that use what you have...

Search Recipes

Finds recipes using optional filters like cuisine type, diet (vegan, paleo), or...

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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:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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 Spoonacular 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 4 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Pantry raid panic shouldn't require a trip to Google and three different tabs.

Right now, if you open your fridge and realize you have random leftovers—some pasta, some ground beef, some spinach—you spend twenty minutes opening recipe websites. You type in 'pasta,' see 50 results, then filter by 'beef.' Then you check the ingredients to see if they actually use all the spinach. It's a mess of copy-pasting and guessing.

With this MCP Server, your agent handles the whole sequence. Instead of searching generally, you just tell it: 'I have pasta, ground beef, and spinach.' The server runs `find_recipes_by_ingredients`, instantly showing only viable dishes that use everything up. You get a plan in seconds.

The Spoonacular MCP Server gives you total control over nutritional planning.

Before, if you found a recipe you liked, you had to assume it was okay for your client's diet. You'd search elsewhere for calorie counts or carb breakdowns, creating friction between the discovery and the validation stages.

Now, after finding an idea using `search_recipes`—maybe a Thai curry—you can pass that recipe ID straight into `get_recipe_details`. You get the full nutritional breakdown (calories, protein, etc.) right in your workflow. The entire process is self-contained.

What your AI can actually do with this

Spoonacular hooks your agent up to a massive recipe intelligence platform. You're not just searching for recipes; you're planning whole meals based on what's actually hanging out in your kitchen or sticking to some strict diet plan. It handles everything, from that random pantry haul to professional-grade meal prep.

If you need help figuring out dinner tonight, this server gives you four tools that cover every angle: finding recipes using specific ingredients, filtering by diet rules and cuisine type, getting full nutritional data on any dish, or just generating some spontaneous ideas when you're totally lost.

To find recipes based on what you have right now, use find_recipes_by_ingredients. You feed it a comma-separated list of ingredients, and the agent returns viable recipe options that maximize the use of everything you listed. This is perfect for avoiding food waste because it focuses on utilizing your existing inventory.

If you know exactly what kind of meal you want, or if you're sticking to rules like keto, paleo, or gluten-free, start with search_recipes. You can narrow down searches by setting parameters such as a cuisine type—like Italian or Mexican—or limiting the recipe search to a maximum calorie count. This tool gives you control over the whole scope of your meal plan.

Need inspiration? When you're staring into a fridge and nothing sounds good, run get_random_recipes. It pulls random suggestions that can break through decision paralysis and get you started cooking right away.

Once you pick a recipe—whether it was found by ingredients or filtering—you use get_recipe_details to pull the full rundown. This tool gives you complete instructions, every single ingredient required, and detailed nutritional facts for the dish, including exact metrics for calories, protein, fat, and carbohydrates.

Your agent processes a list of available food items through find_recipes_by_ingredients, returning recipes that use most or all of those inputs. You can restrict your searches using search_recipes by setting filters like 'vegetarian,' 'Italian,' or capping the maximum number of calories allowed in the meal. If you're just bored and need a quick idea, running get_random_recipes provides unexpected suggestions immediately.

Finally, when you commit to a dish, get_recipe_details calculates and returns detailed metrics for that specific recipe, giving you full instructions, complete ingredient lists, and precise nutritional breakdowns.

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Questions you might have

How do I find recipes using Spoonacular's find_recipes_by_ingredients tool? +

You list the ingredients you have available, separated by commas. For example: 'chicken, rice, garlic'. The server then returns recipe ideas that maximize your inventory.

Can I search for gluten-free recipes using search_recipes? +

Yes. When calling search_recipes, you pass the dietary filter 'gluten-free' along with any cuisine or calorie limits to narrow down results immediately.

What information does get_recipe_details provide? +

It provides everything needed: step-by-step instructions, a full list of ingredients, and the complete nutritional breakdown for one specific recipe item.

How do I generate meal ideas without inputting anything? +

Just use get_random_recipes. This tool bypasses searching entirely and provides quick suggestions when you're just looking for inspiration.

What should I know about usage limits when using search_recipes? +

The free tier allows up to 150 requests per day. If you exceed this limit, the API will return a rate limit error. For consistent use or higher volumes, you'll need to upgrade your subscription.

How do I use find_recipes_by_ingredients for specific cuisine types? +

You can combine ingredient input with other filters when calling the tool. While 'find_recipes_by_ingredients' focuses on what you have, you often need to pair it with optional filters like 'cuisine' in a subsequent call.

When I use get_recipe_details, is all the nutritional data available? +

Yes. The tool provides a complete breakdown including calories, protein, fat (and saturated fat), carbohydrates, fiber, and sodium counts for accurate meal planning.

Does search_recipes support filtering by calorie maximums or cooking time? +

Absolutely. You can pass optional filters to 'search_recipes' that let you define a max calorie count or specify the maximum allowed preparation and cook time for your recipes.

What dietary filters are available? +

Spoonacular supports: vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, ketogenic, paleo, whole30, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, pescetarian, and primal diets. You can also filter by intolerances like dairy, egg, gluten, peanut, sesame, and soy.

Can I get full nutritional analysis for the recipes? +

Yes, every recipe includes a comprehensive nutritional breakdown including calories, macronutrients, and micronutrients.

Is there a limit to the daily requests on the free tier? +

Yes, the free tier allows up to 150 points (requests) per day.

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