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MCP server for the Spoonacular Food API - search recipes, get nutrition info, and more Spoonacular MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the $1. This server enables AI assistants to search for recipes, get nutritional information, find ingredients, and more through the MCP protocol. $1 $1 $1 Features - **Recipe Search**: Search for recipes by ingredients, diet, cuisine, and other criteria - **Recipe Information**: Get detailed recipe information including ingredients, Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 4 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 2/24/2026.

Freshness

Last checked 2/22/2026

Best For

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.

Not Ideal For

spoonacular-mcp is not ideal for teams that need stronger public trust telemetry, lower setup complexity, or more explicit contract coverage before production rollout.

Evidence Sources Checked

editorial-content, capability-contract, runtime-metrics, public facts pack

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spoonacular-mcp

MCP server for the Spoonacular Food API - search recipes, get nutrition info, and more Spoonacular MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the $1. This server enables AI assistants to search for recipes, get nutritional information, find ingredients, and more through the MCP protocol. $1 $1 $1 Features - **Recipe Search**: Search for recipes by ingredients, diet, cuisine, and other criteria - **Recipe Information**: Get detailed recipe information including ingredients,

MCPverified

Public facts

7

Change events

1

Artifacts

0

Freshness

Feb 22, 2026

Verifiededitorial-content1 verified compatibility signal4 GitHub stars

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 4 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 2/24/2026.

4 GitHub starsSchema refs publishedTrust evidence available

Trust score

Unknown

Compatibility

MCP

Freshness

Feb 22, 2026

Vendor

Ddsky

Artifacts

0

Benchmarks

0

Last release

1.0.0

Executive Summary

Key links, install path, and a quick operational read before the deeper crawl record.

Verifiededitorial-content

Summary

Published capability contract available. No trust telemetry is available yet. 4 GitHub stars reported by the source. Last updated 2/24/2026.

Setup snapshot

git clone https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp.git
  1. 1

    Setup complexity is MEDIUM. Standard integration tests and API key provisioning are required before connecting this to production workloads.

  2. 2

    Final validation: Expose the agent to a mock request payload inside a sandbox and trace the network egress before allowing access to real customer data.

Evidence Ledger

Everything public we have scraped or crawled about this agent, grouped by evidence type with provenance.

Verifiededitorial-content
Vendor (1)

Vendor

Ddsky

profilemedium
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance
Compatibility (2)

Protocol compatibility

MCP

contracthigh
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance

Auth modes

mcp, api_key

contracthigh
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance
Artifact (1)

Machine-readable schemas

OpenAPI or schema references published

contracthigh
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance
Adoption (1)

Adoption signal

4 GitHub stars

profilemedium
Observed Feb 24, 2026Source linkProvenance
Security (1)

Handshake status

UNKNOWN

trustmedium
Observed unknownSource linkProvenance
Integration (1)

Crawlable docs

6 indexed pages on the official domain

search_documentmedium
Observed Apr 15, 2026Source linkProvenance

Release & Crawl Timeline

Merged public release, docs, artifact, benchmark, pricing, and trust refresh events.

Self-declaredagent-index

Artifacts Archive

Extracted files, examples, snippets, parameters, dependencies, permissions, and artifact metadata.

Self-declaredGITHUB MCP

Extracted files

0

Examples

6

Snippets

0

Languages

typescript

Executable Examples

bash

npm install -g spoonacular-mcp

bash

# Windows (PowerShell)
   $env:SPOONACULAR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
   
   # macOS/Linux
   export SPOONACULAR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

json

{
  "servers": {
    "spoonacular": {
      "command": "spoonacular-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SPOONACULAR_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

bash

# Set your API key
export SPOONACULAR_API_KEY="your_key_here"

# Test the server
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}' | spoonacular-mcp

bash

npm run dev

bash

npm run build

Docs & README

Full documentation captured from public sources, including the complete README when available.

Self-declaredGITHUB MCP

Docs source

GITHUB MCP

Editorial quality

ready

MCP server for the Spoonacular Food API - search recipes, get nutrition info, and more Spoonacular MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the $1. This server enables AI assistants to search for recipes, get nutritional information, find ingredients, and more through the MCP protocol. $1 $1 $1 Features - **Recipe Search**: Search for recipes by ingredients, diet, cuisine, and other criteria - **Recipe Information**: Get detailed recipe information including ingredients,

Full README

Spoonacular MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to the Spoonacular Food API. This server enables AI assistants to search for recipes, get nutritional information, find ingredients, and more through the MCP protocol.

npm version npm downloads License: ISC

Features

  • Recipe Search: Search for recipes by ingredients, diet, cuisine, and other criteria
  • Recipe Information: Get detailed recipe information including ingredients, instructions, and nutrition
  • Ingredient Search: Find and explore ingredient information
  • Nutrition Analysis: Analyze nutrition for ingredient lists
  • Recipe by Ingredients: Find recipes based on available ingredients
  • Random Recipes: Get random recipe suggestions with optional filtering

Quick Start

Installation

npm install -g spoonacular-mcp

Setup

  1. Get a Spoonacular API key (free at https://spoonacular.com/food-api/console#Dashboard)

  2. Set your API key as an environment variable:

    # Windows (PowerShell)
    $env:SPOONACULAR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
    
    # macOS/Linux
    export SPOONACULAR_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
    

Usage with MCP Clients

Add this configuration to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, etc.):

{
  "servers": {
    "spoonacular": {
      "command": "spoonacular-mcp",
      "env": {
        "SPOONACULAR_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Test the Installation

# Set your API key
export SPOONACULAR_API_KEY="your_key_here"

# Test the server
echo '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}' | spoonacular-mcp

Available Tools

search_recipes

Search for recipes with various filters.

Parameters:

  • query (string): Search query for recipes
  • number (number, 1-100): Number of results (default: 10)
  • diet (string, optional): Diet type (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc.)
  • intolerances (string, optional): Comma-separated intolerances
  • includeIngredients (string, optional): Required ingredients (comma-separated)
  • excludeIngredients (string, optional): Ingredients to exclude (comma-separated)
  • type (string, optional): Meal type (main course, side dish, dessert, etc.)
  • cuisine (string, optional): Cuisine type (italian, mexican, chinese, etc.)

get_recipe_information

Get detailed information about a specific recipe.

Parameters:

  • id (number): Recipe ID
  • includeNutrition (boolean): Include nutrition information (default: false)

search_ingredients

Search for ingredients by name.

Parameters:

  • query (string): Ingredient search query
  • number (number, 1-100): Number of results (default: 10)
  • metaInformation (boolean): Include meta information (default: false)

analyze_nutrition

Analyze nutrition for a list of ingredients.

Parameters:

  • ingredientList (string): List of ingredients, one per line
  • servings (number): Number of servings

find_recipes_by_ingredients

Find recipes based on available ingredients.

Parameters:

  • ingredients (string): Comma-separated list of available ingredients
  • number (number, 1-100): Number of recipes (default: 5)
  • ranking (number, 1-2): Ranking strategy (1=maximize used, 2=minimize missing)

get_random_recipes

Get random recipes with optional filtering.

Parameters:

  • number (number, 1-100): Number of random recipes (default: 1)
  • tags (string, optional): Comma-separated tags for filtering

Development

To run in development mode:

npm run dev

To build:

npm run build

API Rate Limits

The free Spoonacular API plan includes:

  • 150 requests per day
  • Rate limiting applies

Consider upgrading to a paid plan for production use.

License

ISC

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

Contract & API

Machine endpoints, protocol fit, contract coverage, invocation examples, and guardrails for agent-to-agent use.

Verifiedcapability-contract

Contract coverage

Status

ready

Auth

mcp, api_key

Streaming

No

Data region

global

Protocol support

MCP: verified

Requires: mcp, lang:typescript

Forbidden: none

Guardrails

Operational confidence: medium

Contract is available with explicit auth and schema references.
Trust confidence is not low and verification freshness is acceptable.
Protocol support is explicitly confirmed in contract metadata.
Invocation examples
curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/snapshot"
curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract"
curl -s "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/trust"

Reliability & Benchmarks

Trust and runtime signals, benchmark suites, failure patterns, and practical risk constraints.

Missingruntime-metrics

Trust signals

Handshake

UNKNOWN

Confidence

unknown

Attempts 30d

unknown

Fallback rate

unknown

Runtime metrics

Observed P50

unknown

Observed P95

unknown

Rate limit

unknown

Estimated cost

unknown

No benchmark suites or observed failure patterns are available.

Media & Demo

Every public screenshot, visual asset, demo link, and owner-provided destination tied to this agent.

Missingno-media
No screenshots, media assets, or demo links are available.

Related Agents

Neighboring agents from the same protocol and source ecosystem for comparison and shortlist building.

Self-declaredprotocol-neighbors
GITLAB_AI_CATALOGgitlab-mcp

Rank

83

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitLab

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

MCP
GITLAB_PUBLIC_PROJECTSgitlab-mcp

Rank

80

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for GitLab

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

MCP
GITLAB_AI_CATALOGrmcp-openapi

Rank

74

Expose OpenAPI definition endpoints as MCP tools using the official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk)

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

MCP
GITLAB_AI_CATALOGrmcp-actix-web

Rank

72

An actix_web backend for the official Rust SDK for the Model Context Protocol (https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/rust-sdk)

Traction

No public download signal

Freshness

Updated 2d ago

MCP
Machine Appendix

Contract JSON

{
  "contractStatus": "ready",
  "authModes": [
    "mcp",
    "api_key"
  ],
  "requires": [
    "mcp",
    "lang:typescript"
  ],
  "forbidden": [],
  "supportsMcp": true,
  "supportsA2a": false,
  "supportsStreaming": false,
  "inputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp#input",
  "outputSchemaRef": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp#output",
  "dataRegion": "global",
  "contractUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:49.520Z",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:49.520Z",
  "freshnessSeconds": 4434799
}

Invocation Guide

{
  "preferredApi": {
    "snapshotUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/snapshot",
    "contractUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract",
    "trustUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/trust"
  },
  "curlExamples": [
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/snapshot\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract\"",
    "curl -s \"https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/trust\""
  ],
  "jsonRequestTemplate": {
    "query": "summarize this repo",
    "constraints": {
      "maxLatencyMs": 2000,
      "protocolPreference": [
        "MCP"
      ]
    }
  },
  "jsonResponseTemplate": {
    "ok": true,
    "result": {
      "summary": "...",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    "meta": {
      "source": "GITHUB_MCP",
      "generatedAt": "2026-04-17T03:40:08.532Z"
    }
  },
  "retryPolicy": {
    "maxAttempts": 3,
    "backoffMs": [
      500,
      1500,
      3500
    ],
    "retryableConditions": [
      "HTTP_429",
      "HTTP_503",
      "NETWORK_TIMEOUT"
    ]
  }
}

Trust JSON

{
  "status": "unavailable",
  "handshakeStatus": "UNKNOWN",
  "verificationFreshnessHours": null,
  "reputationScore": null,
  "p95LatencyMs": null,
  "successRate30d": null,
  "fallbackRate": null,
  "attempts30d": null,
  "trustUpdatedAt": null,
  "trustConfidence": "unknown",
  "sourceUpdatedAt": null,
  "freshnessSeconds": null
}

Capability Matrix

{
  "rows": [
    {
      "key": "MCP",
      "type": "protocol",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "contract",
      "notes": "Confirmed by capability contract"
    },
    {
      "key": "mcp",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "spoonacular",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "food",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "recipes",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "api",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "model-context-protocol",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "cooking",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "nutrition",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    },
    {
      "key": "cli",
      "type": "capability",
      "support": "supported",
      "confidenceSource": "profile",
      "notes": "Declared in agent profile metadata"
    }
  ],
  "flattenedTokens": "protocol:MCP|supported|contract capability:mcp|supported|profile capability:spoonacular|supported|profile capability:food|supported|profile capability:recipes|supported|profile capability:api|supported|profile capability:model-context-protocol|supported|profile capability:cooking|supported|profile capability:nutrition|supported|profile capability:cli|supported|profile"
}

Facts JSON

[
  {
    "factKey": "docs_crawl",
    "category": "integration",
    "label": "Crawlable docs",
    "value": "6 indexed pages on the official domain",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "protocols",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Protocol compatibility",
    "value": "MCP",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:49.520Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "auth_modes",
    "category": "compatibility",
    "label": "Auth modes",
    "value": "mcp, api_key",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:49.520Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "schema_refs",
    "category": "artifact",
    "label": "Machine-readable schemas",
    "value": "OpenAPI or schema references published",
    "href": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp#input",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/contract",
    "sourceType": "contract",
    "confidence": "high",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:46:49.520Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "vendor",
    "category": "vendor",
    "label": "Vendor",
    "value": "Ddsky",
    "href": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp#readme",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp#readme",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:43:14.176Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "traction",
    "category": "adoption",
    "label": "Adoption signal",
    "value": "4 GitHub stars",
    "href": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/ddsky/spoonacular-mcp",
    "sourceType": "profile",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-02-24T19:43:14.176Z",
    "isPublic": true
  },
  {
    "factKey": "handshake_status",
    "category": "security",
    "label": "Handshake status",
    "value": "UNKNOWN",
    "href": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/trust",
    "sourceUrl": "https://xpersona.co/api/v1/agents/mcp-ddsky-spoonacular-mcp/trust",
    "sourceType": "trust",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": null,
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

Change Events JSON

[
  {
    "eventType": "docs_update",
    "title": "Docs refreshed: Sign in to GitHub · GitHub",
    "description": "Fresh crawlable documentation was indexed for the official domain.",
    "href": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/login?return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fopenclaw%2Fskills%2Ftree%2Fmain%2Fskills%2Fasleep123%2Fcaldav-calendar",
    "sourceType": "search_document",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "observedAt": "2026-04-15T05:03:46.393Z",
    "isPublic": true
  }
]

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