What tools does the food-db MCP server provide?

food-db exposes 2 tools: get_nutrition, search_food. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does food-db require an API key?

No. food-db answered a tools/list request without credentials.

How do I install food-db?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http food-db https://toriigate.dev/mcp/food-db. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check verified live · 27h ago

food-db

Resolve Japanese food names to nutrition facts. All 2,538 foods from Japan's official tables.

Web search & scraping Databases & SQL

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http food-db https://toriigate.dev/mcp/food-db

Tools 2

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Transport streamable-http

Last checked 27h ago

Tools & capabilities

2 tools

Read from the running server on 27h ago.

get_nutrition id*

Get nutrition facts per 100g for a food ID returned by search_food.

search_food limitquery*

Search Japanese foods by name (Japanese or romaji-free text). Returns candidates with nutrition per 100g, source, and disclaimer.

Context cost

Light

Connecting this server adds 2 tool definitions to every request — roughly 180 tokens before you ask anything.

Adds little to your context. Safe to keep connected.

Estimated at ~90 tokens per tool. Actual size varies with schema complexity — treat this as an order of magnitude, not a measurement.

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Ranked by shared tools where both expose an inventory, otherwise by shared wording.

Source & links

Repository: yuki00yossi/toriigate-platform
Registry: dev.toriigate/food-db
Endpoint: https://toriigate.dev/mcp/food-db
Sources: registry