USDA FoodData Central MCP Server

Item: USDA FoodData Central MCP Server
Rating: 56
Author: M8ven

Enables searching and retrieving nutrition data from the USDA FoodData Central API, with tools for food search, nutrient lookups, and bulk operations.

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Known vulnerabilities in dependencies: 3 high

Affects packages this MCP installs at runtime. Upgrade or remove the affected dependency.

✅

10 tools verified — handlers match their declared behaviour

10 read-only tools verified — handlers contain no write/delete/exec

✅

No credential exfiltration, no sensitive file access, no obfuscation

Static analysis found nothing flowing your secrets to unexpected places.

🔐

You'll be asked for 1 credential: USDA_API_KEY

These are read from process.env at runtime. Make sure you trust where they’ll be sent.

// known CVEs in dependencies3 high

Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.20.2GHSA-345p-7cg4-v4c7

@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.20.2GHSA-8r9q-7v3j-jr4g

Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability

high@modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.20.2GHSA-w48q-cv73-mx4w

Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default

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// required environment variables

This server reads these from process.env. You'll be asked to provide them before it can run.

configUSDA_API_BASE_URL— No https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1/ Override when routing through a proxy or staging host.

🔐 secretUSDA_API_KEY— USDA FoodData Central API key — request one at https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/api-key-signup.html and provide it via .

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commit: eeb39b0212f64210c9086563e827721c24e99b0a

code hash: 13b239783c32be01b4ff2335c6c2596863aa38b98dbaf7f281d78f3a465be103

verified: 6/23/2026, 10:18:33 AM

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