# nutritionix-mcp-server

> Use this tool when you need to retrieve detailed nutritional information or estimate exercise calories through natural language queries. It solves problems related to food and exercise data analysis by providing access to the Nutritionix API, allowing for seamless searches and breakdowns. The tool accepts natural language inputs and returns structured nutritional data and calorie estimates as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/mcp-forge-nutritionix-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcp-forge-nutritionix-mcp-server

## Description

Enables AI agents to search foods, get nutritional breakdowns, and estimate exercise calories using the Nutritionix API through natural language input.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/l3tsigr8f6)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/MCP-Forge/nutritionix-mcp-server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "mcp-forge-nutritionix-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcp-forge-nutritionix-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/mcp-forge-nutritionix-mcp-server/pull`

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