# mcp-usda-fdc

> mcp-usda-fdc — pipeworx-io-mcp-usda-fdc. Use this tool when you need to access comprehensive food data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It solves problems related to nutrition analysis, meal planning, and recipe development by providing detailed information on food composition and nutrition facts. The tool takes search queries as input and outputs relevant data from the USDA Food Data Central database.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usda-fdc  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usda-fdc

## Description

USDA Food Data Central MCP

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.99
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** other
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-usda-fdc)

## 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": "pipeworx-io-mcp-usda-fdc"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usda-fdc` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/pipeworx-io-mcp-usda-fdc/pull`

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