Model Context Protocol

Use Recipe API inside Claude

The official Recipe API MCP server lets Claude — and any MCP client — search, filter, and generate structured recipes with USDA-backed nutrition, in natural language. No glue code: connect once and ask.

Paste one prompt into Claude or ChatGPT and it walks you through the setup, sign-up included:

Tools Claude gets

Discovery — free

search_recipes, filter_recipes (category, cuisine, dietary, macros), list_categories / cuisines / dietary_flags, search_ingredients, get_sample_recipe.

Full recipes & generation

get_recipe returns the complete object — grouped ingredients with USDA IDs, 32 per-serving nutrients, structured steps. generate_recipe creates new ones.

Or connect Claude yourself

Open Claude connectors

Launch the app or open claude.ai and go to

Customize → Connectors ↗

Add the custom connector

Name it Recipe API and paste the URL. If asked, choose Sign in now and Register automatically.

https://recipe-api.com/api/mcp

Connect and authorize

Click Add → Connect and authorize — a key is minted automatically on your dashboard. You're all set: just ask Claude for a recipe.

Works in claude.ai, Claude Desktop, and Claude Code — authorize once with OAuth, no install. Then pair it with free skills — weekly meal planning, pantry cooking, macro coaching — that turn the tools into finished workflows.