Fatsecret MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 88 installs a week from npm. Last commit 1 Nov 2026.
MCP server for FatSecret API - food search, nutrition, diary, recipes, weight tracking (unofficial)
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add fatsecret-mcp -e 'FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID=<FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID>' -e 'FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET=<FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET>' -e 'FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET=<FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET>' -- npx -y fatsecret-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"fatsecret-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"fatsecret-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID": "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID>",
"FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET": "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.fatsecret-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "fatsecret-mcp"]
env = { FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID = "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID>", FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET = "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET>", FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET = "<FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"fatsecret-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"fatsecret-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID": "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID>",
"FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET": "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"fatsecret-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"fatsecret-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID": "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID>",
"FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET": "<FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET>",
"FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET": "<FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET>"
}
}
}
}Put your own values in place of
<FATSECRET_CLIENT_ID> (FatSecret API Client ID), <FATSECRET_CLIENT_SECRET> (FatSecret API Client Secret (OAuth 2.0)), <FATSECRET_CONSUMER_SECRET> (FatSecret API Consumer Secret (OAuth 1.0)).
The author’s registry entry marks them as required.
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