Summary
Wraps three Edamam APIs (nutrition analysis, recipe search, and food database) into a single MCP endpoint via the Pipeworx gateway. You can call tools directly or use the ask_pipeworx function to query in plain English and let it route to the right API automatically. Useful when you're building meal planning features, analyzing nutritional content, or searching recipes and need those capabilities available to Claude without managing separate API integrations. Hosted remotely so there's no local setup, just point your MCP client at the gateway URL. Part of Pipeworx's larger collection of 832+ data sources if you need more than food and nutrition data.
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mcp-edamam
Edamam MCP — wraps three Edamam APIs in one pack:
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1476+ live data sources.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
nutrition_analysis | Analyze the nutrition of a food ingredient or recipe line and return calories, weight, diet/health labels, and a macro breakdown. Example: nutrition_analysis({ ingredient: "1 cup rice and 10 oz chickpeas" }) |
search_recipes | Search Edamam's recipe database by keyword with optional diet, health, and cuisine filters. Returns recipes with calories, time, servings, and ingredient lists. Example: search_recipes({ query: "chicken curry", health: "gluten-free", limit: 5 }) |
search_food | Search Edamam's food database for foods matching a query and return per-100g macros (calories, protein, fat, carbs). Example: search_food({ query: "cheddar cheese", limit: 10 }) |
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"edamam": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/edamam/mcp"
}
}
}
What this endpoint actually serves
tools/list at https://gateway.pipeworx.io/edamam/mcp returns the tools in the table
above plus the shared Pipeworx meta-tools — ask_pipeworx,
discover_tools, search_within, remember/recall and the rest of the
gateway-wide set. So the tool count you see is larger than this table: a
single-pack endpoint currently lists roughly 30 shared tools alongside the
pack's own. The connection's initialize response states its exact scope, and
is the authoritative answer for a given day.
This is deliberate, not multiplexing by accident. The meta-tools are what let a
scoped connection answer a question this pack does not cover — via
ask_pipeworx, which routes across the whole catalog — without you adding a
second MCP server. There is currently no way to mount a pack endpoint without
them; if the extra schemas cost you more context than the routing is worth,
connect to the full gateway once rather than to several pack endpoints.
Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway to get every pack's tools listed directly, instead of just this one's:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}
Both URLs reach the same gateway and the same 1476+ data sources. The
only difference is which pack's tools are listed directly; ask_pipeworx
reaches all of them from either one.
Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English — this works on the pack endpoint above as well as on the full gateway:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Edamam data" })
The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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License
MIT
No MCP client? Call it over HTTP
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/nutrition_analysis \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"ingredient":"1 large apple"}'
No account needed for the first calls. Inspect any tool: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/nutrition_analysis. Find one: POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_packs with {"query":"..."}.
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