off_browse_taxonomy

MCP tool from Openfoodfacts MCP Server by cyanheads

Resolve a human term to the canonical tag ID (categories, labels, allergens, additives, countries, NOVA groups, Nutri-Score grades) that offsearchproducts filters on, against the live Open Food Facts taxonomy.

How to use it

Project documentation lists off_browse_taxonomy for the Openfoodfacts MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Openfoodfacts MCP Server

$docker run --rm -p 3010:3010 openfoodfacts-mcp-server

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Other tools in Openfoodfacts MCP Server (3)

off_compare_products

Side-by-side nutrition and scoring comparison for 2–10 products by barcode. Returns a normalized table of energy, macros, salt, Nutri-Score, NOVA, and Green-Score.

off_get_product

Fetch a packaged food product by barcode. Returns name, brand, quantity, ingredients, allergens, additives, Nutri-Score, NOVA group, Green-Score, nutrition per 100g/serving, categories, labels, and data completeness.

off_search_products

Search by text query and/or structured tag filters (category, brand, label, allergen, additive, Nutri-Score grade, NOVA group, country). Returns summary rows with barcodes for follow-up lookups.