# Spoonacular (npm · @pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular)

Spoonacular MCP.

- Trust score: 80/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +3
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `gateway.pipeworx.io`: 77/100, [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/spoonacular-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/spoonacular-mcp)
- npm · `@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular`: 80/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular`
- Version: `0.2.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 100/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - No production dependencies, so there is no dependency health to assess.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 97/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Cryptographically verified build provenance (signed, bound to pipeworx-io/mcp-spoonacular).
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 0 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 67/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 1209 tokens (~67/item across 18 items; 18 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 67/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 0% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 18 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 19 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Spoonacular MCP server?

Spoonacular runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add pipeworx-io-spoonacular -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-spoonacular": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "pipeworx-io-spoonacular": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add pipeworx-io-spoonacular -- npx -y @pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "pipeworx-io-spoonacular": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add pipeworx-io-spoonacular --command npx --arg -y --arg @pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  pipeworx-io-spoonacular:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-spoonacular": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add pipeworx-io-spoonacular -t stdio -c npx -a -y @pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-io-spoonacular": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-05 (score 80, 0)

- [functional] Package version: 0.2.0 → 0.2.1

### 2026-11-04 (score 80, +3)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.20

### 2026-11-03 (score 77, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-11-02 (score 77, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: fail → unverified

### 2026-10-31 (score 77, 0)

- [functional regression] Security disclosure: unverified → fail

### 2026-10-29 (score 77)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (18)

### `recipe_search` (~57 tokens)

Search Spoonacular recipes with complex filters passed as query params (query keyword, cuisine, diet, intolerances, includeIngredients, excludeIngredients, maxReadyTime, sort, etc.). Returns recipe id, title, image, and ready-in minutes.

### `recipe_information` (~68 tokens)

Fetch full details for a Spoonacular recipe by numeric `id`. Returns title, ingredients, instructions, cuisines, diets, ready time, servings, source URL, and optionally full nutrition data if `includeNutrition` is true.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)
- `includeNutrition` (boolean)

### `recipe_random` (~66 tokens)

Fetch one or more random Spoonacular recipes, optionally filtered by comma-separated `tags` (e.g. "vegetarian,dessert") and `number` of results. Returns full recipe details including ingredients and instructions.

Input parameters:

- `number` (number)
- `tags` (string)

### `recipe_summary` (~49 tokens)

Fetch a short human-readable summary paragraph for a Spoonacular recipe by `id`. Returns the recipe title and a 1-2 sentence description of ingredients and preparation style.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)

### `recipe_similar` (~56 tokens)

Fetch Spoonacular recipes similar to a given recipe by `id`. Returns up to `number` similar recipes with title, image URL, ready time, and servings.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)
- `number` (number)

### `recipe_nutrition` (~54 tokens)

Fetch the full nutrition breakdown for a Spoonacular recipe by `id`. Returns calories, macros (protein/fat/carbs), and detailed per-nutrient values including percent daily values.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)

### `recipe_ingredients` (~49 tokens)

Fetch the ingredient list for a Spoonacular recipe by `id`. Returns each ingredient's name, amount, unit, image URL, and estimated cost in US cents.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)

### `recipe_taste` (~70 tokens)

Fetch taste profile scores for a Spoonacular recipe by `id`. Returns numeric scores for sweetness, saltiness, sourness, bitterness, savoriness, fattiness, and spiciness. Optionally normalize scores 0–100.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)
- `normalize` (boolean)

### `recipe_price_breakdown` (~48 tokens)

Fetch the estimated ingredient cost breakdown for a Spoonacular recipe by `id`. Returns per-ingredient price in US cents and the total estimated cost per serving.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)

### `ingredient_search` (~40 tokens)

Ingredient search.

Input parameters:

- `intolerances` (string)
- `number` (number)
- `query` (string, required)
- `sort` (string)

### `ingredient_information` (~73 tokens)

Fetch details for a Spoonacular ingredient by numeric `id`. Returns name, category, possible units, and nutrition data for the given `amount` and `unit`. Use `ingredient_search` to get the id first.

Input parameters:

- `amount` (number)
- `id` (number, required)
- `unit` (string)

### `product_search` (~50 tokens)

Branded product search.

Input parameters:

- `maxCalories` (number)
- `minCalories` (number)
- `number` (number)
- `offset` (number)
- `query` (string, required)

### `product_information` (~46 tokens)

Fetch details for a branded grocery product by Spoonacular numeric `id`. Returns product title, UPC, brand, ingredients, nutrition facts, and image URL.

Input parameters:

- `id` (number, required)

### `meal_plan_generate` (~100 tokens)

Generate a Spoonacular meal plan for a given `timeFrame` ("day" or "week") matching `targetCalories`, `diet` (e.g. vegetarian/vegan/paleo), and comma-separated `exclude` ingredients. Returns meals with recipe ids, titles, images, and nutrition summary.

Input parameters:

- `diet` (string)
- `exclude` (string)
- `targetCalories` (number)
- `timeFrame` (string)

### `meal_plan_week` (~74 tokens)

Generate a Spoonacular 7-day meal plan matching `targetCalories`, `diet`, and comma-separated `exclude` ingredients. Returns meals per day with recipe ids, titles, images, and per-day nutrition totals.

Input parameters:

- `diet` (string)
- `exclude` (string)
- `targetCalories` (number)

### `wine_pairing` (~73 tokens)

Fetch wine pairing suggestions for a `food` dish or ingredient (e.g. "salmon", "pasta primavera") with optional `maxPrice` filter. Returns paired wine types and specific product recommendations with name, price, and description.

Input parameters:

- `food` (string, required)
- `maxPrice` (number)

### `wine_recommendation` (~91 tokens)

Fetch specific wine product recommendations for a wine type name (e.g. "merlot", "chardonnay") with optional `minRating`, `price` target, and `number` of results. Returns product name, price, average rating, and description.

Input parameters:

- `minRating` (number)
- `number` (number)
- `price` (string)
- `wine` (string, required)

### `convert_amount` (~92 tokens)

Convert a cooking measurement amount for a specific ingredient between units using Spoonacular. Requires `ingredientName`, `sourceAmount`, `sourceUnit`, and `targetUnit`. Returns the converted amount and unit (e.g. 1 cup flour → 125 grams).

Input parameters:

- `ingredientName` (string, required)
- `sourceAmount` (number, required)
- `sourceUnit` (string, required)
- `targetUnit` (string, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 80
- 2026-11-04: 80
- 2026-11-03: 77
- 2026-11-02: 77
- 2026-11-01: 77
- 2026-10-31: 77
- 2026-10-30: 77
- 2026-10-29: 77

## Common questions

### What is the Spoonacular MCP server?

Spoonacular is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.pipeworx-io/spoonacular. Spoonacular MCP. This page covers its npm package (@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular).

### Is the Spoonacular MCP server safe to use?

Spoonacular scores 80 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 5 November 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. Its build provenance is signed and verified. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Spoonacular MCP server expose?

Spoonacular exposes 18 tools: recipe_search, recipe_information, recipe_random, recipe_summary, recipe_similar, and 13 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 1,156 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the Spoonacular MCP server still maintained?

Spoonacular is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the Spoonacular MCP server under?

Spoonacular declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

### What did VerifyMCP test on the Spoonacular MCP server?

VerifyMCP ran 16 checks on Spoonacular, covering Malware scan, Known CVEs, Install scripts, Dependency health and 12 more. Endpoint Security and Transport & Reachability do not apply to an npm package, so they were not tested. The score does not measure everything, and the scoring documentation lists what it leaves out.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/@pipeworx/mcp-spoonacular
- Repository: https://github.com/pipeworx-io/mcp-spoonacular
- Website: https://pipeworx.io/packs/spoonacular
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular/changelog.json
- Trust report (JSON): https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/pipeworx-io-spoonacular/pipeworx-mcp-spoonacular