wellness-nourish — Claude Code MCP server: setup and overview
Local-first nutrition MCP server for tracking meals, hydration, and looking up food items. It works directly inside your coding agent without external accounts.
claude mcp add wellness-nourish -- npx -y wellness-nourishWhat wellness-nourish does
The server connects nutrition logging and food analysis tools to your assistant. It handles barcode lookups, hydration records, and macro estimates from text meal descriptions or photos. Remote lookups query USDA and Open Food Facts, with extra support for the Brazilian TACO 4 table.
Communication defaults to standard input and output (stdio). If you prefer a local network service, it supports an optional loopback HTTP mode on http://127.0.0.1:3000. User logs and auth tokens never leave your system.
Without network access, the server relies on NOURISH_FIXTURE_MODE=1 to switch from external APIs to bundled fixture files.
What it helps with
- look up nutritional data using product barcodes
- log meals and water consumption without cloud accounts
- estimate macros from text food descriptions
- test nutrition workflows offline using built-in fixtures
Example prompts for the agent
- Search the nutrition database for raw oats and show macro values.
- Log two scrambled eggs, a banana, and black coffee for breakfast.
- Look up barcode 011110038334 and calculate the calories for one serving.
How to install wellness-nourish
Platform CLI
claude mcp add wellness-nourish -- npx -y wellness-nourishPlatform CLI
codex mcp add wellness-nourish -- npx -y wellness-nourishConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"wellness-nourish": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wellness-nourish"
]
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"wellness-nourish": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wellness-nourish"
]
}
}
}Platform CLI
gemini mcp add wellness-nourish npx -y wellness-nourishStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about wellness-nourish
How do I install wellness-nourish in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add wellness-nourish -- npx -y wellness-nourish in your terminal.
What does wellness-nourish do?
It gives coding assistants tools to inspect barcodes, check food values against public databases, monitor water intake, and track daily nutrition.
Does wellness-nourish require external cloud accounts?
No cloud registration or OAuth workflow is required. All meal history and tokens remain stored on your local machine.
