# ciqual-mcp

> MCP server for ANSES Ciqual French food composition database with SQL interface

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/ciqual-mcp/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/zzgael/ciqual-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/zzgael/ciqual-mcp/issues
- version: 0.3.1
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, ciqual, anses, nutrition, food, database, sql
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:ciqual-mcp

### Description (declared)

# ANSES Ciqual MCP Server

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An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing SQL access to the ANSES Ciqual French food composition database. Query nutritional data for over 3,000 foods with full-text search support.

![ANSES Ciqual Database](assets/ciqual-banner.jpg)

<a href="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@zzgael/ciqual-mcp">
  <img width="380" height="200" src="https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/@zzgael/ciqual-mcp/badge" alt="ANSES Ciqual Server MCP server" />
</a>

</div>

## Features

- 🍎 **Comprehensive Database**: Access nutritional data for 3,185+ French foods
- 🔍 **SQL Interface**: Query using standard SQL with full flexibility
- 🌍 **Bilingual Support**: French and English food names
- 🔤 **Fuzzy Search**: Built-in full-text search with typo tolerance
- 📊 **60+ Nutrients**: Detailed composition including vitamins, minerals, macros, and more
- 🔄 **Auto-Updates**: Automatically refreshes data yearly from ANSES (checks on startup)
- 🔒 **Read-Only**: Safe queries with no risk of data modification
- 💾 **Lightweight**: ~10MB SQLite database with efficient indexing

## Installation

### Via pip
```bash
pip install ciqual-mcp
```

### Via uvx (recommended)
```bash
uvx ciqual-mcp
```

### From source
```bash
git clone https://github.com/zzgael/ciqual-mcp.git
cd ciqual-mcp
pip install -e …

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.database (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/ciqual-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T11:30:38.155Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ciqual-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/ciqual-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:ciqual-mcp