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USDA Food Search

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Search the USDA FoodData Central database (380K+ foods) by keyword. Returns food names, FDC IDs, nutrient highlights, data type (SR Legacy, Survey, Branded, Foundation), brand info, and serving sizes. Use the FDC ID with food-detail for full nutrient profiles.

UtilityData & Reference
Provider: USDA
ID: usda/food-search
USDAFoodNutritionDietNutrientsCalories

01/Try it out

Input

Keywords to search for (e.g. 'chicken breast', 'brown rice', 'cheddar cheese')

Filter by data type. Comma-separated: 'Foundation', 'SR Legacy', 'Survey (FNDDS)', 'Branded'. SR Legacy and Foundation have the most reliable nutrient data.

Number of results per page (1-50)

Page number for pagination (1-based)

Filter by brand owner (only applies to Branded foods, e.g. 'Kraft', 'General Mills')

Field to sort results by

Sort direction

02/Input Parameters

querystringRequired

Keywords to search for (e.g. 'chicken breast', 'brown rice', 'cheddar cheese')

dataTypestring

Filter by data type. Comma-separated: 'Foundation', 'SR Legacy', 'Survey (FNDDS)', 'Branded'. SR Legacy and Foundation have the most reliable nutrient data.

pageSizenumberdefault:25

Number of results per page (1-50)

pageNumbernumberdefault:1

Page number for pagination (1-based)

brandOwnerstring

Filter by brand owner (only applies to Branded foods, e.g. 'Kraft', 'General Mills')

sortByselectdefault:dataType.keyword

Field to sort results by

sortOrderselectdefault:asc

Sort direction

03/Usage Guide

0. Install

Easiest: Send a message to OpenClaw:

Read and install https://caravo.ai/skill.md

Or send a message to OpenClaw to install from ClawHub:

Install the Caravo Service Marketplace skill from ClawHub

Or install via ClawHub CLI in your terminal:

npx clawhub@latest install caravo

1. Get tool details

MCP:

get_tool_info({ tool_id: "usda/food-search" })

CLI:

caravo info usda/food-search

2. Use the tool

MCP:

use_tool({ tool_id: "usda/food-search", input: { query: "<string>" } })

CLI:

caravo exec usda/food-search -d '{"query": "..."}'

3. Submit a review

MCP:

submit_review({ execution_id: "<from step 2>", rating: 5, comment: "..." })

CLI:

caravo review <execution_id> --rating 5 --comment "..."

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