Tabedata MCP

Model Context Protocol server for Japanese food nutrition data. Bilingual JP/EN lookups across konbini, restaurant chains, and grocery brands. Macros, allergens, sodium, and menu navigation for any AI assistant operating in Japan. Its 6 documented tools cluster into read & search, konbini, restaurant, analyze. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting database tools to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-01 · ★ 2 · #80 OF 151 MAINTAINED DATABASE · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Tabedata MCP

before you install - you'll need

The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.

Claude Code

claude mcp add mrslbt-tabedata-mcp -- npx -y tabedata-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mrslbt-tabedata-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tabedata-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package tabedata-mcp - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.mrslbt is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Tabedata MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

An agent gets 6 documented tools across read & search, konbini, restaurant, including search_food, konbini_item, restaurant_meal, analyze_meal.

Capability map

Tools grouped from the project's README - what Tabedata MCP lets an agent do.

read & search

2 tools - e.g. Bilingual fuzzy search across the dataset. Accepts JP or EN queries (e.g. salad chicken or サラダチキン).; Swap an item for a better one along a chosen axis (higher protein, lower calorie, lower sodium).…

search_food · find_alternatives

Konbini

1 tool - e.g. Chain-scoped lookup for 7-Eleven, Lawson, FamilyMart, Ministop. Includes allergens and ingredient lists where available.

konbini_item

Restaurant

1 tool - e.g. Chain meal lookup with size variants (並 / 大盛 / 特盛) and allergen tags.

restaurant_meal

Analyze

1 tool - e.g. Natural-language meal analyzer. Recognizes counts, weights (200g rice), fractions (half avocado), and restaurant size names (Nakau large oyakodon). Returns macr

analyze_meal

Daily

1 tool - e.g. Mifflin-St Jeor BMR x activity multiplier x goal-driven deficit/surplus. Diabetes risk shifts the macro split. Hypertension surfaces a sodium guidance note.

daily_targets

Latest releases

v1.2.0 · 2026-06-05

npm install -g tabedata-mcp · Smithery: listing next · A data-honesty + quality release. No nutrition value changed; what changed is how the data is described, labeled, and surfaced. · Data honesty · The dataset is now…

v1.1.0 · 2026-06-05

Maintenance release. No public API changes - all 6 tools and 460 items unchanged. Brings internals to the standard set by [email protected]. · What changed · Deps · @modelcontextprotocol/sdk ^1.12 → ^1.29 (17 minor…

v1.0.1 · 2026-05-08

Documentation and positioning update. No data or schema changes. · Broader tagline emphasizing allergens, sodium, and menu navigation, not just fitness/macros · New 'Who this is for' section covering five distinct user…

04 · Who maintains Tabedata MCP

tabedata-mcp is maintained by mrslbt. We track 8 MCP servers from mrslbt - 8 actively maintained, 16 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Mar 2026. Full record: all servers from mrslbt.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/mrslbt/tabedata-mcp
category: database - ranked #80 of 151 actively-maintained database servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-06-05)
registry: io.github.mrslbt/tabedata-mcp (active, first published 2026-06-05 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:tabedata-mcp

06 · Tabedata MCP FAQ

Is Tabedata MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-01 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Tabedata MCP do?

An agent gets 6 documented tools across read & search, konbini, restaurant, including search_food, konbini_item, restaurant_meal, analyze_meal.

How do I install Tabedata MCP?

Run `npx -y tabedata-mcp`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Tabedata MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

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