USDA FoodData Central API — Foods

naftiko: 1.0.0-alpha2
info:
  label: USDA FoodData Central API — Foods
  description: 'USDA FoodData Central API — Foods. 3 operations. Lead operation: Get Food By FDC ID. Self-contained Naftiko
    capability covering one United States Department Of Agriculture business surface.'
  tags:
  - United States Department Of Agriculture
  - Foods
  created: '2026-05-19'
  modified: '2026-05-19'
binds:
- namespace: env
  keys:
    UNITED_STATES_DEPARTMENT_OF_AGRICULTURE_API_KEY: UNITED_STATES_DEPARTMENT_OF_AGRICULTURE_API_KEY
capability:
  consumes:
  - type: http
    namespace: usda-fooddata-central-foods
    baseUri: https://api.nal.usda.gov/fdc/v1
    description: USDA FoodData Central API — Foods business capability. Self-contained, no shared references.
    resources:
    - name: food-fdcId
      path: /food/{fdcId}
      operations:
      - name: getfoodbyid
        method: GET
        description: Get Food By FDC ID
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: fdcId
          in: path
          type: integer
          description: FoodData Central unique food identifier
          required: true
        - name: api_key
          in: query
          type: string
          description: API key from api.data.gov
          required: true
        - name: format
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Nutrient data format to return
        - name: nutrients
          in: query
          type: array
          description: Filter to specific nutrient IDs (up to 25)
    - name: foods
      path: /foods
      operations:
      - name: getfoodsbyids
        method: GET
        description: Get Multiple Foods By FDC IDs
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: api_key
          in: query
          type: string
          description: API key from api.data.gov
          required: true
        - name: fdcIds
          in: query
          type: array
          description: Comma-separated list of FDC IDs (max 20)
          required: true
        - name: format
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Nutrient data format to return
        - name: nutrients
          in: query
          type: array
          description: Filter to specific nutrient IDs
    - name: foods-search
      path: /foods/search
      operations:
      - name: searchfoods
        method: GET
        description: Search Foods
        outputRawFormat: json
        outputParameters:
        - name: result
          type: object
          value: $.
        inputParameters:
        - name: api_key
          in: query
          type: string
          description: API key from api.data.gov
          required: true
        - name: query
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Search terms to find foods
          required: true
        - name: dataType
          in: query
          type: array
          description: Filter by food data type
        - name: pageSize
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Number of results per page (max 200)
        - name: pageNumber
          in: query
          type: integer
          description: Page number for paginated results
        - name: sortBy
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Field to sort results by
        - name: sortOrder
          in: query
          type: string
          description: Sort direction
    authentication:
      type: apikey
      key: api_key
      value: '{{env.UNITED_STATES_DEPARTMENT_OF_AGRICULTURE_API_KEY}}'
      placement: query
  exposes:
  - type: rest
    namespace: usda-fooddata-central-foods-rest
    port: 8080
    description: REST adapter for USDA FoodData Central API — Foods. One Spectral-compliant resource per consumed operation,
      prefixed with /v1.
    resources:
    - path: /v1/food/{fdcid}
      name: food-fdcid
      description: REST surface for food-fdcId.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getfoodbyid
        description: Get Food By FDC ID
        call: usda-fooddata-central-foods.getfoodbyid
        with:
          fdcId: rest.fdcId
          api_key: rest.api_key
          format: rest.format
          nutrients: rest.nutrients
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/foods
      name: foods
      description: REST surface for foods.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: getfoodsbyids
        description: Get Multiple Foods By FDC IDs
        call: usda-fooddata-central-foods.getfoodsbyids
        with:
          api_key: rest.api_key
          fdcIds: rest.fdcIds
          format: rest.format
          nutrients: rest.nutrients
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
    - path: /v1/foods/search
      name: foods-search
      description: REST surface for foods-search.
      operations:
      - method: GET
        name: searchfoods
        description: Search Foods
        call: usda-fooddata-central-foods.searchfoods
        with:
          api_key: rest.api_key
          query: rest.query
          dataType: rest.dataType
          pageSize: rest.pageSize
          pageNumber: rest.pageNumber
          sortBy: rest.sortBy
          sortOrder: rest.sortOrder
        outputParameters:
        - type: object
          mapping: $.
  - type: mcp
    namespace: usda-fooddata-central-foods-mcp
    port: 9090
    transport: http
    description: MCP adapter for USDA FoodData Central API — Foods. One tool per consumed operation, routed inline through
      this capability's consumes block.
    tools:
    - name: get-food-fdc-id
      description: Get Food By FDC ID
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usda-fooddata-central-foods.getfoodbyid
      with:
        fdcId: tools.fdcId
        api_key: tools.api_key
        format: tools.format
        nutrients: tools.nutrients
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: get-multiple-foods-fdc-ids
      description: Get Multiple Foods By FDC IDs
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usda-fooddata-central-foods.getfoodsbyids
      with:
        api_key: tools.api_key
        fdcIds: tools.fdcIds
        format: tools.format
        nutrients: tools.nutrients
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.
    - name: search-foods
      description: Search Foods
      hints:
        readOnly: true
        destructive: false
        idempotent: true
      call: usda-fooddata-central-foods.searchfoods
      with:
        api_key: tools.api_key
        query: tools.query
        dataType: tools.dataType
        pageSize: tools.pageSize
        pageNumber: tools.pageNumber
        sortBy: tools.sortBy
        sortOrder: tools.sortOrder
      outputParameters:
      - type: object
        mapping: $.