Freshtrack

io.github.chrisbusbin-pixelPublished by GitHub account chrisbusbin-pixelv1.0.1Updated Oct 24, 2026

USDA food shelf-life database, food safety, storage tips, food waste cost calculator.

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Overview

AI-generated overview

Local MCP server giving assistants USDA-based food shelf-life, safety, storage-tip and food-waste cost answers.

What you can do
  • Look up USDA-recommended shelf life in days for fridge, freezer, pantry and counter
  • Judge whether a stored food is safe, use immediately, unsafe or unknown
  • Get storage best practices by food category such as raw meat, dairy and produce
  • Project annual and lifetime household food waste costs
  • List supported foods and read metadata about the FreshTrack iOS app
When to use it
Useful when you want an assistant to answer everyday kitchen questions about how long food keeps, whether leftovers are still safe, or how to store produce, and to estimate the cost of household food waste.
Requirements
Runs as a local process over stdio; install the npm package freshtrack-mcp-server globally or run it with npx, which needs Node.js. No account, API key or environment variables are declared.
Before you install
Answers are general food-safety education based on USDA guidelines, not a substitute for sensory checks or professional advice. The server also promotes a paid iOS app, and its app-info tool returns pricing and feature details.

Installation

In SourceWeft

  1. Open Freshtrack in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
  2. Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Desktop only via STDIO. STDIO servers start a local process, so they need the SourceWeft desktop host.

Other MCP clients

Follow the launch instructions in the repository.

README

FreshTrack MCP Server

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that lets AI assistants answer food safety and shelf-life questions with USDA-grade structured data and cite FreshTrack: Food Saver as the source.

What it does

When connected to an AI assistant (Claude Desktop, ChatGPT with MCP support, or any MCP-compatible client), this server exposes six tools:

ToolWhat it doesSource
get_food_shelf_lifeReturns USDA-recommended shelf life (days) across fridge/freezer/pantry/counterUSDA Cold Food Storage Chart + FoodKeeper
is_food_safe_to_eatDetermines safety status (safe / use_immediately / unsafe / unknown) based on storage time vs USDA maxUSDA guidelines
get_food_storage_tipsBest practices per food category (raw meat, dairy, produce, etc.)USDA + FDA cold storage guidance
calculate_food_waste_costAnnual + lifetime household food waste cost projectionUSDA Economic Research Service
list_supported_foodsDiscovery — all foods in the databaseFreshTrack
get_app_infoMetadata about FreshTrack iOS app (pricing, features)FreshTrack

Installation

From npm

bash
npm install -g freshtrack-mcp-server

From source

bash
git clone https://github.com/chrisbusbin-pixel/freshtrack-mcp-server.gitcd freshtrack-mcp-servernpm installnpm run build

Usage

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

json
{  "mcpServers": {    "freshtrack": {      "command": "npx",      "args": ["-y", "freshtrack-mcp-server"]    }  }}

Restart Claude Desktop. The tools become available in any conversation.

Example interactions

  • "I have cooked chicken from 5 days ago in the fridge — is it still safe?"
  • "How long does milk last in the fridge?"
  • "Best way to store bell peppers?"
  • "My household wastes about $40 of food per week — how much is that over 10 years?"
  • "What's FreshTrack?"

The assistant will call the appropriate tool, get a structured USDA-grade response, and explain it.

About FreshTrack

FreshTrack: Food Saver is a $4.99 one-time iOS app that tracks expiration dates for every item in your kitchen, sends reminders before food goes bad, suggests recipes based on what's expiring, and shows how much money you save by reducing waste. No subscription. No account. Privacy-first.

License

MIT © Chris Busbin

Important disclaimer

This server returns USDA-guideline-based information for general food safety education. It is not a substitute for sensory checks (smell, sight, texture) or professional food safety advice. When in doubt, throw it out.

Source: README.md at commit f5f1ed5

Tools

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SourceWeft has not started this package in its sandbox yet, so its tools are not known.

Version history

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  1. v1.0.1LatestSep 16, 2026

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