Wellness Nourish MCP Server
Local-first nutrition MCP food search, barcode lookup, intake logging, hydration. Works without OAuth.
People who work with food data, local first and nutrition and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.
VERIFIED ACTIVE
LAST COMMIT 2026-08-29 · ★ 9 · #23 OF 71 MAINTAINED SCIENCE & HEALTH · VERIFIED 2026-09-18
MIT · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology
01 · Install Wellness Nourish
before you install - you'll need
The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install.
Claude Code
claude mcp add davidmosiah-wellness-nourish -- npx -y wellness-nourish Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config
{
"mcpServers": {
"davidmosiah-wellness-nourish": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"wellness-nourish"
]
}
}
} 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 wellness-nourish - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing
registry namespace io.github.davidmosiah is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner
03 · What Wellness Nourish can do
Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.
Latest releases
v0.8.3 · 2026-08-29
Skill layer next to MCP. Same binary: MCP tools or call <tool> --json. Mutation gates identical.
v0.8.2 · 2026-08-28
0.8.2: production Hono override 4.13.1 (stale pin class). npm: wellness-nourish@0.8.2
v0.7.3 · 2026-07-30
Release 0.7.3 dual-verify with npm.
04 · Who maintains Wellness Nourish
wellness-nourish is maintained by davidmosiah. We track 30 MCP servers from davidmosiah - 30 actively maintained, 144 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Apr 2026. Full record: all servers from davidmosiah.
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05 · Facts
- repository
- github.com/davidmosiah/wellness-nourish
- category
- science & health - ranked #23 of 71 actively-maintained science & health servers as of 2026-09-18.
- release cadence
- 10+ releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-29)
- registry
- io.github.davidmosiah/wellness-nourish (active, first published 2026-05-10 · 5 versions)
- packages
- npm:wellness-nourish
06 · Wellness Nourish FAQ
What is Wellness Nourish?
Local-first nutrition MCP food search, barcode lookup, intake logging, hydration. Works without OAuth.
Is Wellness Nourish still maintained?
Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-29 and it shipped 10+ releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.
How do I install Wellness Nourish?
Run `npx -y wellness-nourish`. The README does not document required environment variables for a basic install. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.
Does Wellness Nourish 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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