Using with Claude
Claude.ai supports MCP servers natively. Connect Platebreaker and you can search recipes, check nutrition breakdowns, and filter by diet or cuisine right from the conversation.
Requirements
Section titled “Requirements”You need a Claude Pro subscription. Free accounts don’t have MCP support. You also need a Platebreaker account.
Adding Platebreaker to Claude
Section titled “Adding Platebreaker to Claude”Go to your Claude.ai settings and find the MCP or Integrations section. Add a new MCP server with this URL:
https://mcp.platebreaker.com
Claude discovers the OAuth endpoints automatically and prompts you to sign in. Authorize the connection with your Platebreaker credentials and you’re set. The connection persists across conversations.
What You Can Ask
Section titled “What You Can Ask”Ask Claude about recipes in plain language. It calls the right tools based on what you need.
- “Find vegetarian recipes high in iron”
- “What’s the nutrition breakdown for that chicken tikka masala?”
- “Show me quick breakfast recipes under 15 minutes”
- “What diet filters are available?”
- “Find grilled fish recipes from the last week”
Claude uses the same four tools as ChatGPT: searchRecipes for finding recipes, getRecipeDetail for full nutrition data, getFilterOptions for discovering filter categories, and getTopTags for browsing tags within a category. You don’t need to reference these by name.
Recipe Card Widgets
Section titled “Recipe Card Widgets”Recipe results show up as interactive cards, the same as on ChatGPT. Each card has the recipe title, source, prep time, and rating. The widgets adapt to your Claude theme — they display in dark mode or light mode automatically.
Click any card to see the full ingredient list and nutrition information. You can also share recipes directly from the detail view.
If you want more results beyond the initial set, ask Claude to search again with a different offset.
Tool Approval
Section titled “Tool Approval”Platebreaker tools include safety annotations marking them as read-only and non-destructive. Claude.ai uses these to auto-approve tool calls, so you won’t get a confirmation prompt every time. The tools can only read recipe data and cannot modify anything in your account.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”Claude can’t connect. Make sure you entered https://mcp.platebreaker.com as the server URL. Double-check that you have a Claude Pro subscription, since MCP is not available on free accounts.
Connection expired. Tokens last one hour. If Claude stops being able to search recipes, reconnect through settings.
No results. Try simpler search terms or fewer filters. A query like “Sardinian fregola with clams and saffron” might not match anything, but “fregola” or “clam pasta” probably will.
Claude Desktop and CLI
Section titled “Claude Desktop and CLI”Claude Desktop and Claude Code (CLI) can also connect to Platebreaker. Add the server URL https://mcp.platebreaker.com in your client’s MCP configuration. These clients don’t support widget UI, so results come back as formatted text in the conversation.