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I Replaced MyFitnessPal and Other Apps with a Single MCP Server

I Replaced MyFitnessPal and Other Apps with a Single MCP Server

by ktshvsk·Mar 9, 2026·2 points·0 comments
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Personal MCP server for food logging when MyFitnessPal won't export data.

Strengths
  • •Photo-to-macro estimation via Claude vision eliminates manual food database searching
  • •Date range summaries exportable as tables or Excel for doctor visits
  • •MCP protocol means any AI client can query the meal database
Weaknesses
  • •No public code or repo — just a Medium post about a personal project
  • •Closed APIs from nutrition apps mean this can't pull existing historical data
Category
AI/ML
Target Audience

People tracking nutrition for medical purposes

Similar To

MyFitnessPal · Lifesum · Cronometer

Post Description

My doctor asked me to keep a food diary. I tried MyFitnessPal, Lifesum, and others — none of them could easily export a summary for a date range. So I vibe-coded a remote MCP server in one evening using Claude Code. Now I just snap a photo of my food, send it to Claude, and it logs everything with calories and macros. When I need a report, I ask for it in conversation. No app, no manual entry — just a database and a chat.

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