Search BBC Good Food recipes, read one, and scale its ingredients. No API key.
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claude mcp add mcp-bbc-goodfood -e BGF_USER_AGENT=<BGF_USER_AGENT> -e BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS=<BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS> -e BGF_TIMEOUT_MS=<BGF_TIMEOUT_MS> -e BGF_MAX_RETRIES=<BGF_MAX_RETRIES> -e BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS=<BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS> -e BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES=<BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES> -e BGF_LOG_LEVEL=<BGF_LOG_LEVEL> -- npx -y [email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-bbc-goodfood": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"BGF_USER_AGENT": "<BGF_USER_AGENT>",
"BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
"BGF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<BGF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"BGF_MAX_RETRIES": "<BGF_MAX_RETRIES>",
"BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
"BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
"BGF_LOG_LEVEL": "<BGF_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-bbc-goodfood": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"BGF_USER_AGENT": "<BGF_USER_AGENT>",
"BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
"BGF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<BGF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"BGF_MAX_RETRIES": "<BGF_MAX_RETRIES>",
"BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
"BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
"BGF_LOG_LEVEL": "<BGF_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mcp-bbc-goodfood": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"BGF_USER_AGENT": "<BGF_USER_AGENT>",
"BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS": "<BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MS>",
"BGF_TIMEOUT_MS": "<BGF_TIMEOUT_MS>",
"BGF_MAX_RETRIES": "<BGF_MAX_RETRIES>",
"BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS": "<BGF_CACHE_TTL_MS>",
"BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES": "<BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIES>",
"BGF_LOG_LEVEL": "<BGF_LOG_LEVEL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
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Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
BGF_USER_AGENTOptional | Identify your own client. This project's identifier stays appended, so the site can always reach a human. |
BGF_MIN_INTERVAL_MSOptional | Minimum milliseconds between requests. Default 1500, floor 1000, ceiling 60000. |
BGF_TIMEOUT_MSOptional | Deadline for one request, in milliseconds. Default 20000. |
BGF_MAX_RETRIESOptional | Retries when the site is busy or asks for room. Default 3. |
BGF_CACHE_TTL_MSOptional | In-memory cache lifetime, in milliseconds. Default 900000. Set 0 to turn it off. |
BGF_CACHE_MAX_ENTRIESOptional | In-memory cache size. Default 200. |
BGF_LOG_LEVELOptional | silent, error, info or debug. Default error. Logs go to stderr. |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | https://github.com/smeet666/mcp-bbc-goodfood/releases/download/v1.2.0/[email protected] (MCPB, stdio) |
| First published | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.smeet666/mcp-bbc-goodfood |
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