Search the FatSecret food database by name. Returns food items with basic nutrition info per serving. Use this to find food_id and serving_id needed for logging diary entries. Args: - query: Food name to search (e.g.,
AI agents call fatsecret_search_food to retrieve information from Fatsecret without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves/queries data from a food database with no side effects. It returns read-only information (food_id, serving_id, nutrition data) to support downstream operations. Searching a database is a classic Read operation with minimal blast radius.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Search[es] the FatSecret food database by name' and 'Returns food items with basic nutrition info per serving'. The query argument searches for food items. No modifications, deletions, or code execution occurs.
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Search the FatSecret food database by name. Returns food items with basic nutrition info per serving. Use this to find food_id and serving_id needed for logging diary entries. Args: - query: Food name to search (e.g.,. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Fatsecret MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Fatsecret MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fatsecret_search_food: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Fatsecret. Nothing to install.
fatsecret_search_food is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fatsecret_search_food rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fatsecret_search_food. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
fatsecret_search_food is provided by the Fatsecret MCP server (yurzs/fatsecret-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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