Food Hygiene MCP Server

Query UK food hygiene ratings from Claude.

Quick Start

Add to your Claude Desktop config:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

Option 1: Via PyPI (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "food-hygiene": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["food-hygiene-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Option 2: From source

git clone https://github.com/w4sspr/food-hygiene-mcp.git
cd food-hygiene-mcp
uv sync

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "food-hygiene": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": ["run", "--directory", "/path/to/food-hygiene-mcp", "food-hygiene-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Troubleshooting: If you get spawn uvx ENOENT or spawn uv ENOENT, Claude Desktop can't find the executable. Use the full path instead (run which uvx or which uv to find it, e.g., /Users/you/.local/bin/uvx).

Restart Claude Desktop, then try:

"What's the hygiene rating for Dishoom in London?"

Example Prompts

• "What's the hygiene rating for Dishoom in London?"
• "Find restaurants in Manchester with at least a 4-star rating"
• "Show me takeaways in SW1A 1AA"
• "Get full inspection details for establishment 1662145"
• "Find cafes within 2 miles of 51.5074, -0.1278"

Tools

search_establishments

Search for food establishments by name, location, or rating.

get_establishment_details

Get full details for a specific establishment by FHRS ID.

Returns: rating breakdown (hygiene, structural, confidence in management), inspection date, local authority info.

Limitations

• England, Wales, and Northern Ireland only — Scotland uses a different system
• No aggregate statistics — can't calculate "% of 5-star restaurants" without fetching all data
• Limited business types — ~15 common types mapped; niche categories may not work
• Geo-search requires coordinates — city names alone won't trigger distance filtering

Roadmap

• get_local_authority_stats — aggregate ratings by area (requires pagination through all establishments)
• Scotland support via FHIS API
• Cache business type mappings

Why I Built This

Built to demonstrate MCP integration with UK public sector data for my FDE application.

See Also

• uk-charities-mcp — Query the Charity Commission register

Data Source

FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme API — free, public, no authentication required.

License

MIT