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mcp server

USDA Food Access

SNAP participation, food insecurity indicators, and agricultural statistics

Description as published by the maintainer. Source

  • version 1.1.0
  • slowing
  • security

slowing — Registry entry last updated 2026-04-02. Dashed tags are derived by ZBS Index from the published description, not stated by the maintainer.

What this server can do

4 functions, named and described by the server itself. Parameter names are shown because they say more about what a function does than its name usually does.

get_agricultural_data(year, state, commodity)
Get USDA NASS QuickStats data on agricultural production by state. Returns crop values, production quantities, and farm statistics from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Useful for understanding local food production capacity in grant narratives. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'IA'). commodity: Agricultural commodity to query (e.g. 'CORN', 'SOYBEANS', 'WHEAT', 'CATTLE', 'MILK'). Omit to get a broad survey of crops. year: Year for data (e.g. 2022). Omit to get the most recent available data. Required: state.
get_food_environment(state, county_fips)
Get county-level food access risk profiles using Census ACS data. Constructs food access risk profiles by combining vehicle access (B25044), poverty status (B17001), and SNAP participation (B22001). Limited vehicle access combined with high poverty indicates food desert risk. Useful for identifying areas with barriers to food access in grant applications. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'MS') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County, WA). Omit to get all counties in the state. Required: state.
get_food_insecurity_indicators(year, state, county_fips)
Get food-related economic indicators as proxies for food insecurity by county. Combines SNAP participation rate (B22001), poverty rate (B17001), and median household income (B19013) to build a food insecurity risk profile. Higher SNAP rates, higher poverty, and lower income correlate with greater food insecurity. Useful for grant narratives demonstrating community need. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'MS') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County, WA). Omit to get all counties in the state. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022). Data covers year-4 through year. Required: state.
get_snap_participation(year, state, county_fips)
Get SNAP/food stamp household participation by county using Census ACS Table B22001. Returns the number and percentage of households receiving vs not receiving SNAP/food stamp benefits, broken down by county. Essential for understanding food assistance utilization in grant target areas. Args: state: Two-letter state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'MS') or 2-digit FIPS code. county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County, WA). Omit to get all counties in the state. year: ACS 5-year estimate year (default 2022). Data covers year-4 through year. Required: state.

Last successful function declaration observed on . Source: https://mcp.olyport.com/usda-food/mcp. We list what the server declared; we do not call any of these functions.

Endpoint status observed on . Source: https://mcp.olyport.com/usda-food/mcp.

Signals

These are separate measurements of different things. They are deliberately not combined into one score, because a popularity number that mixes website traffic with saves and stars cannot be checked or acted on.

Signal Value What it measures Window Observed Source
Latest published version 1.1.0 Latest version string the maintainer published to the registry. as of fetch Model Context Protocol
Registry record last updated 2026-04-02 When the registry record was last updated by its maintainer. point in time Model Context Protocol
First listed in the MCP Registry 2026-04-02 Date this server was first published to the official MCP Registry. Not a usage or quality measure. point in time Model Context Protocol
mcp tools declared 4 tools Number of functions the server itself declared when asked to list them. This is what the server offers an agent, not a measure of how well any of them work. as of probe mcp.olyport.com
mcp endpoint status ok The server listed 4 functions when asked. as of probe mcp.olyport.com

Where to get it

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Sources

  1. Tools declared by the MCP server at https://mcp.olyport.com/usda-food/mcp — mcp.olyport.com, observed , trust tier 1.
  2. Official MCP Registry — Model Context Protocol, observed , trust tier 1.