mcp-veggie
Enables tracking of weekly vegetable box deliveries, translating Danish produce names, providing USDA-sourced freshness data, generating zero-waste recipes, and alerting on expiring items.
README
mcp-veggie
MCP server for tracking weekly Aarstiderne veggie box deliveries. Translates Danish produce names, provides USDA-sourced freshness windows, generates zero-waste recipes via local LLM, and alerts when items are about to expire.
Built for a family of 3 in Denmark. Deployed on a K3s cluster alongside an Ollama instance.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
get_current_box |
Fetch this week's box contents with translations, freshness data, and eating order |
generate_recipes |
Zero-waste recipes using current box items, with kid-friendly strategies |
get_meal_plan |
7-day structured plan scheduling perishable items first |
check_alerts |
Items nearing expiration that need attention |
analyze_waste_risk |
Items at risk of going to waste |
mark_item_used |
Mark an item as consumed |
get_eating_order |
Priority list by perishability |
get_freshness_status |
Full freshness report with storage tips |
override_freshness |
Correct a freshness estimate from experience |
set_box_url |
Configure the Aarstiderne box URL |
Setup
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Ollama host and box URL
npm install
npm run build
npm start
Requires:
- Node.js 20+
- Ollama running with
qwen3.6:27b(or any model viaLLM_MODELenv var) - An Aarstiderne box subscription URL
Configuration
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
PORT |
3006 | HTTP server port |
DB_PATH |
./data/veggie.db | SQLite database path |
LLM_BASE_URL |
http://localhost:11434 | Ollama API base URL |
LLM_MODEL |
qwen3.6:27b | Model for translations/recipes |
LLM_TIMEOUT |
120000 | LLM request timeout (ms) |
Architecture
- Transport: Streamable HTTP (MCP SDK 1.29.0) -- stateless per-request
- Database: SQLite with WAL mode, Drizzle ORM
- LLM: Ollama native API with
think: falsefor fast structured output - Provider: Aarstiderne BOM API (no auth required)
- Translation: Seed cache of 93 Danish produce names + LLM fallback
- Freshness: 70-item USDA dataset + LLM fallback with conservative bias
K8s Deployment
kubectl apply -f k8s/
The deployment expects:
- A PVC named
mcp-veggie-datafor the SQLite file - Ollama accessible at the
LLM_BASE_URLin the configmap ghcr-credsimagePullSecret for the container image
Connecting via Hermes
Register the MCP server endpoint in your Hermes gateway configuration:
servers:
- name: mcp-veggie
url: http://mcp-veggie.mcp-veggie.svc.cluster.local:3006/mcp
transport: streamable-http
License
MIT
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