About KnownGate
Food verification for people and AI agents: evidence-backed verdicts, with sources and dates
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.knowngate.comclaude mcp add --transport http com-knowngate-verify https://mcp.knowngate.com{"mcpServers":{"com-knowngate-verify":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.knowngate.com"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"com-knowngate-verify":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.knowngate.com"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"com-knowngate-verify":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.knowngate.com"}}}{"mcpServers":{"com-knowngate-verify":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.knowngate.com"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
4| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| subject | object | Yes | |
| subject.kind | enum | Yes | upc: digits from a barcode · product_query: a product name · menu_item: a dish (needs venue) · ingredients: comma-separated ingredient textupc | product_query | menu_item | ingredients |
| subject.value | string | Yes | |
| subject.venue | string | No | Venue name, required for menu_item |
| thresholds | array | No | Numeric premise (beta): per-serving nutrient bounds ruled against the product's typed panel. Unknown values refuse honestly, never zero. An empty array means no numeric limits. |
| restrictions | array | Yes | Household restrictions. FDA-9 keys ("peanut", "sesame", "milk", …) as strings, or { key, note } when a note matters (e.g. { key: "tree_nut", note: "cashew" }). May be empty when thresholds carry the premise. |
Details
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