About fragrances
fragrances connects AI assistants to parfica.com, a fragrance encyclopedia, for fragrance details and similar-scent searches. Its thin stdio bridge discovers tools from the site's native MCP endpoint at startup.
Key features
- 01Search fragrances, brands, notes, and perfumers
- 02Retrieve profiles, note pyramids, and ratings
- 03Find similar scents by note overlap
Use cases
- 01Explore a fragrance's notes and perfumer
- 02Find alternatives similar to a specific fragrance
MCP support
The MCP server bridges stdio to parfica.com's native MCP endpoint and discovers its tools at startup. MCP clients can also connect directly to the remote endpoint.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://parfica.com/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http parfica-fragrances https://parfica.com/mcp{"mcpServers":{"parfica-fragrances":{"type":"http","url":"https://parfica.com/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"parfica-fragrances":{"type":"http","url":"https://parfica.com/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"parfica-fragrances":{"type":"http","url":"https://parfica.com/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"parfica-fragrances":{"serverUrl":"https://parfica.com/mcp"}}}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
3| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | string | Yes | Search query, e.g. "Aventus" or "Авентус" |
Details
From the project READMEmcp-server-parfica
MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for parfica.com — the Ukrainian-first fragrance encyclopedia. Ask your AI assistant "what does Creed Aventus smell like?" or "find me cheaper fragrances similar to Baccarat Rouge 540" and it will answer with note pyramids, accords, perfumers, community ratings and note-overlap dupes.
This package is a thin stdio bridge to the site's native MCP endpoint (https://parfica.com/mcp). Tools are discovered at startup, so the package never goes stale.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
search_fragrance | Search fragrances, brands, notes and perfumers by name (Latin or Cyrillic) |
fragrance_info | Full profile: brand, year, note pyramid, accords, perfumers, community rating |
find_dupes | "Smells like" matches by distinctive-note overlap |
Install
Claude Code
claude mcp add parfica -- npx -y mcp-server-parfica
Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"parfica": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "mcp-server-parfica"]
}
}
}
Remote (no install)
MCP clients that support remote servers can connect straight to:
https://parfica.com/mcp
Configuration
| Env var | Meaning |
|---|---|
PARFICA_MCP_URL | Override the endpoint URL (default https://parfica.com/mcp) |
PARFICA_TOKEN | Optional bearer token for future write tools |
Related
- parfica.com — the encyclopedia itself
fragrance-dupes— the open "smells like" matching algorithmparfica-open-data— open fragrance data (notes, taxonomy, OBF)
License
MIT © parfica.com
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