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Agriculture & FoodMCP serverFirst audited Nov 13, 2026

USDA Food Access

SNAP participation, food insecurity indicators, and agricultural statisticsThe vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.

Passed, with 1 warningAudited Nov 13, 2026
  • Warning: 4 of 4 tools do not say whether they can change things.

Nothing failed, but there is something to know or fix. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit

Does it work?
YesConnected in 100 ms.
Sign-up?
None neededIt answered without any account or key.
Can it change things?
Doesn't sayIts tools do not say whether they only read, so treat them as able to change things.
Endpointhttps://mcp.olyport.com/usda-food/mcp

Website Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.26.0

What we checked, the evidence, and the tools it offers.

What we checked

Security

  • Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).

  • Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.

Safety labels

  • Warning: 4 of 4 tools do not say whether they can change things.

    MCP lets a server label each tool as read-only or destructive, so clients can ask the user before risky calls. Unlabelled tools are treated as able to change things.

    • get_snap_participation
    • get_food_insecurity_indicators
    • get_food_environment
    • get_agricultural_data

Tools

  • Passed: 4 tools listed.

  • Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.

Protocol

  • Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).

  • Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).

  • Passed: Unknown requests are refused.

Connection

  • Passed: The server responds.

Tools (4)

As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.

  • get_snap_participationGet 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, brok…Doesn't say
  • get_food_insecurity_indicatorsGet 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…Doesn't say
  • get_food_environmentGet 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 (…Doesn't say
  • get_agricultural_dataGet USDA NASS QuickStats data on agricultural production by state. Returns crop values, production quantities, and farm statistics from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Use…Doesn't say

Audit history

  1. Nov 13Warnings

What we sent

Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.

RequestAnswerTime
initializeHTTP 200100 ms
initializedHTTP 20296 ms
tools/listHTTP 20091 ms
resources/listHTTP 20094 ms
prompts/listHTTP 200102 ms
unknown-methodHTTP 200115 ms

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