# Forkmate

> Forkmate (forkmate.ai) is a free AI calorie and macro tracker you just talk to. Describe what you ate in plain words, in the web app or to the AI assistant you already use (Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor), and it is logged to your private food diary with its calories, protein, carbs and fat. It is free, with no paid plan, no ads and no credit card. It is made by Shawn Azar.

Last updated: 2026-09-30

The name is spelled "Forkmate". Directory listings may say "ForkMate" or "Forkmate AI"; they are the same product.

## Facts

- **Price:** free. There is no paid plan, no trial and no credit card, and there are no ads. Data export is free.
- **Account:** a free Forkmate account is required, both for the web app and to connect an AI assistant (the assistant signs in over OAuth). Before the first log you agree to a health-data consent in the browser.
- **Ways to log:** type a sentence in the web app, search for a food, or scan a barcode. Or tell a connected AI assistant what you ate, or send it a photo of your plate, and it logs the meal through Forkmate. The web app itself has no photo upload.
- **AI assistants:** Claude (Claude.ai, Claude Desktop, Claude Code) and Cursor support Forkmate's remote MCP server. ChatGPT does where your plan allows custom connectors. Any client that can add a remote MCP server with OAuth works.
- **Where it runs:** in the browser at https://app.forkmate.ai on desktop and phone, and you can add it to your home screen. There is no app-store app.
- **Food data:** USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts, plus a small set of chain-restaurant menu items. Every food shows the source its numbers came from. In the web app you confirm an entry before it saves; over MCP you can correct or delete any entry afterwards.
- **Estimates:** calorie and macro values are estimates, not for insulin dosing or any medical decision.
- **Switching:** you can import your MyFitnessPal history. Calories and macros come over exactly as you logged them, with no re-estimation.
- **Privacy:** every diary is scoped to its own account. Forkmate does not sell personal data or use health-related data for advertising. The Forkmate app (app.forkmate.ai) loads no third-party scripts. Details: https://forkmate.ai/privacy/
- **Maker:** Shawn Azar, an independent maker (https://shawnazar.me). Forkmate is a product of High Country Codes, a Colorado sole proprietorship.

## MCP server

- **Endpoint:** https://mcp.forkmate.ai/ (streamable HTTP, OAuth). Every call acts only on the signed-in user's own diary.
- **MCP Registry:** `ai.forkmate/forkmate`.
- **Public README:** https://github.com/shawnazar/forkmate-mcp
- **Setup for each assistant:** https://forkmate.ai/connect/

### Tools

- `whoami`: confirm which Forkmate account is connected (read-only).
- `log_meal`: add a meal to the diary, one or more foods with quantities and macros.
- `update_meal`: correct a logged food or change an entry's meal label or note.
- `delete_meal`: delete one food from an entry, or the whole entry.
- `get_day`: read one day's entries and calorie and macro totals.
- `get_range`: read a date range with per-day totals.
- `get_preferences`: read saved diet style, allergies, dislikes and portion note.
- `get_pantry`: read the staple foods the user keeps on hand.
- `add_pantry_item`: add a food to the pantry, or update it.
- `remove_pantry_item`: remove a food from the pantry.
- `search_foods`: search USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts (macros per 100 g).
- `lookup_barcode`: look up a packaged food by UPC/EAN in Open Food Facts.

### Prompts

- `log-meal`, `log-photo`, `today-so-far`, `week-review`, `hit-protein`, `import-myfitnesspal`.

## Key pages

- [Home](https://forkmate.ai/): what Forkmate is, how logging works, and the app.
- [About](https://forkmate.ai/about/): the fact sheet — price, platforms, ways to log, data sources, maker.
- [Connect your AI](https://forkmate.ai/connect/): pick your assistant; server URL, transport, sign-in, listings and troubleshooting.
- [FAQ](https://forkmate.ai/faq/): common questions.
- [Switch from MyFitnessPal](https://forkmate.ai/migrate-from-myfitnesspal/): import your MyFitnessPal history.
- [Compare AI calorie trackers](https://forkmate.ai/best-ai-calorie-tracker/): Forkmate next to other trackers.
- [Free MyFitnessPal alternatives](https://forkmate.ai/myfitnesspal-alternatives/): eight free alternatives compared.
- [Forkmate vs MyFitnessPal](https://forkmate.ai/vs/myfitnesspal/)
- [Forkmate vs Cal AI](https://forkmate.ai/vs/cal-ai/)
- [Forkmate vs Cronometer](https://forkmate.ai/vs/cronometer/)
- [For athletes](https://forkmate.ai/for-athletes/): fueling for training.
- [Calorie goal quiz](https://forkmate.ai/quiz/): a starting daily calorie and macro target.
- [Integrity pledge](https://forkmate.ai/pledge/): no ads, free export, no price-ratchet games.
- [Roadmap](https://forkmate.ai/roadmap/): what is live and what is next.
- [Shawn Azar](https://forkmate.ai/authors/shawn-azar/): the maker.

## Set up Forkmate in your AI client

One page per client, each checked against the vendor's own documentation on 2026-09-30, with numbered steps, plan caveats and a one-click install where the client has one.

- [Use Forkmate in Claude](https://forkmate.ai/connect/claude/): claude.ai custom connector.
- [Use Forkmate in Claude Desktop](https://forkmate.ai/connect/claude-desktop/): Mac and Windows app.
- [Use Forkmate in the Claude app on your phone](https://forkmate.ai/connect/claude-mobile/): Connectors sync from your account.
- [Use Forkmate in ChatGPT](https://forkmate.ai/connect/chatgpt/): Developer mode, Plus and up, web only.
- [Use Forkmate in Gemini](https://forkmate.ai/connect/gemini/): Custom apps, US personal accounts.
- [Use Forkmate in Grok](https://forkmate.ai/connect/grok/): Custom connector on grok.com.
- [Use Forkmate in Perplexity](https://forkmate.ai/connect/perplexity/): Remote connector, Pro and up.
- [Use Forkmate in Raycast](https://forkmate.ai/connect/raycast/): Raycast AI, Pro.
- [Use Forkmate in Claude Code](https://forkmate.ai/connect/claude-code/): One terminal command.
- [Use Forkmate in VS Code](https://forkmate.ai/connect/vscode/): GitHub Copilot agent mode.
- [Use Forkmate in Cursor](https://forkmate.ai/connect/cursor/): One-click install.
- [Use Forkmate in Windsurf (Devin Desktop)](https://forkmate.ai/connect/windsurf/): Formerly Windsurf.
- [Use Forkmate in Cline](https://forkmate.ai/connect/cline/): Remote server, Streamable HTTP.
- [Use Forkmate in Zed](https://forkmate.ai/connect/zed/): Native OAuth, settings.json.
- [Use Forkmate in JetBrains](https://forkmate.ai/connect/jetbrains/): Junie native, AI Assistant via bridge.
- [Use Forkmate in Continue](https://forkmate.ai/connect/continue/): Via the mcp-remote bridge.
- [Use Forkmate in Warp](https://forkmate.ai/connect/warp/): Warp’s agent, MCP servers.
- [Use Forkmate in Goose](https://forkmate.ai/connect/goose/): One-click extension.
- [Use Forkmate in LM Studio](https://forkmate.ai/connect/lm-studio/): One-click, local models.
- [Use Forkmate with Ollama](https://forkmate.ai/connect/ollama/): Through Open WebUI or Goose.
- [Use Forkmate from your own code](https://forkmate.ai/connect/developers/): Anthropic & OpenAI APIs, MCP SDKs, curl.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://forkmate.ai/blog/)
- [Logging food with ChatGPT](https://forkmate.ai/blog/how-to-log-food-with-chatgpt/)
- [Logging food with Claude](https://forkmate.ai/blog/how-to-log-food-with-claude/)
- [Exporting MyFitnessPal data for free](https://forkmate.ai/blog/export-myfitnesspal-data-free/)
- [How accurate AI calorie counting is](https://forkmate.ai/blog/how-accurate-is-ai-at-counting-calories/)
- [Calorie tracking for runners](https://forkmate.ai/blog/calorie-tracking-for-runners/)

## Policies

- [Privacy policy](https://forkmate.ai/privacy/)
- [Consumer health data privacy policy](https://forkmate.ai/health-data-privacy/)
- [Terms of service](https://forkmate.ai/terms/)

## More for language models

- [Full text of every page](https://forkmate.ai/llms-full.txt)
- Every page also has a Markdown version at its URL with `.md` in place of the trailing slash, for example https://forkmate.ai/connect.md

## Contact

- hello@forkmate.ai