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Open Food Facts API
by
Patrik Ekenberg
· GitHub ↗
· v1.0.0
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install openfoodfacts
Description
Interact with the Open Food Facts API to search for packaged food products by barcode and retrieve nutritional information. Use when the user asks to look up...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and limited: it will run shell scripts that make outgoing HTTPS requests to world.openfoodfacts.org and format the JSON responses with jq. No API keys or secrets are requested. Before installing, be aware that: (1) network access to the Open Food Facts site is required; (2) queries with spaces should be quoted (the search script does not URL-encode the query); and (3) rate limits apply (documented in SKILL.md). If you want extra assurance, review the two included shell scripts yourself (they are short and readable) or run them in a restricted environment.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: openfoodfacts
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides a legitimate interface for the Open Food Facts API to search for products and retrieve nutritional data. The scripts (off_product.sh and off_search.sh) use curl and jq to interact with the official API (world.openfoodfacts.org) and include basic input validation for barcodes and page sizes.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name and description match the included scripts and declared binaries. The skill only needs curl and jq to query the Open Food Facts v2 API for product search and barcode lookups; no additional credentials, config paths, or unrelated binaries are requested.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md and the two shell scripts confine behavior to making HTTPS GET requests to https://world.openfoodfacts.org/api/v2 and formatting the JSON response. The scripts do not read arbitrary files, environment variables, or send data to other endpoints. Error handling and output formatting are local to the scripts.
Install Mechanism
No install spec is provided (instruction-only with bundled scripts). Nothing in the skill downloads or installs additional code from third-party URLs or writes arbitrary archives to disk.
Credentials
No environment variables or credentials are required or declared. The skill does not request secrets or access to unrelated services; its network access is appropriate for querying the public Open Food Facts API.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request persistent/global privileges. always is false, and the skill does not modify other skills or system-wide agent settings. disable-model-invocation is the normal default and not a concern here.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install openfoodfacts - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/openfoodfacts - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release: Look up packaged food products by barcode. Search and retrieve nutritional information from the Open Food Facts database.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Open Food Facts API?
Interact with the Open Food Facts API to search for packaged food products by barcode and retrieve nutritional information. Use when the user asks to look up... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 120 downloads so far.
How do I install Open Food Facts API?
Run "/install openfoodfacts" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Open Food Facts API free?
Yes, Open Food Facts API is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Open Food Facts API support?
Open Food Facts API is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Open Food Facts API?
It is built and maintained by Patrik Ekenberg (@patello); the current version is v1.0.0.
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