Swiss MCP Server

BLV open data for food safety and veterinary inspections

Local serverstdioPython

What is the Swiss MCP server?

Swiss MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Swiss directly instead of describing what you should do. BLV open data for food safety and veterinary inspections.

What you get

All data comes from official Swiss federal sources (opendata.swiss, lindas.admin.ch, news.admin.ch). No API keys or authentication are required.

  • 🚨 Public warnings & recalls — Live RSS feed of BLV product recalls and health warnings
  • 🐄 Animal disease surveillance — Notifiable animal diseases since 1991 (InfoSM) via SPARQL + CSV
  • 🐦 Avian influenza monitoring — Wild bird surveillance data with geodata
  • 🥩 Food control results — Cantonal food inspection results and violation rates
  • 💊 Antibiotic usage veterinary — ISABV data on antibiotic use in animal medicine
  • 🧒 Children's nutrition survey — menuCH-Kids national nutritional survey data

What the assistant can call

Once Swiss is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • blv_get_public_warnings — Current food recalls & health warnings
  • blv_list_datasets — Browse all 28 BLV open datasets
  • blv_get_dataset_info — Dataset details & resource URLs
  • blv_search_animal_diseases — Notifiable animal diseases since 1991
  • blv_get_animal_health_stats — Annual animal health statistics
  • blv_get_food_control_results — Cantonal food inspection results
  • blv_get_antibiotic_usage_vet — Veterinary antibiotic usage (ISABV)
  • blv_get_avian_influenza — Wild bird avian influenza surveillance
  • blv_get_nutrition_data_children — Children's nutrition survey (menuCH-Kids)
  • blv_search_pesticide_products — Swiss approved pesticide register
  • blv_get_meat_inspection_stats — Slaughterhouse inspection statistics
  • Demo — The Demo tool exposed by this server

Setting it up

swiss-food-safety-mcp on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: BLV_MCP_HTTP_HOST. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

  • Python 3.11+ - uv or uvx (recommended) — install uv ---

Choosing this one

Plenty of monitoring and observability servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Swiss's toolset — blv_get_public_warnings, blv_list_datasets, blv_get_dataset_info and 9 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by malkreide; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • With 12 tools registered it takes up a noticeable share of the context window; turn it off in projects that never touch Swiss.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the swiss mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
blv_get_public_warningsCurrent food recalls & health warnings
blv_list_datasetsBrowse all 28 BLV open datasets
blv_get_dataset_infoDataset details & resource URLs
blv_search_animal_diseasesNotifiable animal diseases since 1991
blv_get_animal_health_statsAnnual animal health statistics
blv_get_food_control_resultsCantonal food inspection results
blv_get_antibiotic_usage_vetVeterinary antibiotic usage (ISABV)
blv_get_avian_influenzaWild bird avian influenza surveillance
blv_get_nutrition_data_childrenChildren's nutrition survey (menuCH-Kids)
blv_search_pesticide_productsSwiss approved pesticide register
blv_get_meat_inspection_statsSlaughterhouse inspection statistics
DemoThe Demo tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Swiss MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "swiss-food-safety": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["swiss-food-safety-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "BLV_MCP_HTTP_HOST": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Python 3.11+ - uv or uvx (recommended) — install uv ---
VariableDescriptionRequired
BLV_MCP_HTTP_HOSTEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Optional

Example prompts to try

  • Use Swiss to blv get public warnings.
  • Use Swiss to blv list datasets.
  • Use Swiss to blv get dataset info.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Swiss to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 12 tools (blv_get_public_warnings, blv_list_datasets, blv_get_dataset_info, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Swiss directly.