Yes, Mit Dining is free to use.

How do I install Mit Dining?

Mit Dining is a local plugin. Install it using npm package: mit-dining-mcp and add the generated configuration snippet to your AI app's MCP config file. Then restart your AI app.

What AI apps work with Mit Dining?

Mit Dining uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and works with any MCP-compatible AI app, including Claude, ChatGPT / Codex, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and more.

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Mit Dining MCP Server

by Hongnoul

Developer ToolsLow Risk10.0MCP RegistryLocal

Free

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Real-time MIT dining hall menus with dietary filtering across all 6 halls

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Real-time MIT dining hall menus with dietary filtering across all 6 halls

Security Report

10.0

Low Risk10.0Low Risk

Valid MCP server (3 strong, 4 medium validity signals). No known CVEs in dependencies. Package registry verified. Imported from the Official MCP Registry.

17 files analyzed · 1 issue found

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How to Install

Add this to your MCP configuration file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io-github-hongnoul-mit-dining": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mit-dining-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

Documentation

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From the project's GitHub README.

mit-dining-mcp

An MCP server that provides real-time MIT dining hall menus from all 6 Bon Appétit locations. Ask Claude what's for dinner, filter by dietary needs, plan your meals for the week, or whether if the menus are mid.

Install

Pick whichever runtime you have:

Bun

claude mcp add mit-dining -- bunx mit-dining-mcp

Node.js

claude mcp add mit-dining -- npx mit-dining-mcp

Deno

claude mcp add mit-dining -- deno run -A npm:mit-dining-mcp

From source

git clone https://github.com/hongnoul/mit-dining-mcp.git
cd mit-dining-mcp
npm install  # or bun install
claude mcp add mit-dining -- npx tsx src/index.ts

Tools

Tool	Description	Example prompt
`get_todays_menus`	All 6 halls, today's menus	"What's for dinner at MIT tonight?"
`get_hall_menu`	Single hall, optional date	"What's on the menu at Maseeh tomorrow?"
`get_weekly_menus`	7-day lookahead for one hall	"What's the menu at Simmons this week?"
`filter_menus_by_diet`	Filter by dietary preference	"Find vegan options at Next House"

Parameters

get_hall_menu

hall (required): baker, maseeh, mccormick, new-vassar, next-house, simmons
date (optional): YYYY-MM-DD format

get_weekly_menus

hall (required): same as above

filter_menus_by_diet

diet (required): vegetarian, vegan, halal, kosher, gluten-free
hall (optional): limit to one hall
date (optional): YYYY-MM-DD format

Dining halls

Key	Name
`baker`	Baker Dining
`maseeh`	The Howard Dining Hall at Maseeh
`mccormick`	McCormick Dining
`new-vassar`	New Vassar Dining
`next-house`	Next Dining
`simmons`	Simmons Dining

Examples

Discord Bot

A ready-to-run Discord bot with /dinner, /menu, and /diet slash commands. See examples/discord-bot for setup instructions.

iOS Shortcut

A tiny HTTP server that returns Siri-friendly plain text. Point an iOS Shortcut at it to ask "Hey Siri, what's for dinner at MIT?" See examples/ios-shortcut.

Google Calendar Sync

A script that creates calendar events for each meal period with the full menu in the description. Run it on a cron to keep your week synced. See examples/gcal-sync.

How it works

MIT's dining is run by Bon Appétit, whose website embeds structured menu data (Bamco.menu_items and Bamco.dayparts) as JSON in <script> tags. This server scrapes and parses that data — no API key needed.

Menus are cached in-memory for 1 hour to avoid repeated requests.

Requirements

One of:

Node.js 18+
Bun
Deno 2+

License

MIT

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Mit Dining MCP Server

About

Security Report

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Permissions Required

How to Install

Documentation

mit-dining-mcp

Install

From source

Tools

Parameters

Dining halls

Examples

Discord Bot

iOS Shortcut

Google Calendar Sync

How it works

Requirements

License

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Mit Dining MCP Server

About

Security Report

Findings (1)

Permissions Required

How to Install

Documentation

mit-dining-mcp

Install

From source

Tools

Parameters

Dining halls

Examples

Discord Bot

iOS Shortcut

Google Calendar Sync

How it works

Requirements

License

Reviews

No reviews yet

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mcp-creator-python

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