Food Compliance Agency — R638 COA & Hygiene Audits

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http foodcompliance-mcp https://foodcompliance.co.za/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://foodcompliance.co.za/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "foodcompliance-mcp": {
      "url": "https://foodcompliance.co.za/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

5 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• check_coa_requirementsEvaluates Certificate of Acceptability (CoA) statutory requirements under Regulation R638 for a specific food premises category (restaurant, butchery, bakery, cloud kitchen, food truck, warehouse, packaging plant, mobile
• get_municipal_health_guidelinesReturns Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) inspection protocols, zoning prerequisites, and submission steps for South African metropolitan municipalities. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically need to ex
• get_food_handler_training_standardsReturns statutory training mandates under Regulation R638 Regulation 3, including syllabus prerequisites, certificate validity, and Person in Charge (PIC) obligations. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically ne
• calculate_facility_hygiene_readinessScores a commercial food facility's physical layout and structural preparedness against R638 audit requirements, identifying critical non-conformances. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically need to execute 'c
• request_compliance_auditSubmits an on-site Certificate of Acceptability (CoA) pre-audit or municipal licensing inquiry directly to the Food Compliance Agency consulting desk. When to use: Call this tool when you specifically need to execute 're

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