Scento Perfume API (MCP server)
Free perfume & fragrance API and MCP server: notes, families, similar scents, 1,400+ perfumes.
Install
Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).
claude mcp add --transport http scento-perfume-api-mcp-server 'https://www.scento.com/mcp'{
"mcpServers": {
"scento-perfume-api-mcp-server": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.scento.com/mcp"
}
}
}scento-perfume-apiclaude mcp add scento-perfume-api-mcp-server -- npx -y scento-perfume-api@1.0.0{
"mcpServers": {
"scento-perfume-api-mcp-server": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"scento-perfume-api@1.0.0"
]
}
}
}scento-perfume-apiclaude mcp add scento-perfume-api-mcp-server -- uvx scento-perfume-api==1.0.0{
"mcpServers": {
"scento-perfume-api-mcp-server": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scento-perfume-api==1.0.0"
]
}
}
}Documentation
From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.
Contents
Scento Perfume API (MCP server): Perfume API, Fragrance API and Perfume MCP Server
A free perfume and fragrance API and MCP server for AI assistants, built on Scento's verified perfume database. From Scento, a perfume decant house founded in Paris in 2024.
Ask Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client for a perfume's notes and family, the difference between two you are torn over, similar scents built on the same structure, or what a raw material such as ambroxan smells like. The perfume database covers 1,400+ designer and niche perfumes, 400+ raw materials, 140+ houses and Scento's own fragrance-family system, and every answer is tied to a page on scento.com. No key, no account, read-only.
Remote server: https://www.scento.com/mcp (streamable HTTP, no authentication)
Docs: https://www.scento.com/developers
Claude: Available in Claude's connectors directory.
Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add Scento-com/perfume-mcp-server, then /plugin install scento-perfume-api@scento.
Gemini CLI: gemini extensions install https://github.com/Scento-com/perfume-mcp-server
Connect the perfume MCP server
| Client | How |
|---|---|
| Claude (web, desktop, mobile) | Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector. Paste https://www.scento.com/mcp. |
| ChatGPT | Settings, Connectors, create a connector in developer mode. Server URL https://www.scento.com/mcp, authentication none. |
| Cursor | Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json: {"mcpServers":{"scento-perfume-api":{"url":"https://www.scento.com/mcp"}}} |
| VS Code | Add to .vscode/mcp.json: {"servers":{"scento-perfume-api":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.scento.com/mcp"}}} |
| Claude Code | claude mcp add --transport http scento-perfume-api https://www.scento.com/mcp |
Clients that only run local servers can use the stdio bridge in this repo:
npx -y scento-perfume-api # Node 18+
uvx scento-perfume-api # Python 3.9+Both accept --endpoint <url> (or SCENTO_PERFUME_API_ENDPOINT). The same bridge is also published as perfume-mcp-server and perfume-database on npm and PyPI.
Twelve perfume and fragrance tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
perfume-search | Find perfumes, houses and raw materials by name, house, note or mood word. |
perfume-portrait | The full portrait of one perfume: pyramid, Scento family, character and when it wears best. |
scent-neighbours | Perfumes that share the most structure with a given one, with the shared materials named. |
perfume-contrast | Set two to four perfumes side by side on family, pyramid, character and season. |
note-portrait | What a note or raw material is, where it comes from and how it reads on skin. |
material-match | Perfumes that contain every material given, optionally in one tier of the pyramid. |
house-portrait | A perfume house: origin, founding year, style and its signature perfumes. |
family-map | Scento's own fragrance-family system, or one family with its subfamilies and exemplars. |
occasion-edit | A short edit of perfumes for an occasion, season or climate, with a line on each. |
wardrobe-composer | Three to five perfumes that cover different moments, built around what the person already loves. |
perfumery-lexicon | Plain-language meaning of a perfumery term such as sillage, chypre, fougère or EDP versus EDT. |
journal-search | Scento journal articles on a perfume, house, material or topic. |
Pass lang (de, fr, es, it, ro, el, hu, cs, pl) to receive scento.com links in that language.
Fragrance API (REST)
The same answers are available as a perfume API over plain HTTP.
- API base: https://www.scento.com/api/perfume/v1
- OpenAPI: https://www.scento.com/api/perfume/v1/openapi.json
Examples
Three raw JSON-RPC calls are in examples/.
Repository layout
npm/: the Node stdio bridge, published asscento-perfume-apion npmpypi/: the Python stdio bridge, published asscento-perfume-apion PyPIserver.json: metadata for the Official MCP Registry (com.scento/perfume-api)
Licence
MIT for the bridge code in this repository. The perfume database content is served from scento.com under its terms.
Frequently asked questions
What is Scento Perfume API (MCP server)?
Free perfume & fragrance API and MCP server: notes, families, similar scents, 1,400+ perfumes.
How do I install Scento Perfume API (MCP server)?
It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http scento-perfume-api-mcp-server 'https://www.scento.com/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.
Does Scento Perfume API (MCP server) need an API key?
Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.
Is Scento Perfume API (MCP server) open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
Who maintains Scento Perfume API (MCP server)?
It is published by Scento-com. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.
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