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Scento Perfume API (MCP server)

by Scento-comversion 1.1.1i★ –iComputer or cloud
Registry namecom.scento/perfume-api

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Scento perfume API and MCP server: notes, families, similar scents for 1,600+ perfumes. No key.

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Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

You need

  • Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
  • npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

  1. Open Settings → Connectors
  2. Press Add custom connector
  3. Paste the address below and press Add
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Add2https://…3
https://www.scento.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfume-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scento-perfume-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http perfume-api https://www.scento.com/mcp

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add perfume-api -- npx -y scento-perfume-api

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfume-api": {
      "url": "https://www.scento.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "perfume-api": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scento-perfume-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "perfume-api": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.scento.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "perfume-api": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "scento-perfume-api"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

  1. Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
  2. Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
  3. Paste the address below, give it a name and save
  4. If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker
SettingsConnectors1+ Create2https://…3
https://www.scento.com/mcp

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These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 8, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

  • perfume-search

    Use this when the user asks to find a perfume, fragrance, cologne or scent by name, house, note or mood, or when a name is uncertain (synonyms: perfume, fragrance, cologne, eau de parfum, scent, brand, notes, smells like). Returns matching perfumes, houses and raw materials with

  • perfume-portrait

    Use this when the user asks what a specific perfume, fragrance or cologne smells like, what its notes or pyramid (top, heart, base) are, its family, perfumer, year or concentration (eau de parfum, eau de toilette), or when to wear it (synonyms: notes of, what's in it, how does it

  • scent-neighbours

    Use this when the user asks for perfumes similar to, like or in the same style as a given perfume, fragrance or cologne, or what else to try if they love it (synonyms: similar to, smells like, more like, if I like X). Returns the perfumes that share the most notes and structure w

  • perfume-contrast

    Use this when the user asks to compare, contrast or choose between two to four named perfumes, fragrances or colognes (synonyms: versus, vs, difference between, which one). Returns the perfumes side by side on house, Scento family, top, heart and base notes, shared materials, cha

  • note-portrait

    Use this when the user asks what a note or raw material smells like or is (for example vetiver, oud, vanilla, iris, ambroxan, bergamot), whether it is natural or synthetic, or what it pairs with (synonyms: what does X smell like, ingredient, note). Returns how it smells, its fami

  • material-match

    Use this when the user wants perfumes, fragrances or colognes that contain specific notes or raw materials, optionally in the top, heart or base (synonyms: with notes of, built on, smells of, containing; for example vanilla and tobacco in the base). Returns the perfumes that have

  • house-portrait

    Use this when the user asks about a perfume house, brand or maison (for example Creed, Le Labo, Amouage): where it is from, when it was founded, its style and its signature perfumes. Returns country, founding year, style, signature perfumes with their families and the scento.com

  • family-map

    Use this when the user asks how fragrances are grouped or what a scent family is (for example woody, floral, amber, fresh, citrus), or wants the exemplar perfumes of one family (synonyms: scent families, fragrance categories, olfactive families). Returns Scento's own family syste

  • occasion-edit

    Use this when the user asks which perfume, fragrance or cologne to wear for one occasion, season or climate: wedding, office, date night, night out, weekend, everyday, gym or sport (workout), summer days, cold weather, first impressions, long-lasting or under-the-radar. Returns a

  • wardrobe-composer

    Use this when the user wants a small fragrance wardrobe or collection (three to five perfumes for different moments) built around perfumes or notes they already love, or asks what to add next (synonyms: signature scents, collection, rotation, what else should I own). Returns role

  • perfumery-lexicon

    Use this when the user asks what a perfume or fragrance term means: sillage, projection, longevity, drydown, top, heart and base notes, accord, chypre, fougère, gourmand, oud, layering, eau de parfum versus eau de toilette (EDP vs EDT), concentration, flanker or niche versus desi

  • journal-search

    Use this when the user wants articles, guides or background reading on a perfume, fragrance, cologne, house, note or topic (for example layering, vetiver, how to make a scent last). Returns matching Scento journal articles with title, one-line summary and scento.com link in the u

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 10, 2026

  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified against the domain scento.com (the registry checks domain ownership)

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • ✓ Pass

    Endpoint responds

    Responded in 180 ms (HTTP 200)

  • – Not applicable

    Sign-in with OAuth

    No sign-in needed

  • ✓ Pass

    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

    Read 12 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Compared with others in Docs, sheets & office worki

  • More stars than 0% of the other 3659 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 88% of the other 3659 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 3659 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Scento Perfume API (MCP server) safe?

It passed 3 of 3 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.1) reached the registry 3 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

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Scento Perfume API (MCP server): Perfume API, Fragrance API and Perfume MCP Server

Scento Perfume API is a free perfume API and perfume MCP server for developers, AI agents and fragrance apps. One endpoint gives you Scento's verified perfume database: 1,500+ perfumes from 160+ houses and 400+ raw materials, each with a full notes pyramid (top, heart and base notes), scent family, occasion and similar-scent links. Every pyramid is traced to the house or an authorized retailer, so the notes you return are the notes on the bottle, not scraped guesses.

Connect it as a remote MCP server at https://www.scento.com/mcp (works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and any MCP client) or call the REST fragrance API at https://www.scento.com/api/perfume/v1 with the OpenAPI spec at https://www.scento.com/api/perfume/v1/openapi.json. No API key, no sign-up, no rate-limit tiers to buy: it is free.

12 tools cover the real jobs: perfume-search, perfume-portrait, scent-neighbours, perfume-contrast, note-portrait, material-match, house-portrait, family-map, occasion-edit, wardrobe-composer, perfumery-lexicon, journal-search. Search a perfume by name or by notes, get a perfume notes API response with pyramid and family, find similar scents, contrast two perfumes, look up a fragrance ingredient (raw material) and match it to the perfumes that use it, map a scent family, build an occasion edit or a wardrobe, and read the perfumery lexicon.

Why it beats other perfume APIs: free with no key, MCP and REST and OpenAPI in one service, a notes database and a fragrance ingredients database in the same place, answers in 10 languages (English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Greek), and sourcing you can trust. Built and maintained by Scento, the perfume atelier. Docs: https://www.scento.com/developers

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 1,500+ designer and niche perfumes, 400+ raw materials, 160+ 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

ClientHow
Claude (web, desktop, mobile)Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector. Paste https://www.scento.com/mcp.
ChatGPTSettings, Connectors, create a connector in developer mode. Server URL https://www.scento.com/mcp, authentication none.
CursorAdd to ~/.cursor/mcp.json: {"mcpServers":{"scento-perfume-api":{"url":"https://www.scento.com/mcp"}}}
VS CodeAdd to .vscode/mcp.json: {"servers":{"scento-perfume-api":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.scento.com/mcp"}}}
Claude Codeclaude 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 (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

ToolWhat it does
perfume-searchFind perfumes, houses and raw materials by name, house, note or mood word.
perfume-portraitThe full portrait of one perfume: pyramid, Scento family, character and when it wears best.
scent-neighboursPerfumes that share the most structure with a given one, with the shared materials named.
perfume-contrastSet two to four perfumes side by side on family, pyramid, character and season.
note-portraitWhat a note or raw material is, where it comes from and how it reads on skin.
material-matchPerfumes that contain every material given, optionally in one tier of the pyramid.
house-portraitA perfume house: origin, founding year, style and its signature perfumes.
family-mapScento's own fragrance-family system, or one family with its subfamilies and exemplars.
occasion-editA short edit of perfumes for an occasion, season or climate, with a line on each.
wardrobe-composerThree to five perfumes that cover different moments, built around what the person already loves.
perfumery-lexiconPlain-language meaning of a perfumery term such as sillage, chypre, fougère or EDP versus EDT.
journal-searchScento 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 as scento-perfume-api on npm
  • pypi/: the Python stdio bridge, published as scento-perfume-api on PyPI
  • server.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.

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