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Mealie MCP Server

93 tools. 57 can modify or destroy data without limits.

14 destructive tools with no built-in limits. Policy required.

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57 can modify or destroy data
36 read-only
93 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry checked 30/06/2026

How to control Mealie MCP Server ↓

TOOL MAP

What Mealie MCP Server exposes to your agents

Read (36) Write / Execute (43) Destructive / Financial (14)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS
Critical Risk

The most dangerous Mealie MCP Server tools

Destructive · Medium delete_category This tool irreversibly removes a category from the Mealie instance. Destructive · Medium delete_comment This tool permanently removes data (a comment) that cannot be recovered without external backups. Destructive · Medium delete_cookbook This tool permanently removes a cookbook resource from the system. Destructive · High delete_food This tool performs an irreversible deletion operation that cannot be undone.

57 of Mealie MCP Server's 93 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Mealie MCP Server

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mealie MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. These are the rules we recommend:

Deny destructive operations
{
  "delete_category": {
    "deny_if": [
      {
        "conditions": [],
        "on_deny": "Blocked by default. Requires approval."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Destructive tools should never be available to autonomous agents without human approval.

Rate limit write operations
{
  "add_favorite": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "add_favorite_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations
{
  "get_all_mealplans": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_all_mealplans_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Controls API costs and prevents retry loops from exhausting upstream rate limits.

  1. Create a free account and register Mealie MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
ENFORCE POLICY ON MEALIE →

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FULL CATALOGUE

All 93 Mealie MCP Server tools

DESTRUCTIVE 14 tools
Destructive delete_category Delete a specific category. Destructive delete_comment Delete a comment from a recipe. Destructive delete_cookbook Delete a specific cookbook. This does not delete the recipes in the cookbook. Destructive delete_food Delete a specific food. Destructive delete_label Delete a specific label. Destructive delete_mealplan Delete a mealplan entry. Destructive delete_recipe Delete a recipe permanently. Destructive delete_shopping_list Delete a specific shopping list. Destructive delete_shopping_list_item Delete a specific shopping list item. Destructive delete_shopping_list_items_bulk Delete multiple shopping list items at once. Destructive delete_tag Delete a specific tag. Destructive delete_tool Delete a specific recipe tool. Destructive delete_unit Delete a specific measurement unit. Destructive remove_recipe_from_shopping_list Remove a recipe's ingredients from a shopping list.
EXECUTE 2 tools
Execute parse_ingredient parse_ingredient Execute parse_ingredients parse_ingredients
WRITE 41 tools
Write add_favorite Add a recipe to the current user's favorites. Write add_recipe_to_shopping_list add_recipe_to_shopping_list Write create_category Create a new recipe category. Write create_comment Add a comment to a recipe. Write create_cookbook create_cookbook Write create_food create_food Write create_label create_label Write create_mealplan create_mealplan Write create_mealplan_bulk create_mealplan_bulk Write create_random_mealplan create_random_mealplan Write create_recipe create_recipe Write create_recipe_from_url create_recipe_from_url Write create_recipes_from_url_bulk create_recipes_from_url_bulk Write create_shopping_list Create a new shopping list. Write create_shopping_list_item create_shopping_list_item Write create_shopping_list_items_bulk create_shopping_list_items_bulk Write create_tag Create a new recipe tag. Write create_tool Create a new recipe tool/equipment entry. Write create_unit create_unit Write duplicate_recipe duplicate_recipe Write mark_recipe_last_made Mark a recipe as having been made today (updates last made timestamp). Write merge_foods merge_foods Write merge_units merge_units Write patch_recipe patch_recipe Write remove_favorite Remove a recipe from the current user's favorites. Write set_recipe_image_from_url Set a recipe's image by scraping it from a URL. Write set_recipe_rating set_recipe_rating Write update_category Update a category's details. Write update_comment Update an existing comment's text. Write update_cookbook update_cookbook Write update_food update_food Write update_label Update a label's name or color. Write update_mealplan update_mealplan Write update_recipe update_recipe Write update_shopping_list_item update_shopping_list_item Write update_shopping_list_items_bulk update_shopping_list_items_bulk Write update_tag Update a tag's details. Write update_tool Update a recipe tool's name. Write update_unit update_unit Write upload_recipe_asset_file upload_recipe_asset_file Write upload_recipe_image_file Upload an image file for a recipe.
READ 36 tools
Read get_all_mealplans get_all_mealplans Read get_categories Get all recipe categories with pagination. Read get_category Get a specific category by ID. Read get_category_by_slug Get a specific category by its slug. Read get_cookbook Get a specific cookbook by ID, including its recipe collection. Read get_cookbooks get_cookbooks Read get_current_user Get information about the currently logged-in user, including their ID, username, Read get_empty_categories Get all categories that have no recipes assigned. Read get_empty_tags Get all tags that have no recipes assigned. Read get_food Get a specific food by ID. Read get_foods get_foods Read get_household_statistics Get statistics for the current household including total recipes, users, categories, tags, and tools. Read get_label Get a specific label by ID. Read get_labels get_labels Read get_mealplan Get a specific mealplan entry by ID. Read get_recipe_comments Get all comments for a specific recipe. Read get_recipe_concise get_recipe_concise Read get_recipe_detailed get_recipe_detailed Read get_recipe_suggestions get_recipe_suggestions Read get_recipes get_recipes Read get_shopping_list Get a specific shopping list by ID. Read get_shopping_list_item Get a specific shopping list item by ID. Read get_shopping_list_items get_shopping_list_items Read get_shopping_lists Get all shopping lists for the current household with pagination. Read get_tag Get a specific tag by ID. Read get_tag_by_slug Get a specific tag by its slug. Read get_tags Get all recipe tags with pagination. Read get_todays_mealplan Get the mealplan entries for today. Read get_tool Get a specific recipe tool by ID. Read get_tool_by_slug Get a specific recipe tool by its slug. Read get_tools get_tools Read get_unit Get a specific measurement unit by ID. Read get_units get_units Read get_user_favorites Get the current user's favorite recipes. Read get_user_ratings Get the current user's recipe ratings. Read test_scrape_url Test scraping a recipe URL without saving it. Use this to preview what data
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FAQ

Questions about Mealie MCP Server

Can an AI agent delete data through the Mealie MCP Server MCP server? +

Yes. The Mealie MCP Server server exposes 14 destructive tools including delete_category, delete_comment, delete_cookbook. These permanently remove resources with no undo. PolicyLayer blocks destructive tools by default so they never reach the upstream server.

How do I prevent bulk modifications through Mealie MCP Server? +

The Mealie MCP Server server has 41 write tools including add_favorite, add_recipe_to_shopping_list, create_category. Set a rate limit in your policy -- for example, 10 calls per hour prevents an agent from making more than 10 modifications per hour. PolicyLayer enforces this at the gateway, before calls reach Mealie MCP Server.

How many tools does the Mealie MCP Server MCP server expose? +

93 tools across 4 categories: Destructive, Execute, Read, Write. 36 are read-only. 57 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Mealie MCP Server? +

Register the Mealie MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer, apply the suggested rules above (adjust the limits to your use case), and point your AI client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL instead of the server directly. Your agents keep the same tools; PolicyLayer evaluates every call against policy before it executes. Nothing to install, live in minutes.

Enforce policy on every Mealie MCP Server tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 93 Mealie MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

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