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Mcp Mealie

75 tools. 48 can modify or destroy data without limits.

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

Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

48 can modify or destroy data

27 read-only

75 tools total

Community server · catalogue entry verified 03/07/2026

How to control Mcp Mealie ↓

TOOL MAP

What Mcp Mealie exposes to your agents

Read (27) Write / Execute (35) Destructive / Financial (13)

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MOST DANGEROUS TOOLS

Critical Risk

The most dangerous Mcp Mealie tools

Destructive · High delete_category This tool performs an irreversible deletion operation on taxonomy data (categories). Destructive · High delete_cookbook This tool permanently removes a cookbook from the Mealie system. Destructive · High delete_food The tool permanently removes a food item from the Mealie system by its unique identifier. Destructive · High delete_label This tool permanently removes a label record from the Mealie system.

48 of Mcp Mealie's 75 tools can modify, destroy, or commit something on every call — and an agent calls them with no built-in limits.

POLICY

How to control Mcp Mealie

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mcp Mealie, 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_recipe_to_shopping_list": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "add_recipe_to_shopping_list_per_hour",
        "window": "hour",
        "max": 30,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Prevents bulk unintended modifications from agents caught in loops.

Cap read operations

{
  "get_about": {
    "limits": [
      {
        "counter": "get_about_per_minute",
        "window": "minute",
        "max": 60,
        "scope": "grant"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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

Create a free account and register Mcp Mealie — nothing to install.
Add these rules — paste them, or build them visually. Tune the limits to your setup.
Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.

ENFORCE POLICY ON MCP MEALIE →

Instant setup, no code required.

FULL CATALOGUE

All 75 Mcp Mealie tools

DESTRUCTIVE 13 tools

EXECUTE 3 tools

Execute parse_ingredient Parse a single ingredient string into structured quantity/unit/food. Execute parse_ingredients Parse many ingredient strings. ingredients_json is a JSON string array. Execute parse_recipe_ingredients parse_recipe_ingredients

WRITE 32 tools

Write add_recipe_to_shopping_list Add a recipe's ingredients to a shopping list. scale multiplies amounts. Write create_category Create a category. Write create_cookbook Create a cookbook. query_filter_string is the Mealie filter DSL. Write create_food Create a food (ingredient). Write create_label Create a label. color is a CSS hex string like '3f51b5'. Write create_mealplan Create a meal-plan entry. Write create_mealplan_rule Create a meal-plan rule. Write create_recipe Create an empty recipe by name. Returns the new slug. Write create_recipe_from_url Scrape a recipe from a URL using Mealie's scraper. Returns the new slug. Write create_shopping_item Create a single shopping item on a list. Write create_shopping_items_bulk Bulk-create shopping items from a JSON array. Write create_shopping_list Create a shopping list with the given name. Write create_tag Create a tag. Write create_tool Create a kitchen tool. Write create_unit Create a unit of measure. fraction/use_abbreviation: 0=false, 1=true. Write set_recipe_ingredients set_recipe_ingredients Write set_recipe_ingredients_parsed set_recipe_ingredients_parsed Write set_recipe_instructions set_recipe_instructions Write set_recipe_notes Replace a recipe's notes with the given JSON array. Write set_recipe_rating Set the calling user's rating and/or favorite flag for a recipe. Write update_category Rename a category by UUID. Write update_cookbook Patch a cookbook. Use public=1 to make public, public=0 to unpublish. Write update_food Patch a food. Write update_label Patch a label. Write update_mealplan Patch a meal-plan entry. Only non-empty fields are sent. Write update_mealplan_rule Patch a meal-plan rule. Write update_recipe Patch a recipe. Only non-empty fields are sent. Write update_shopping_item Patch a shopping item. checked: 0=unchecked, 1=checked, -1=leave. Write update_shopping_list Patch a shopping list. Currently supports renaming. Write update_tag Rename a tag by UUID. Write update_tool Rename a kitchen tool by UUID. Write update_unit Patch a unit.

READ 27 tools

Read get_about Return Mealie server version and basic info. Confirms connectivity. Read get_category Fetch a category by UUID. Read get_cookbook Fetch a cookbook by UUID. Read get_food Fetch a food by UUID. Read get_label Fetch a label by UUID. Read get_mealplan Fetch a meal-plan entry by numeric id. Read get_mealplan_rule Fetch a meal-plan rule by UUID. Read get_recipe Fetch a full recipe by slug, including ingredients and instructions. Read get_server_version Return the installed version of the mcp-mealie server. Read get_shopping_item Fetch a shopping item by UUID. Read get_shopping_list Fetch a shopping list by UUID, including its items. Read get_tag Fetch a tag by UUID. Read get_tool Fetch a kitchen tool by UUID. Read get_unit Fetch a unit by UUID. Read list_cookbooks List cookbooks (saved recipe filters) for the current household. Read list_foods List ingredient foods. Read list_labels List multi-purpose labels (used by foods, shopping items, etc.). Read list_mealplan_rules List meal-plan rules used by the random-meal generator. Read list_mealplans List meal-plan entries, optionally bounded by start_date/end_date. Read list_recipes List recipes with optional search, sorting, and pagination. Read list_shopping_items List shopping items, optionally filtered to one shopping list. Read list_shopping_lists List shopping lists for the current household. Read list_tools List kitchen tools. Read list_units List units of measure. Read whoami Return the user owning the configured API token. Confirms auth works.

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FAQ

Questions about Mcp Mealie

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

Yes. The Mcp Mealie server exposes 13 destructive tools including delete_category, delete_cookbook, delete_food. 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 Mcp Mealie? +

The Mcp Mealie server has 32 write tools including add_recipe_to_shopping_list, create_category, create_cookbook. 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 Mcp Mealie.

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

75 tools across 4 categories: Destructive, Execute, Read, Write. 27 are read-only. 48 can modify, create, or delete data.

How do I enforce a policy on Mcp Mealie? +

Register the Mcp Mealie 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 Mcp Mealie tool call.

Deterministic rules across all 75 Mcp Mealie tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.

ENFORCE POLICY ON MCP MEALIE →

Instant setup, no code required.

75 Mcp Mealie tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 43,000+ MCP servers.