# get_recipes

A read tool on the Mealie MCP Server MCP server.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `get_recipes`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-recipes

## Facts

- Tool: `get_recipes`
- Server: Mealie MCP Server (`graysoncadams/mealie-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/GraysonCAdams/mealie-mcp
- Risk category: Read (Low risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 0
- Recommended policy verdict: Allowed

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_recipes",
    "arguments": {}
  }
}
```

## Why get_recipes is rated Low

The 'get_' prefix combined with the recipe management context strongly suggests data retrieval with no side effects. No modification, execution, deletion, or financial operations are implied. The empty description lowers confidence slightly, but the naming convention and server purpose make a Read classification highly probable.

From the tool's own definition: "Tool name is 'get_recipes' with no description; in context of a recipe management system (Mealie MCP Server), 'get' is a standard retrieval verb indicating a read-only query operation."

## Use case

AI agents call get_recipes to retrieve information from Mealie MCP Server without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Allowed**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Mealie MCP Server:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "get_recipes": {}
  }
}
```

## Other tools on Mealie MCP Server (92)

- `delete_category` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-category.md
- `delete_comment` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-comment.md
- `delete_cookbook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-cookbook.md
- `delete_food` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-food.md
- `delete_label` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-label.md
- `delete_mealplan` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-mealplan.md
- `delete_recipe` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-recipe.md
- `delete_shopping_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-shopping-list.md
- `delete_shopping_list_item` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-shopping-list-item.md
- `delete_shopping_list_items_bulk` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-shopping-list-items-bulk.md
- `delete_tag` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-tag.md
- `delete_tool` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-tool.md
- `delete_unit` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/delete-unit.md
- `remove_recipe_from_shopping_list` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/remove-recipe-from-shopping-list.md
- `parse_ingredient` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/parse-ingredient.md
- `parse_ingredients` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/parse-ingredients.md
- `get_all_mealplans` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-all-mealplans.md
- `get_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-categories.md
- `get_category` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-category.md
- `get_category_by_slug` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-category-by-slug.md
- `get_cookbook` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-cookbook.md
- `get_cookbooks` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-cookbooks.md
- `get_current_user` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-current-user.md
- `get_empty_categories` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-empty-categories.md
- `get_empty_tags` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-empty-tags.md
- `get_food` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-food.md
- `get_foods` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-foods.md
- `get_household_statistics` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-household-statistics.md
- `get_label` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-label.md
- `get_labels` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp/get-labels.md
- …and 62 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

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Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=graysoncadams-mealie-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/graysoncadams-mealie-mcp