recipes.cocktail.search
Search 10,000+ cocktail recipes by name or filter by ingredient. Returns name, category, glass type, instructions, ingredients with measures, image. Search "margarita" or filter by "Vodka" (TheCocktailDB)
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What recipes.cocktail.search does on Apibase
AI agents call recipes.cocktail.search to retrieve information from Apibase without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
name | string | — | Cocktail name to search (e.g. "margarita", "mojito", "old fashioned") |
ingredient | string | — | Filter by ingredient (e.g. "Vodka", "Rum", "Gin"). Returns cocktails containing this ingredient. Use name OR ingredient, not both. |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why recipes.cocktail.search is rated Low
Tool queries a read-only cocktail database with no side effects or data modification.
From the tool's definition Search cocktail recipes by name or ingredient, returns recipe data.
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The rule that runs recipes.cocktail.search safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Apibase, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For recipes.cocktail.search, this is the rule to start with:
recipes.cocktail.search is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Apibase, apply this rule, and every recipes.cocktail.search call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about recipes.cocktail.search
Search 10,000+ cocktail recipes by name or filter by ingredient. Returns name, category, glass type, instructions, ingredients with measures, image. Search "margarita" or filter by "Vodka" (TheCocktailDB). It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
recipes.cocktail.search accepts 2 parameters: name, ingredient. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for recipes.cocktail.search: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Apibase. Nothing to install.
recipes.cocktail.search is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the recipes.cocktail.search rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for recipes.cocktail.search. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
recipes.cocktail.search is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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