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AI agents call mcp_howtocook_getRecipesByCategory to retrieve information from HowToCook-MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves recipe data from a database filtered by specified categories. It performs a query operation that returns information without modifying, deleting, or executing any external actions. The filtering by categories is a standard read operation. No reversible modifications, code execution, data destruction, or financial transactions are involved.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'getRecipesByCategory' and description indicating it queries recipes by category filtering. The verb 'get' and the read-only nature of recipe retrieval with filtering parameters indicate data retrieval with no side effects.
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Register the HowToCook-MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mcp_howtocook_getRecipesByCategory: 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 HowToCook-MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mcp_howtocook_getRecipesByCategory 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 mcp_howtocook_getRecipesByCategory 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 mcp_howtocook_getRecipesByCategory. 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.
mcp_howtocook_getRecipesByCategory is provided by the HowToCook-MCP Server MCP server (kureha4/mcptest1). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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