Get details of a shared recipe by ID.
AI agents call mealie_recipes_shared_get to retrieve information from Mealie 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 information that is already shared and publicly accessible. It performs a simple lookup query with no ability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The read-only nature and limited scope (accessing already-shared data) present minimal security risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'mealie_recipes_shared_get' and description 'Get details of a shared recipe by ID' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get details of a shared recipe by ID. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mealie MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mealie MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for mealie_recipes_shared_get: 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 Mealie MCP Server. Nothing to install.
mealie_recipes_shared_get 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 mealie_recipes_shared_get 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 mealie_recipes_shared_get. 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.
mealie_recipes_shared_get is provided by the Mealie MCP Server MCP server (mdlopresti/mealie-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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