Download a bulk recipe export as base64 content.
AI agents call download_recipe_export 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 and exports recipe data in base64-encoded format. It performs a read operation with no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or irreversibly changed. The export is a snapshot of existing recipes presented in an encoded format suitable for transfer or storage. This is a standard data export/retrieval function with minimal blast radius if misused (e.g., downloading personal recipes).
From the tool's definition Tool name 'download_recipe_export' and description 'Download a bulk recipe export as base64 content' indicate data retrieval. The base64 content is encoding existing data for transfer, not modifying or deleting it.
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Download a bulk recipe export as base64 content. 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 download_recipe_export: 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.
download_recipe_export 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 download_recipe_export 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 download_recipe_export. 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.
download_recipe_export is provided by the Mealie MCP Server MCP server (nikopol666/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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