download_shared_recipe_zip

What download_shared_recipe_zip does on Mealie MCP Server

AI agents call download_shared_recipe_zip 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.

Why download_shared_recipe_zip is rated Low

This tool retrieves and downloads a pre-existing shared recipe archive in base64 format. It performs a read operation with no side effects—no data is created, modified, deleted, or destroyed. The resource being accessed is explicitly marked as 'shared', indicating it is intended for retrieval. No code execution, financial impact, or destructive action occurs.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'download_shared_recipe_zip' and description 'Download a shared recipe ZIP as base64 content' indicate retrieval/export of existing shared data without modification or deletion.

The rule that runs download_shared_recipe_zip safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mealie MCP Server, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For download_shared_recipe_zip, this is the rule to start with:

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "download_shared_recipe_zip": {}
  }
}

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