Get a Mealie recipe tool/utensil by ID.
AI agents call get_recipe_tool 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 data about a recipe tool or utensil without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It has no side effects and fits the Read category (retrieves data; no side effects). The severity is low because unauthorized access to recipe tool metadata poses minimal risk.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_recipe_tool' and description 'Get a Mealie recipe tool/utensil by ID' indicate retrieval of an existing recipe tool/utensil record by identifier. The verb 'Get' and lack of any modification language confirm this is a read-only operation.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get a Mealie recipe tool/utensil 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 get_recipe_tool: 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.
get_recipe_tool 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 get_recipe_tool 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 get_recipe_tool. 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.
get_recipe_tool 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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