Get a Mealie recipe tool/utensil by slug.
AI agents call get_recipe_tool_by_slug 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 is a straightforward read operation that queries and retrieves recipe tool/utensil data from Mealie. It performs no creation, modification, deletion, or external execution. The 'get' pattern combined with 'by slug' (a lookup parameter) confirms it is a retrieval-only operation with negligible blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_recipe_tool_by_slug' uses 'get' verb and description states 'Get a Mealie recipe tool/utensil by slug' — retrieves a single resource by identifier with no modification or side effects.
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Get a Mealie recipe tool/utensil by slug. 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_by_slug: 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_by_slug 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_by_slug 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_by_slug. 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_by_slug 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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