Get the current user's rating for one recipe.
AI agents call get_self_rating 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 user-specific data (a rating) without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward query operation with no destructive or side-effect potential. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—at worst, an agent could retrieve ratings the user has already created, which presents no security concern.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_self_rating' and description 'Get the current user's rating for one recipe' indicate a retrieval operation. The verb 'Get' and the read-only nature of querying an existing rating with no side effects align with the Read category.
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Get the current user's rating for one recipe. 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_self_rating: 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_self_rating 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_self_rating 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_self_rating. 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_self_rating 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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