list_household_members

What list_household_members does on Mealie MCP Server

AI agents call list_household_members 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 list_household_members is rated Low

This tool retrieves information about household members from the Mealie system. It performs no mutations, deletions, or external operations. The 'list' verb and passive retrieval nature clearly indicate a Read category operation. The data returned (household member information) is non-sensitive enough that misuse would have minimal blast radius in a typical meal planning context.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_household_members' and description 'List current household members' indicate a query operation that retrieves household member data without modification or side effects.

The rule that runs list_household_members 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 list_household_members, this is the rule to start with:

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

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