List Mealie recipe tools/utensils.
AI agents call list_recipe_tools 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 queries and retrieves information about recipe tools and utensils in Mealie. It performs a read-only operation with no side effects, data modifications, or external triggers. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only retrieve existing tool/utensil information.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'list_recipe_tools' and description 'List Mealie recipe tools/utensils' indicate a retrieval operation with no modifications.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List Mealie recipe tools/utensils. 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 list_recipe_tools: 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.
list_recipe_tools 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 list_recipe_tools 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 list_recipe_tools. 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.
list_recipe_tools 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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