Remove one recipe's ingredients from a shopping list.
AI agents call remove_recipe_from_shopping_list to permanently remove resources in Mealie MCP Server — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
The tool removes ingredients from a shopping list, which is a deletion-type operation. While shopping lists can be repopulated, the removal itself is not automatically reversible and constitutes a destructive action on existing data. Severity is medium since the blast radius is limited to shopping list contents rather than core recipe data.
From the tool's definition 'Remove one recipe's ingredients from a shopping list' — removal of items is irreversible without re-adding them manually
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Remove one recipe's ingredients from a shopping list. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Mealie MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Mealie MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for remove_recipe_from_shopping_list: 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.
remove_recipe_from_shopping_list is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the remove_recipe_from_shopping_list 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 remove_recipe_from_shopping_list. 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.
remove_recipe_from_shopping_list 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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