search_foods

Search for foods by name or description.

SERVERMealie MCP Server SOURCEnikopol666/mealie-mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

Registry record Grade F, identity unverified Pull the record →

This record as markdown: /tools/nikopol666-mealie-mcp/search-foods.md

WHAT IT DOES

What search_foods does on Mealie MCP Server

AI agents call search_foods 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.

RISK

Why search_foods is rated Low

This tool retrieves or queries food data based on search parameters. It performs a read-only lookup operation without creating, modifying, or deleting any data. No external operations are triggered, and the action is fully reversible (it has no side effects). This is a straightforward Read category classification.

From the tool's definition Tool name 'search_foods' and description 'Search for foods by name or description' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.

Attacks that exploit this kind of access

RECOMMENDED RULE

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

search_foods Allowed

search_foods is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

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

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mealie MCP Server, apply this rule, and every search_foods call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about search_foods

What does the search_foods tool do? +

Search for foods by name or description. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mealie MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on search_foods? +

Register the Mealie MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for search_foods: 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.

What risk level is search_foods? +

search_foods is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit search_foods? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the search_foods 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.

How do I block search_foods completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for search_foods. 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.

What MCP server provides search_foods? +

search_foods 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.

KEEP EXPLORING

More on Mealie MCP Server, and thousands of servers like it.

This server

All 243 Mealie MCP Server tools →

Across the catalogue

search_torrents on M-Team MCP Server →aiva_search_customers on AIVA MCP Server →search_channel on YouTube MCP Server →search_circuits on 0gzk → The MCP Attack Database →

Guides

Roll out MCP under one policy →Data exfiltration →MCP token cost →