List cookbooks (saved recipe filters) for the current household.
AI agents call list_cookbooks to retrieve information from Mcp Mealie 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 existing cookbooks for the current household. It performs a read-only operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute actions. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only view cookbook metadata that is already accessible to the authenticated user. Classification as Read is appropriate.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'list_cookbooks' and description states 'List cookbooks' which retrieves data without modification. No side effects mentioned.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List cookbooks (saved recipe filters) for the current household. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp Mealie MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mcp Mealie MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for list_cookbooks: 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 Mcp Mealie. Nothing to install.
list_cookbooks 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_cookbooks 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_cookbooks. 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_cookbooks is provided by the Mcp Mealie MCP server (obrien-matthew/mcp-mealie). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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