Find recipes by specific ingredients
AI agents call get_recipes_by_ingredients to retrieve information from Kitchen MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries recipe data based on ingredient input parameters. It does not create, modify, delete, or execute any external operations—it simply searches and returns matching recipes. The blast radius of misuse is minimal; an agent cannot cause harm by querying recipe information repeatedly.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_recipes_by_ingredients' and description 'Find recipes by specific ingredients' indicate a query/retrieval operation with no side effects.
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Find recipes by specific ingredients. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Kitchen MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Kitchen MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_recipes_by_ingredients: 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 Kitchen MCP Server. Nothing to install.
get_recipes_by_ingredients 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 get_recipes_by_ingredients 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 get_recipes_by_ingredients. 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.
get_recipes_by_ingredients is provided by the Kitchen MCP Server MCP server (paulabaal12/kitchen-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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