Create a new recipe Args: name: The name of the new recipe to be created. ingredients: A list of ingredients for the recipe include quantities and units. instructions: A list of instructions for preparing the recipe. Returns: Dict[str, Any]: The created recipe details.
AI agents use create_recipe to create or update resources in Mealie MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Mealie MCP Server environment.
The tool creates a new recipe record in the Mealie database, which is a reversible write operation. Users can modify or delete recipes later. There is no destruction of existing data, no code execution, and no financial impact. The blast radius is minimal—worst case, unwanted recipes are added to a personal recipe database and can be removed. This is a standard Write category operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a new recipe' with arguments for name, ingredients, and instructions, returning 'The created recipe details.' This creates new data in a reversible manner.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_recipe gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Mealie MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_recipe:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_recipe": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_recipe_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_recipe stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a new recipe Args: name: The name of the new recipe to be created. ingredients: A list of ingredients for the recipe include quantities and units. instructions: A list of instructions for preparing the recipe. Returns: Dict[str, Any]: The created recipe details. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Mealie MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Mealie MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_recipe: 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.
create_recipe is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_recipe 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 create_recipe. 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.
create_recipe is provided by the Mealie MCP Server MCP server (rldiao/mealie-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Deterministic rules across all 44 Mealie MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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