Create a new shopping list. Args: name: Name of the shopping list Returns: Dict[str, Any]: The created shopping list details
AI agents use create_shopping_list 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 shopping list, which is a reversible write operation that modifies the data store by adding a new record. It does not delete data (Destructive), move money (Financial), execute arbitrary code (Execute), or retrieve data without side effects (Read). The blast radius is low—a shopping list can be deleted or modified if created erroneously.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'create_shopping_list' and description states it 'Create a new shopping list' with args for name and returns created list details. This creates a new data record reversibly.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_shopping_list 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_shopping_list:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_shopping_list": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_shopping_list_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_shopping_list 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 shopping list. Args: name: Name of the shopping list Returns: Dict[str, Any]: The created shopping list 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_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.
create_shopping_list 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_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 create_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.
create_shopping_list 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.
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