Create multiple shopping list items at once. Args: items: List of item dictionaries, each containing: - shopping_list_id (str): UUID of the shopping list - note (str): Item description - quantity (float, optional): Item quantity - unit_id (str, optional): UUID of the unit - food_id (str, optional...
AI agents use create_shopping_list_items_bulk 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 new shopping list items reversibly—items can be removed or modified later. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data permanently, or move money. While it modifies a shopping list, the impact is limited to adding optional grocery items, representing a low-severity write operation with minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create multiple shopping list items at once' with operation that adds items to a shopping list.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_shopping_list_items_bulk 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_items_bulk:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_shopping_list_items_bulk": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_shopping_list_items_bulk_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_shopping_list_items_bulk 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 multiple shopping list items at once. Args: items: List of item dictionaries, each containing: - shopping_list_id (str): UUID of the shopping list - note (str): Item description - quantity (float, optional): Item quantity - unit_id (str, optional): UUID of the unit - food_id (str, optional): UUID of the food Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Results of the bulk creation operation. 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_items_bulk: 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_items_bulk 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_items_bulk 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_items_bulk. 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_items_bulk 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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