Get all recipe categories with pagination. Args: page: Page number to retrieve per_page: Number of items per page Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Categories with pagination information
AI agents call get_categories to retrieve information from Mealie 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 existing recipe category data from the Mealie database. It performs a read-only query operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute any code. The pagination parameters are standard query filters. No data is altered, no commands are executed, and no financial transactions occur. This is a straightforward data retrieval operation with minimal blast radius if misused.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_categories' and description 'Get all recipe categories with pagination' indicate a retrieval operation with no side effects. It accepts pagination parameters (page, per_page) and returns category data without modification.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_categories 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 get_categories:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_categories": {}
}
}get_categories is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get all recipe categories with pagination. Args: page: Page number to retrieve per_page: Number of items per page Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Categories with pagination information. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mealie MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Mealie MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_categories: 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.
get_categories 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_categories 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_categories. 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_categories 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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