Retrieve a concise version of a specific recipe by its slug identifier. Use this when you only need a summary of the recipe, such as for when mealplaning. Args: slug: The unique text identifier for the recipe, typically found in recipe URLs or from get_recipes results. Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Co...
AI agents call get_recipe_concise 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 performs a simple query/fetch operation to retrieve recipe data by slug identifier. It returns recipe summary information without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. The lack of side effects and read-only nature makes it a straightforward Read classification with low severity.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get_recipe' and description states 'Retrieve a concise version of a specific recipe' - this is a read-only retrieval operation with no side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_recipe_concise 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_recipe_concise:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_recipe_concise": {}
}
}get_recipe_concise is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Retrieve a concise version of a specific recipe by its slug identifier. Use this when you only need a summary of the recipe, such as for when mealplaning. Args: slug: The unique text identifier for the recipe, typically found in recipe URLs or from get_recipes results. Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Concise recipe summary with essential fields. 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_recipe_concise: 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_recipe_concise 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_recipe_concise 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_recipe_concise. 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_recipe_concise 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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