Get a specific shopping list item by ID. Args: item_id: The UUID of the shopping list item Returns: Dict[str, Any]: The shopping list item details
AI agents call get_shopping_list_item 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 queries and returns shopping list item details by ID. It performs a read-only retrieval operation with no capability to modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could only view shopping list item data it shouldn't access, but cannot alter or damage data.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'get' and description explicitly states 'Get a specific shopping list item by ID', which retrieves data without modification or side effects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_shopping_list_item 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_shopping_list_item:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_shopping_list_item": {}
}
}get_shopping_list_item is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get a specific shopping list item by ID. Args: item_id: The UUID of the shopping list item Returns: Dict[str, Any]: The shopping list item details. 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_shopping_list_item: 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_shopping_list_item 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_shopping_list_item 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_shopping_list_item. 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_shopping_list_item 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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