Get all shopping lists for the current household with pagination. Args: page: Page number to retrieve per_page: Number of items per page Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Shopping lists with pagination information
AI agents call get_shopping_lists 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 and queries existing shopping list data without modifying, deleting, or executing any operations. It is a straightforward read operation that returns data to the user. The pagination parameters are standard for list retrieval and do not introduce any capability for side effects. Blast radius is minimal—an AI misusing this tool could only over-retrieve data it is already authorized to access.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'get_shopping_lists' and description states it 'Get all shopping lists for the current household with pagination.' The only arguments are pagination parameters (page, per_page).
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_shopping_lists 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_lists:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_shopping_lists": {}
}
}get_shopping_lists 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 shopping lists for the current household with pagination. Args: page: Page number to retrieve per_page: Number of items per page Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Shopping lists 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_shopping_lists: 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_lists 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_lists 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_lists. 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_lists 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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