Update multiple shopping list items at once. IMPORTANT: Each item dictionary must include: - id: The item UUID - shoppingListId: The shopping list UUID - Any other fields you want to update (note, quantity, checked, etc.) Args: items: List of item dictionaries with IDs, shoppingListId, and fields...
AI agents use update_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.
This tool creates or modifies data reversibly. Users can update shopping list items (quantity, notes, checked status) and these changes can be undone by updating them again. There is no permanent deletion, financial impact, code execution, or data destruction. The blast radius of misuse is limited to the user's own shopping lists.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'update' and description states 'Update multiple shopping list items at once.' It modifies existing shopping list items by allowing updates to fields like note, quantity, and checked status.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access update_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 update_shopping_list_items_bulk:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"update_shopping_list_items_bulk": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "update_shopping_list_items_bulk_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}update_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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Update multiple shopping list items at once. IMPORTANT: Each item dictionary must include: - id: The item UUID - shoppingListId: The shopping list UUID - Any other fields you want to update (note, quantity, checked, etc.) Args: items: List of item dictionaries with IDs, shoppingListId, and fields to update Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Results of the bulk update 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 update_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.
update_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 update_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 update_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.
update_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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