Upload an image file for a recipe. Args: slug: The unique text identifier for the recipe. image_path: Local file path to the image to upload. Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Confirmation that the image was uploaded.
AI agents use upload_recipe_image_file 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 recipe data reversibly by attaching an image to a recipe. The effect is non-destructive and can be undone (image can be replaced or removed). It does not execute code, delete data, or move money. It fits the Write category for reversible data creation/modification.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'Upload an image file for a recipe' and returns 'Confirmation that the image was uploaded', indicating it creates/modifies recipe data by adding an image asset.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access upload_recipe_image_file 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 upload_recipe_image_file:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"upload_recipe_image_file": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "upload_recipe_image_file_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}upload_recipe_image_file 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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Upload an image file for a recipe. Args: slug: The unique text identifier for the recipe. image_path: Local file path to the image to upload. Returns: Dict[str, Any]: Confirmation that the image was uploaded. 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 upload_recipe_image_file: 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.
upload_recipe_image_file 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 upload_recipe_image_file 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 upload_recipe_image_file. 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.
upload_recipe_image_file 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.
Deterministic rules across all 44 Mealie MCP Server tools. Per-identity grants. Full audit log. Live in minutes. Nothing to install.
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