List and search food items in the database. Foods are used as structured ingredients in recipes.
AI agents call get_foods 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 read-only operation that retrieves or queries food items from the database. No side effects, modifications, or deletions are possible. It is purely informational and safe for AI agents to use.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_foods' and description 'List and search food items in the database' indicate retrieval operations with no modification or deletion of data.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
List and search food items in the database. Foods are used as structured ingredients in recipes. 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_foods: 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_foods 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_foods 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_foods. 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_foods is provided by the Mealie MCP Server MCP server (that0n3guy/mealie-mcp-server-ts). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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