Provides a paginated list of recipes with optional filtering. Returns recipe summaries with details like ID, name, description, and image information.
AI agents call get_recipes 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 retrieves recipe data with optional filtering. It performs no mutations, deletions, or external operations—only data retrieval with pagination. This is a classic Read operation with minimal security risk when executed in a recipe management context.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_recipes' and description 'Provides a paginated list of recipes' and 'Returns recipe summaries' indicate retrieval of data without modification or side effects.
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Provides a paginated list of recipes with optional filtering. Returns recipe summaries with details like ID, name, description, and image 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_recipes: 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_recipes 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_recipes 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_recipes. 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_recipes 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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