Mealie MCP Server

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• add_recipe_comment

  Adds a comment to a recipe. Comments are visible to everyone in the

• add_recipe_to_shopping_list

  Adds a recipe's ingredients to a shopping list, merging them with what

• add_shopping_list_items

  Adds items to a shopping list as free text ("2 tbsp olive oil"). Mealie

• create_cookbookwrite action

  Creates a cookbook — a named, saved view of the recipe collection.

• create_foodwrite action

  Adds a food to the group vocabulary so ingredient lines can be matched

• create_mealplan_entrywrite action

  Puts a recipe or a free-text note on the meal plan for one day. Give

• create_organizerwrite action

  Creates a tag, category or recipe tool. Assigning one to a recipe with

• create_random_mealwrite action

  Lets Mealie pick a recipe for a day and slot, honouring the meal plan

• create_recipewrite action

  Creates a recipe from the given fields. To add one from a website use

• create_share_tokenwrite action

  Creates a link that lets anyone read one recipe without logging in.

• create_shopping_listwrite action

  Creates an empty shopping list in the household.

• create_timeline_eventwrite action

  Adds an entry to a recipe's timeline — typically a note about having

• create_unitwrite action

  Adds a measurement unit to the group vocabulary.

• delete_cookbookwrite action

  Deletes a cookbook. The recipes it matched are not touched — a cookbook

• delete_mealplan_entrywrite action

  Removes one entry from the meal plan. The recipe itself is not touched.

• delete_organizerwrite action

  Deletes a tag, category or tool. The recipes themselves are kept, but

• delete_recipewrite action

  Deletes a recipe permanently, together with its comments, timeline and

• delete_recipe_commentwrite action

  Deletes a comment. Requires confirmation: call once to receive a token,

• delete_share_tokenwrite action

  Revokes a share link, so the recipe is no longer readable through it.

• delete_shopping_listwrite action

  Deletes a shopping list and everything on it. Requires confirmation:

• delete_shopping_list_itemswrite action

  Removes items from a shopping list for good. To merely tick something

• duplicate_recipewrite action

  Creates a copy of a recipe under a new name, leaving the original

• get_about

  Reports the Mealie version and the identity the API token acts as: user,

• get_cookbook

  Fetches a cookbook and the recipes it currently matches. Accepts the

• get_recipe

  Fetches one recipe with everything needed to cook it: ingredients,

• get_shopping_list

  Fetches one shopping list with all of its items, checked and unchecked.

• get_todays_meals

  Returns the recipes planned for today, as Mealie computes "today" for

• import_recipe_from_html_or_jsonwrite action

  Creates a recipe from HTML or schema.org recipe JSON supplied directly,

• import_recipe_from_imagewrite action

  Creates a recipe from a photo of one — a cookbook page, a handwritten

• import_recipe_from_url

  Has Mealie fetch a recipe page and save it as a new recipe. The fetch

• list_cookbooks

  Lists the cookbooks of the household. A cookbook is a saved filter over

• list_foods

  Lists the structured foods of the group — the ingredient vocabulary

• list_mealplans

  Lists the meal plan of the household in a date range. Each entry is

• list_organizers

  Lists the tags, categories or tools defined in the group, with their

• list_recipe_comments

  Lists the comments other users of the instance left on a recipe.

• list_recipe_timeline

  Lists the timeline of a recipe: when it was created, updated and each

• list_share_tokens

  Lists the public share links that currently exist, with the recipe each

• list_shopping_lists

  Lists the shopping lists of the household, without their items.

• list_units

  Lists the measurement units of the group, with their abbreviations.

• parse_ingredients

  Splits free-text ingredient lines into quantity, unit, food and note,

• parse_recipe_ingredients

  Structures a recipe's unparsed ingredient lines in place: Mealie's

• preview_recipe_url

  Fetches a URL and reports what Mealie would extract from it, WITHOUT

• remove_recipe_from_shopping_listwrite action

  Takes a recipe's ingredients back off a shopping list. Items that were

• search_recipes

  Searches the recipe collection. Returns summaries — name, slug, id,

• set_recipe_image

  Replaces a recipe's cover image.

• set_recipe_last_made

  Records when a recipe was last cooked. Mealie shows this on the recipe

• set_recipe_rating

  Sets the personal rating of a recipe and/or marks it as a favourite.

• suggest_recipes

  Suggests recipes that can be cooked from the foods and tools marked as

• update_mealplan_entrywrite action

  Moves an entry to another day or slot, or replaces the recipe behind

• update_organizerwrite action

  Renames a tag, category or tool. Mealie regenerates the slug from the

• update_recipewrite action

  Changes individual fields of a recipe. Only the fields given are

• update_shopping_list_itemswrite action

  Changes items on a shopping list — most often ticking them off. Only

• Code scan51 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
• Maintenancelast push 0 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Safety score

83/100

higher than 65% of 48,255 servers

Tools

52

the typical server has 7

Tools that change things

50%

typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break

GitHub stars

1

more than 65% of 28,688 servers

Downloads a week

55

more than 46% of 12,191 servers with a package

Mealie MCP Server: common questions

Is Mealie MCP Server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Mealie MCP Server safety report

How do I install Mealie MCP Server?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.

Does Mealie MCP Server need an API key?

Yes. The registry entry asks for MEALIE_API_TOKEN.

Is Mealie MCP Server maintained?

The last commit was 20 days ago (2026-10-15). The latest release is v0.6.0.

How does Mealie MCP Server compare with other MCP servers?

safety score 83/100 (higher than 65% of 48,255 servers); tools 52 (the typical server has 7); tools that change things 50% (typical: 0%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.