HowToCook MCP Server

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Local serverstdio

What is the HowToCook MCP MCP server?

HowToCook MCP MCP server is a locally run integration for AI assistants that speak the Model Context Protocol. MCP Server for howtocook recipe database - 炫一周好饭,拒绝拼好饭.

What you get

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Setting it up

The server ships on npm as howtocook-mcp, so your MCP client can launch it on demand — there is no separate build step. Add the server block to your client's configuration, restart it, and the tools register themselves.

What the assistant can call

Once HowToCook MCP is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:

  • category — 菜谱分类(水产、早餐、荤菜、主食等)
  • allergies — 过敏原列表,如 ["大蒜", "虾"]
  • avoidItems — 忌口食材,如 ["葱", "姜"]
  • peopleCount — 用餐人数 (1-10)

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the howtocook mcp mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Plenty of database access servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. HowToCook MCP's toolset — category, allergies, avoidItems and 1 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by worryzyy; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
category菜谱分类(水产、早餐、荤菜、主食等)
allergies过敏原列表,如 ["大蒜", "虾"]
avoidItems忌口食材,如 ["葱", "姜"]
peopleCount用餐人数 (1-10)

How to install the HowToCook MCP MCP server

{
	"mcpServers": {
		"howtocook-mcp": {
			"command": "npx",
			"args": ["-y", "howtocook-mcp"]
		}
	}
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Example prompts to try

  • Use HowToCook MCP to category.
  • Use HowToCook MCP to allergies.
  • Use HowToCook MCP to avoidItems.

Frequently asked questions

It connects HowToCook MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 4 tools (category, allergies, avoidItems, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with HowToCook MCP directly.