A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with your
Mealie MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Mealie directly instead of describing what you should do. A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables AI assistants to interact with your Mealie recipe database through clients like Claude Desktop.
Once Mealie is connected, these are the calls the assistant has available:
get_recipes — List/search recipes with advanced filteringget_recipe_detailed — Get complete recipe detailsget_recipe_concise — Get recipe summarycreate_recipe — Create new recipe (flat or structured ingredients)create_recipe_full — Create a recipe with full content in one callupdate_recipe — Update recipe (full replacement)patch_recipe — Update specific fields onlyduplicate_recipe — Clone a recipemark_recipe_last_made — Update last made timestampset_recipe_image_from_url — Set image from URLupload_recipe_image_file — Upload image fileupload_recipe_asset_file — Upload document/assetRun on PyPI is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.
You will need 2 environment variables: MEALIE_BASE_URL, MEALIE_API_KEY. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.
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. Mealie's toolset — get_recipes, get_recipe_detailed, get_recipe_concise and 11 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by rldiao; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_recipes | List/search recipes with advanced filtering |
| get_recipe_detailed | Get complete recipe details |
| get_recipe_concise | Get recipe summary |
| create_recipe | Create new recipe (flat or structured ingredients) |
| create_recipe_full | Create a recipe with full content in one call |
| update_recipe | Update recipe (full replacement) |
| patch_recipe | Update specific fields only |
| duplicate_recipe | Clone a recipe |
| mark_recipe_last_made | Update last made timestamp |
| set_recipe_image_from_url | Set image from URL |
| upload_recipe_image_file | Upload image file |
| upload_recipe_asset_file | Upload document/asset |
| delete_recipe | Delete recipe |
| get_shopping_lists | List all shopping lists |
{
"mcpServers": {
"mealie": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": ["Run"],
"env": {
"MEALIE_BASE_URL": "your-value",
"MEALIE_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.
| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MEALIE_BASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| MEALIE_API_KEY | Credential the server authenticates with. | Yes |
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