Recipe MCP Server

Generate and remix recipes using cookwith.co

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What is the Recipe MCP server?

Connect Recipe to Claude, Cursor or any other MCP client and it stops being a tab you switch to. Generate and remix recipes using cookwith.co. The recipe mcp server is what makes that connection.

What the server does

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that provides AI-powered recipe generation and transformation tools. Generate personalized recipes based on dietary preferences, transform existing recipes to meet nutritional goals, and more.

  • 🍳 Generate Recipes - Create custom recipes from natural language descriptions
  • 🔄 Transform Recipes - Modify existing recipes (make vegan, adjust calories, etc.)
  • 🥗 Dietary Support - Handle allergies, restrictions, and food preferences
  • 📊 Nutrition Goals - Target specific calorie and protein requirements
  • 🆓 Open Access - No API key required (rate limited)

Available tools

The toolset is worth reading before you wire it up, because it tells you what the integration is really for:

  • generate_recipe — Generate a new recipe based on natural language instructions
  • transform_recipe — The transform_recipe tool exposed by this server

Credentials and setup notes

Configuration is passed through the environment: COOKWITH_API_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

Installation

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

Where it fits

Plenty of developer tooling 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. Recipe's toolset — generate_recipe, transform_recipe — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by jkakar; 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We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Worth knowing first

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
generate_recipeGenerate a new recipe based on natural language instructions.
transform_recipeThe transform_recipe tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Recipe MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recipe": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@cookwith/recipe-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "COOKWITH_API_URL": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
COOKWITH_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Recipe to generate recipe.
  • Use Recipe to transform recipe.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Recipe to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 2 tools (generate_recipe, transform_recipe) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Recipe directly.