Mealie MCP Server MCP Server

io.github.ni-c/mealie-mcp

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What is the Mealie MCP Server MCP server?

MCP server for Mealie, the self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner

How to install Mealie MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

MEALIE_URL
required
Base URL of the Mealie instance, e.g. https://mealie.example.com
MEALIE_API_TOKEN
required
secret
API token created in Mealie under Settings → API Tokens
MEALIE_READ_ONLY
Exactly 'true' registers only the 18 read tools
MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE
Accept-Language header, e.g. de-DE; localises unit and label names
MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS
Exactly 'true' accepts a self-signed certificate, scoped to this connection
MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS
Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools)
MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS
Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS left

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mealie-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/mealie-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEALIE_URL": "<YOUR_MEALIE_URL>",
        "MEALIE_API_TOKEN": "<YOUR_MEALIE_API_TOKEN>",
        "MEALIE_READ_ONLY": "<YOUR_MEALIE_READ_ONLY>",
        "MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE": "<YOUR_MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE>",
        "MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS": "<YOUR_MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS>",
        "MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<YOUR_MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
        "MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS": "<YOUR_MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS>"
      }
    }
  }
}