create_recipe

MCP tool from Mealie MCP Server by rldiao

Create new recipe (flat or structured ingredients)

How to use it

Project documentation lists create_recipe for the Mealie MCP Server MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

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add_recipe_to_shopping_list

Add recipe ingredients

create_category

Create new category

create_recipe_full

Create a recipe with full content in one call

create_shopping_list

Create new list

create_shopping_list_item

Create single item

create_shopping_list_items_bulk

Create multiple items

create_tag

Create new tag

delete_category

Delete category

delete_recipe

Delete recipe

delete_shopping_list

Delete list

delete_shopping_list_item

Delete single item

delete_shopping_list_items_bulk

Delete multiple items

duplicate_recipe

Clone a recipe

get_categories

List/search categories

get_category

Get by ID

get_category_by_slug

Get by slug

get_empty_categories

Find unused categories

get_empty_tags

Find unused tags

get_recipe_concise

Get recipe summary

get_recipe_detailed

Get complete recipe details

get_recipes

List/search recipes with advanced filtering

get_shopping_list

Get list by ID

get_shopping_list_item

Get item by ID

get_shopping_list_items

List all items

get_shopping_lists

List all shopping lists

get_tag

Get by ID

get_tag_by_slug

Get by slug

get_tags

List/search tags

mark_recipe_last_made

Update last made timestamp

patch_recipe

Update specific fields only

remove_recipe_from_shopping_list

Remove recipe ingredients

set_recipe_image_from_url

Set image from URL

update_category

Update category

update_recipe

Update recipe (full replacement)

update_shopping_list_item

Update item (preserves fields)

update_shopping_list_items_bulk

Update multiple items

update_tag

Update tag

upload_recipe_asset_file

Upload document/asset

upload_recipe_image_file

Upload image file