MCP server for Mealie, the self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add mealie-mcp -e MEALIE_URL=<MEALIE_URL> -e MEALIE_API_TOKEN=<MEALIE_API_TOKEN> -e MEALIE_READ_ONLY=<MEALIE_READ_ONLY> -e MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE=<MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE> -e MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS=<MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS> -e MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS=<MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS> -e MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS=<MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS> -- npx -y @ni-c/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"mealie-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MEALIE_URL": "<MEALIE_URL>",
"MEALIE_API_TOKEN": "<MEALIE_API_TOKEN>",
"MEALIE_READ_ONLY": "<MEALIE_READ_ONLY>",
"MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE": "<MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE>",
"MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS": "<MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS>",
"MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS": "<MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"mealie-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MEALIE_URL": "<MEALIE_URL>",
"MEALIE_API_TOKEN": "<MEALIE_API_TOKEN>",
"MEALIE_READ_ONLY": "<MEALIE_READ_ONLY>",
"MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE": "<MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE>",
"MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS": "<MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS>",
"MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS": "<MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"mealie-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@ni-c/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"MEALIE_URL": "<MEALIE_URL>",
"MEALIE_API_TOKEN": "<MEALIE_API_TOKEN>",
"MEALIE_READ_ONLY": "<MEALIE_READ_ONLY>",
"MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE": "<MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE>",
"MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS": "<MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS>",
"MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS": "<MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS>",
"MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS": "<MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
MEALIE_URLRequired | Base URL of the Mealie instance, e.g. https://mealie.example.com |
MEALIE_API_TOKENRequired, secret | API token created in Mealie under Settings → API Tokens |
MEALIE_READ_ONLYOptional | Exactly 'true' registers only the 18 read tools |
MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGEOptional | Accept-Language header, e.g. de-DE; localises unit and label names |
MEALIE_INSECURE_TLSOptional | Exactly 'true' accepts a self-signed certificate, scoped to this connection |
MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to register; 'essential' selects a curated preset (default: all tools) |
MEALIE_DENY_TOOLSOptional | Comma-separated tool names or list_* prefixes to remove from whatever MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS left |
Details
| Package | @ni-c/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| Package | ghcr.io/ni-c/mealie-mcp:0.6.0 (OCI, stdio) |
| First published | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Last updated | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.ni-c/mealie-mcp |
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