Mealie MCP Server

This project enables AI assistants to interact with your Mealie recipe database through MCP client such as Claude Desktop.

Prerequisites

Python 3.12+
Running Mealie instance with API key
Package manager uv

Usage with Claude Desktop

Option 1: Using fastmcp (Recommended)

Install the server directly with the fastmcp command:

fastmcp install src/server.py \
  --env-var MEALIE_BASE_URL=https://your-mealie-instance.com \
  --env-var MEALIE_API_KEY=your-mealie-api-key

Option 2: Manual Configuration

Add the server to your claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mealie-mcp-server": {
      "command": "uv",
      "args": [
        "--directory",
        "/path/to/repo/src",
        "run",
        "server.py"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEALIE_BASE_URL": "https://your-mealie-instance.com",
        "MEALIE_API_KEY": "your-mealie-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Development

Clone the repository and navigate to the project directory
Install dependencies using uv:

uv sync

Copy the provided template file:

cp .env.template .env

Edit the .env file with your Mealie instance details:

MEALIE_BASE_URL=https://your-mealie-instance.com
MEALIE_API_KEY=your-mealie-api-key

Run MCP inspector

uv run mcp dev src/server.py

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

This server cannot be installed

security - not tested

license - permissive license

quality - not tested

How are these scores calculated?

remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Enables AI assistants to interact with Mealie recipe databases through MCP clients like Claude Desktop.

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