Check whether local Brewfather credentials work. This is read-only and never returns credentials.

List Brewfather recipes. Read-only. Results are compact unless complete=true. Use startAfter with the last _id for pagination.

Search Brewfather recipes by name, author, type, style, or equipment. Read-only. Search paginates locally and can use several API calls.

Get one complete Brewfather recipe by its _id. Read-only. Call list or search first if only a recipe name is known.

Prepare and validate a new Brewfather recipe without writing it. Always call this before brewfather_apply_recipe_create. The preview reports unit/color normalizations so they can be reviewed before confirmation. All units must be metric. String tags and unsupported miscellaneous units are rejected here, before confirmation.

Create the recipe from a prior preview. This writes live Brewfather data. Only call after the user explicitly confirms that exact preview.

Validate and preview a safe update without writing it. The preview reports unit/color normalizations. Nested objects are deep-merged locally; arrays replace the entire array, so fetch the recipe and send a complete ingredient array when changing fermentables, hops, yeasts, or miscs. String tags and unsupported miscellaneous units are rejected before confirmation.

Apply a previously previewed recipe update. This writes live Brewfather data. The server rejects the update if the recipe changed after preview. Only call after explicit user confirmation.