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paprika-mcp-server

paprika-mcp-server

by brentm5

Paprika MCP Server

An MCP server that gives AI assistants access to your Paprika Recipe Manager data.

Building

pnpm install
pnpm build

Related MCP server: paprika-mcp

Unpacking Paprika Recipes

Paprika exports recipes as .paprikarecipes archive files. Before starting the server, unpack them into individual JSON files:

./dist/index.js unpack --input recipes.paprikarecipes --output ./recipes

Option

Description

--input <file>

Path to .paprikarecipes archive (required)

--output <dir>

Output directory for extracted JSON files (required)

--verbose

Enable verbose logging

Starting the Server

./dist/index.js mcp --recipes-dir ./recipes

Option

Description

--recipes-dir <path>

Directory containing recipe JSON files (default: $PAPRIKA_RECIPES_DIR or ./.recipes)

--server-name <name>

MCP server name (default: $PAPRIKA_SERVER_NAME or "paprika")

--verbose

Enable verbose logging

Using with Claude

Claude Code

Add a .mcp.json file to your project root:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paprika": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/path/to/paprika-mcp-server/dist/index.js",
        "mcp",
        "--recipes-dir",
        "/path/to/your/recipes"
      ]
    }
  }
}

License

Apache 2.0

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