Mealie MCP Server

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MCP server for Mealie, the self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner

Getting Started

npx @getmcp/cli add io.github.ni-c/mealie-mcp

Requires Node.js 18+. Community-contributed server. Review source before installing.

Claude Desktopguide →Vscodeguide →Cursorguide →Windsurfguide →

Required Environment Variables

MEALIE_URL
Base URL of the Mealie instance, e.g. https://mealie.example.com
MEALIE_API_TOKEN
API token created in Mealie under Settings → API Tokens

Configuration

Config file: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

JSON

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "io.github.ni-c/mealie-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@ni-c/mealie-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "MEALIE_URL": "",
        "MEALIE_API_TOKEN": "",
        "MEALIE_READ_ONLY": "",
        "MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE": "",
        "MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS": ""
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop MCP documentation