Recipe Research FAQs

Question 1

What is Recipe Research?

Accepted Answer

Recipe Research is a comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides extensive recipe search, storage, and custom meal planning functionality, powered by TheMealDB API.

Question 2

What kind of recipe search capabilities does it offer?

Accepted Answer

You can search for recipes by dish name, cuisine, or starting letter, and even get random recipe suggestions. Detailed information including ingredients, instructions, and metadata is available for each recipe.

Question 3

How does Recipe Research help with meal planning?

Accepted Answer

It allows you to create, save, and manage personalized meal plans from a vast collection of recipes. You can also generate specialized meal planning prompts for AI clients to assist with shopping lists and preparation guides.

Question 4

Is Recipe Research easy to set up and use?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's designed for ease of use. You can connect to a remotely hosted server by adding it as a custom connector in clients like Claude Desktop, or deploy it locally with simple Python commands using `uv` or `pip`.

Question 5

How does Recipe Research integrate with AI clients?

Accepted Answer

As an MCP server, it integrates seamlessly via Tools (for interactive functions like search and planning), Resources (for read-only access to recipe collections and statistics), and Prompts (for generating culinary analysis, cooking lessons, or ingredient exploration prompts for AI models like Claude Desktop).

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