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ask.recipes

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Recipe search, ingredient matching, nutrition filters and a private cookbook for any AI agent.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http ask-recipes 'https://mcp.ask.recipes/mcp'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "ask-recipes": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.ask.recipes/mcp"
        }
    }
}

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Contents
  1. ask.recipes
  2. Connect
  3. What to ask
  4. Tools
  5. Good to know
  6. Links

ask.recipes

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Your AI's cookbook. A remote MCP server: connect it once and your agent finds recipes, checks nutrition, matches what is in the fridge, saves your favourites and keeps your own recipes.

Free. No ads. Every recipe links to its source.

https://mcp.ask.recipes/mcp

Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor and any MCP client that speaks streamable HTTP with OAuth.

Connect

Claude (web, desktop, mobile): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the URL above. Enable it in a conversation and sign in when asked.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http ask-recipes https://mcp.ask.recipes/mcp

then /mcp to sign in.

Cursor, .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ask-recipes": { "url": "https://mcp.ask.recipes/mcp" }
  }
}

ChatGPT: Settings → Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode → add the URL, OAuth as the authentication.

Anything else: streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and dynamic client registration. Discovery at https://mcp.ask.recipes/.well-known/oauth-protected-resource.

Sign-in is an email and a link. No password, no newsletter.

What to ask

  • "What's for dinner? Chicken thighs, a lemon and rice, under 40 minutes."
  • "I have oats, milk, eggs and berries. Breakfast?"
  • "A high-protein lunch under 500 calories."
  • "Something vegetarian people actually rate well, 30 minutes."
  • "The second one in full." then "Save it."
  • "What did I save last week?"
  • "Keep this family recipe: ..." or "Here's a photo of my mum's recipe card, keep it."
  • "Give me a link to send my sister the lasagna I uploaded."

Tools

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search_recipesSearch by dish or ingredient. Filters: total time, rating, review count, calories, protein, fat, carbs, sugar, fiber.
find_by_ingredientsRank recipes by how many of your ingredients they use and how few extra they need.
get_recipeOne recipe in full: ingredients, steps, times, yield, nutrition, source link.
save_recipe, list_savedYour collection, kept across sessions and clients.
upload_recipeA private recipe of your own: typed, dictated, from a photo, or extracted from a web page.
share_recipeAn unlisted link to one of your uploaded recipes, readable without an account.

Good to know

  • Search defaults to recipes rated at least 4.2 stars by at least 25 people. Ask your agent to loosen it for something obscure.
  • Nutrition is per serving as the source published it.
  • The corpus is built from openly licensed recipe data and recipe sites' own schema.org markup. Crawling is done by AskRecipesBot: honest user agent, robots.txt respected, one request at a time per site.
  • No browsing UI exists and none is planned. The agent is the interface.

ask.recipes · Docs · Privacy · Terms · hello@ask.recipes

Built by Ricardo. The server is not open source; this repository exists so the connector is easy to find.

Frequently asked questions

What is ask.recipes?

Recipe search, ingredient matching, nutrition filters and a private cookbook for any AI agent.

How do I install ask.recipes?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http ask-recipes 'https://mcp.ask.recipes/mcp'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does ask.recipes need an API key?

Its registry entry lists no required key or secret. Some features may still need an account with the service it connects to.

Is ask.recipes open source?

Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the CC-BY-4.0 license.

Who maintains ask.recipes?

It is published by RCM7. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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