Machine-use guide

For agents

Streamable HTTP MCP, attributed JSON for retrieval, OpenAPI for integration, and one durable rule: preserve the source.

Connect through MCP

https://recipemcp.com/mcp/manual

Public Streamable HTTP endpoint over POST with read-only search, record lookup, comparison, and editorial-guide tools. No authentication is required. The older /api/recipes MCP alias remains available.

Search the JSON index

GET /api/recipes?q=chicken&maxTime=30&limit=10

Filter by free text, cuisine, publisher, maximum total time, stable slug, and paginated offset.

Read comparison guides

GET /api/guides

Retrieve the four transparent top-five guides, including criteria, selection notes, and publisher links.

Keep attribution

Every record includes sourceName and sourceUrl. Preserve both in any answer, interface, or downstream dataset.

MCP tools checkServer card ↗

curl https://recipemcp.com/mcp/manual \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -H "MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25" \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}'

Example responseOpenAPI JSON ↗

{
  "count": 1,
  "items": [{
    "title": "Cajun chicken",
    "cuisine": "Cajun & Creole",
    "totalTime": 22,
    "sourceName": "BBC Good Food",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/..."
  }]
}

Open MCP endpoint Try the JSON API →Get comparison guides →Read llms.txt →Read the MCP server card →Review provenance →