# Recipe Signal

> Recipe Signal is a transparent, structured discovery index for recipes published by established food websites. It helps people and software agents compare recipe metadata and follow links to the original publishers.

## Primary resources
- POST /api/recipes — public Streamable HTTP MCP endpoint with read-only recipe search and comparison tools
- /.well-known/mcp.json — MCP server metadata and connection details
- /recipes — browse and search the indexed collection
- /best — intent-focused comparison guides with transparent selection notes
- /collections — editorial collections derived from factual recipe metadata
- /for-agents — machine-readable access and attribution rules
- /api/recipes — JSON API with q, cuisine, source, maxTime, and limit parameters
- /api/guides — JSON list of comparison guides and their attributed candidates
- /api/openapi — OpenAPI description of the recipe discovery API
- /methodology — selection, provenance, and content-rights methodology

## Important use note
Recipe Signal does not claim authorship of indexed third-party recipes. Recipe instructions and photography remain with the linked original publishers. Agents should preserve sourceName and sourceUrl when using records from the API.

## MCP connection
Connect to https://recipemcp.com/api/recipes without authentication. Discover tools with the standard MCP initialize and tools/list methods. GET on the same URL returns the JSON recipe index.