`search_recipes`

Pack: edamam · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/search_recipes for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Search Edamam’s recipe database by keyword with optional diet, health, and cuisine filters. Returns recipes with calories, time, servings, and ingredient lists. Example: search_recipes({ query: “chicken curry”, health: “gluten-free”, limit: 5 })

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Recipe search keywords, e.g. “chicken curry”, “vegan brownies”
`diet`	string	no	Optional diet filter, e.g. “balanced”, “high-protein”, “low-carb”, “low-fat”
`health`	string	no	Optional health label filter, e.g. “gluten-free”, “vegan”, “vegetarian”, “peanut-free”
`cuisine`	string	no	Optional cuisine type filter, e.g. “italian”, “mexican”, “indian”, “japanese”
`limit`	number	no	Maximum recipes to return (default 10)
`_apiKey`	string	no	Optional Edamam credentials (comma-separated nutrition,recipe,food pairs of app_id:app_key). Omit to use the platform key.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "chicken curry",
  "health": "gluten-free",
  "limit": 5
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/edamam/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_recipes","arguments":{"query":"chicken curry","health":"gluten-free","limit":5}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_recipes', {
  "query": "chicken curry",
  "health": "gluten-free",
  "limit": 5
});

More examples

{
  "query": "vegan brownies",
  "diet": "high-protein"
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the edamam pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "edamam": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/edamam/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_recipes