Cook Recipe Collection MCP server

Cook is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides access to cooking recipes. It allows you to search for dish names and retrieve detailed recipes directly from your MCP-compatible client. With two main modes of operation, you can either browse available dish names or get specific cooking instructions.

Installation

To install the MCP Cook server, use npm:

npm install mcp-cook

Configuration

To use the Cook MCP server, you need to configure it in any MCP-compatible client. Add the following configuration to your client settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "codelf": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["mcp-cook"]
    }
  }
}

Usage

Once configured, the MCP server provides two main modes of operation:

Mode 1: Browse Dish Names

You can query available dish names to see what recipes are available in the system.

Mode 2: Retrieve Recipes

After finding a dish name of interest, you can request the complete recipe with detailed cooking instructions.

Related Resources

For more powerful MCP tools by the same author, check out: https://github.com/Disdjj/codelf

The recipe source comes from: https://github.com/Anduin2017/HowToCook

How to add this MCP server to Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.