Paprika MCP Server
An MCP server that gives AI assistants access to your Paprika Recipe Manager data.
Building
pnpm install
pnpm buildUnpacking Paprika Recipes
Paprika exports recipes as .paprikarecipes archive files. Before starting the server, unpack them into individual JSON files:
./dist/index.js unpack --input recipes.paprikarecipes --output ./recipes| Option | Description | | ------ | ----------- | | --input <file> | Path to .paprikarecipes archive (required) | | --output <dir> | Output directory for extracted JSON files (required) | | --verbose | Enable verbose logging |
Starting the Server
./dist/index.js mcp --recipes-dir ./recipes| Option | Description | | ------ | ----------- | | --recipes-dir <path> | Directory containing recipe JSON files (default: $PAPRIKA_RECIPES_DIR or ./.recipes) | | --server-name <name> | MCP server name (default: $PAPRIKA_SERVER_NAME or "paprika") | | --verbose | Enable verbose logging |
Using with Claude
Claude Code
Add a .mcp.json file to your project root:
{
"mcpServers": {
"paprika": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/path/to/paprika-mcp-server/dist/index.js",
"mcp",
"--recipes-dir",
"/path/to/your/recipes"
]
}
}
}License
Apache 2.0
