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Befana Recipes

Q: Is Befana Recipes MCP server safe?

QAmcp's test on 18 Oct 2026: No hidden instructions were found in its tool descriptions. Its error messages showed no secrets or internal details. 9 of its 25 tools are labeled read-only; the others may change or send things. Overall it scored 88/100 on 18 Oct 2026. A test can only see what the server shows from outside, not what it does with your data behind the scenes. Connect servers from makers you trust.

by befana.app · https://befana.app/mcp

Ad-free recipes with amounts in every step: search, scale, plan meals, build shopping lists.

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10 of 10 checks · 18 Oct 2026

Is Befana Recipes MCP server safe?

No hidden instructions were found in its tool descriptions.
Its error messages showed no secrets or internal details.
9 of its 25 tools are labeled read-only; the others may change or send things.
Overall it scored 88/100 on 18 Oct 2026.

A test can only see what the server shows from outside, not what it does with your data behind the scenes. Connect servers from makers you trust.

What it can do

25 tools, in the server's own words.

search_recipesread-only

Find Befana recipes by keywords, time, diet tags, and ingredients on hand or to avoid.

get_reciperead-only

Full recipe scaled to any number of servings, in US or metric units.

get_cook_stepsread-only

One recipe as a hands-free sequence for voice or chat guidance: a gather list first, then each step with its amounts, the ingredients it uses, its tip (if the …

build_shopping_list

Merge any set of recipes (each at its own servings) into one shopping list.

plan_meals

Pick several recipes for the coming days that fit the filters and overlap in ingredients, so less food goes to waste.

order_groceries

Hand a shopping list to grocery delivery so the cook can order from a store near them.

draft_recipe

Turn a recipe the cook pasted, typed or linked to into a Befana draft: ingredients matched to Befana's list, steps rewritten in plain words with amounts as tag…

create_recipe

Publish a recipe to Befana.

generate_placeholder_cover

Draw a generated placeholder illustration of the dish for a recipe the cook owns that has no photo yet, so it looks complete and ranks until they add a real on…

fork_recipe

Save the cook's own version of a recipe they don't own ("make it dairy-free", "halve the sugar", "scale it for 8 and keep that").

update_recipe

Edit a recipe the cook owns (one they published, or their own version from fork_recipe) in place: "add more garlic to my version".

rate_recipe

Record the cook's star rating (1 to 5) and optional comment.

save_recipe

Save (favorite) a recipe for the cook.

unsave_recipe

Remove a recipe from the cook's Saved recipes.

get_my_kitchenread-only

What the cook has on Befana: saved recipes, recipes they published, their variations, shopping lists and meal plans (from the web or any assistant), their rati…

hand_back_recipe

When the Befana team added a recipe to the cook's kitchen (get_my_kitchen newly_assigned) and the cook says it isn't theirs, this hands it back to the team mem…

get_pantryread-only

The cook's pantry on Befana: what they said they have (fresh items, with how long ago they said it) and their staples (always on hand, left off shopping lists).

update_pantry

Add to or take from the cook's pantry.

suggest_from_pantryread-only

Recipes ranked by how much of each the cook already has, with what's missing named on every one ("You have 7 of 9.

get_preferencesread-only

The cook's saved Befana preferences: allergies, diet, ingredients to avoid, household size, units, weeknight time, skill, equipment, cuisines, pantry staples, …

update_preferences

Change the cook's saved Befana preferences.

get_cook_profileread-only

A cook's public page on Befana by handle (the author.handle on any recipe, or the cook's own): display name, photo, about me, location, interests and links whe…

update_profile

Change the cook's own public profile at befana.app/cook/ : handle, display name, about me, location, cooking interests, up to three links, and whether the phot…

get_photo_queueread-only

The cook's own published recipes that have no cover photo, a generated placeholder instead of a photo, or a cover that doesn't meet Befana's photo standard (da…

and 1 more

Test results

Safe mode: only tools labeled read-only were run. How the test works

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Ready for the newest MCP version
1 warning
- !Uses an older MCP version (2025-11-25). It works today, but it isn't on the July 2026 version (2026-07-28) yet.
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Every tool is described
17 warnings
- !search_recipes: Inputs with no description: limit
- !get_cook_steps: Inputs with no description: slug, servings
- !build_shopping_list: Inputs with no description: recipes
- !plan_meals: Inputs with no description: meal_type, max_minutes, exclude_ingredients, with_shopping_list, pantry
- !order_groceries: Inputs with no description: recipes
- !create_recipe: Inputs with no description: title, servings, prep_minutes, cook_minutes, tags
- !fork_recipe: Inputs with no description: title, servings, prep_minutes, cook_minutes, tags
- !update_recipe: Inputs with no description: visibility, title, servings, prep_minutes, cook_minutes, tags
- and 9 more
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✓
ConnectsConnected in 2.0 s
pass
✓
Lists its toolsFound 25 tools
pass
✓
Tools are labeled safe or dangerousEvery tool has a safety label
pass
✓
No hidden instructionsNo hidden instructions found in tool descriptions
pass
✓
Tools work with good inputs
All good
- ✓search_recipes: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: MCP error -32602: Output validation error: Invalid structured content for tool search_recipes: Invalid input: expected boolean, received un…
- ✓get_recipe: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: Error: No recipe with slug "test". Use search_recipes to find one.
- ✓get_cook_steps: Answered with an error, probably because of our sample input: Error: No recipe with slug "test".
- –get_my_kitchen: Needs you to sign in, so it was not tested (not counted against the server)
- –get_pantry: Needs you to sign in, so it was not tested (not counted against the server)
- –suggest_from_pantry: Needs you to sign in, so it was not tested (not counted against the server)
- –get_preferences: Needs you to sign in, so it was not tested (not counted against the server)
- –get_cook_profile: Needs you to sign in, so it was not tested (not counted against the server)
- and 17 more
pass
✓
Bad inputs give a clean error
All good
- ✓search_recipes: Refused wrong type for "query" with a clear error
- ✓get_recipe: Refused missing required input "slug" with a clear error
- ✓get_recipe: Refused wrong type for "slug" with a clear error
- ✓get_cook_steps: Refused missing required input "slug" with a clear error
- ✓get_cook_steps: Refused wrong type for "slug" with a clear error
- –get_my_kitchen: Needs you to sign in, so bad inputs were not tested
- –suggest_from_pantry: Needs you to sign in, so bad inputs were not tested
- –get_cook_profile: Needs you to sign in, so bad inputs were not tested
- and 1 more
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✓
Fast enough
All good
- ✓Connecting took 2.0 s
- ✓Listing tools took 542 ms
- ✓Average tool answer: 526 ms
- ✓search_recipes: Slowest tool: search_recipes (991 ms)
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No secrets leakedChecked 18 error messages: no secrets or internal details
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Tools work togetherNo safe tool returned data to start a chain from, so chains were not tested (not counted either way)
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Test it yourself

Free and open source. Same checks, same score.

npx qamcp-cli https://befana.app/mcp

Score over time

15 Oct 2026not scored
17 Oct 202689
18 Oct 202688

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