Frequently Asked Questions

Mealr is a smart recipe management and AI kitchen assistant. It lets you import recipes from PDFs, organize your entire recipe library, ask AI questions about your recipes, build consolidated shopping lists, and follow step-by-step cook mode — all in one place.

Yes. Mealr is a responsive web app that works on any device — desktop, tablet, or phone. No app download required; just open it in your browser.

Yes — mealr has a Free plan with no credit card required. It includes up to 50 recipes, shopping lists, and cook mode. Paid plans unlock unlimited recipes, AI features, and library sharing. See pricing for details.

Yes. Your recipes are private by default and only visible to you. You can choose to share individual recipes or your library with specific people via invite links — nothing is public unless you explicitly share it.

Go to the Import section in the app and drag-and-drop your PDF files. You can import up to 25 PDFs at once. Mealr's AI automatically extracts ingredients, instructions, nutrition info, serving sizes, and more from each recipe.

Currently mealr supports PDF files. This covers the vast majority of digital recipe books, food blog printouts, and recipe card scans. Support for additional formats may come in the future.

Most PDF imports complete within a few minutes. Larger files or batches may take longer. You can monitor progress from the Imports page and will see a status badge for each file (queued, processing, complete, or failed).

The AI assistant (called Ask) is a chat interface that understands your entire recipe library. You can ask it natural-language questions like "What can I make with chicken and tomatoes?", "How many calories is the Thai green curry?", or "Suggest a substitution for heavy cream." It can even add ingredients directly to your shopping list.

Yes. Ask conversations are saved as persistent threads, synced across all your devices. You can start a conversation on your phone and continue it on your desktop.

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI agents connect to external tools and data sources. Mealr exposes your recipe library as an MCP server, so AI tools like Claude and Cursor can search, read, and reason about your recipes directly — without you copying and pasting anything.

Mealr currently supports Claude Desktop, Claude Code, and Cursor. Any MCP-compatible agent or IDE extension can connect using the same configuration. More integrations may be added as MCP adoption grows.

Sign in to mealr and go to Account → MCP Setup. You'll find a ready-to-paste config block for each supported tool. Copy it into your tool's config file and restart — that's it. Your recipes are immediately available to the agent.

Yes. The MCP server uses OAuth — the same auth system as the mealr app. Your recipes are only accessible to agents you've authorized. You can revoke access at any time from your account settings.

Yes. You can generate a public share link for any recipe. Anyone with the link can view the recipe without signing up — no account needed.

Yes, with a mealr account. You can invite other mealr users to access your library as a viewer (read-only) or collaborator. Collaborators can add to shopping lists and browse all your recipes.

You can cancel anytime from Account → Security in the app. Your paid access continues until the end of your current billing period, after which your account moves to the Free plan.

Email us at support@mealr.recipes. We typically respond within 1–2 business days.