BigOven MCP connector
BigOven is a recipe and meal planning platform that provides access to over 1,000,000 recipes, grocery lists, and seasonal collections. The BigOven MCP connector allows AI agents to search and retrieve recipe collections, manage grocery lists with item additions and deletions, and organize items by department. It also supports clearing checked items, retrieving meal planning features, and accessing curated seasonal recipe sets.
Authentication type
- API Key - Requires a static API key to be configured before the agent can connect to the service.
Uses
Use the BigOven MCP connector to perform the following actions:
- Build meal plans by searching and adding recipes from over 1,000,000 options
- Automate grocery list creation by adding recipes with scaled ingredient quantities
- Manage household grocery lists with departmentalized items and real-time synchronization
- Discover seasonal recipes through curated collections tailored to current ingredients
- Track recipe progress and cooking steps to guide users through meal preparation
- Scale recipe ingredients up or down based on serving size requirements
- Organize grocery shopping by department to streamline in-store purchasing efficiency
Example prompts
Use the following example prompts to invoke BigOven MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:
Show me all seasonal recipe collections available in BigOven right now.Add the chicken parmesan recipe to my grocery list and scale it for 8 people.Search BigOven for recipes that start with "chocolate".Clear all checked items from my grocery list.Add fresh milk and bread to my grocery list in BigOven.Get my current grocery list and show me which items I have.Find the last recipe I was working on in BigOven.Add a new recipe to my BigOven collection.Organize my grocery list items by department.Sync my grocery list changes across all my devices.
BigOven MCP connector tools
The BigOven MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| Collection_GetCollection | Retrieves a curated set of recipes from a specific collection. |
| Collection_GetCollectionMeta | Retrieves metadata information about a recipe collection. |
| Collection_Collections | Lists current and seasonal recipe collections available. |
| GroceryList_Delete | Removes all items from the user's grocery list. |
| GroceryList_Get | Retrieves the authenticated user's grocery list. |
| GroceryList_GroceryListRemoveMarkedItems | Clears all checked items from the grocery list. |
| GroceryList_Department | Categorizes grocery list items by department. |
| createGrocerylistItem | Adds a single item to the grocery list. |
| GroceryList_DeleteItemByGuid | Deletes a specific grocery list item by identifier. |
| GroceryList_GroceryListItemGuid | Updates an existing grocery list item by identifier. |
| GroceryList_Post | Adds a single item to the grocery list. |
| GroceryList_AddRecipe | Adds recipe ingredients to the grocery list with scaling options. |
| GroceryList_PostGroceryListSync | Synchronizes changes to the grocery list. |
| Images_UploadUserAvatar | Uploads a user profile image as an avatar. |
| Me_Index | Indexes the current user instance. |
| Me_PutMe | Updates the current user's account information. |
| Me_PutMePersonal | Updates the current user's personal details. |
| Me_PutMePreferences | Updates the current user's preference settings. |
| Me_GetOptions | Retrieves available options for the current user. |
| updateMeProfile | Updates the current user's profile information. |
| Me_Skinny | Retrieves a simplified version of current user data. |
| Recipe_Post | Creates a new recipe. |
| Recipe_Put | Updates an existing recipe. |
| Recipe_AutoComplete | Suggests recipe titles matching a partial search query. |
| Recipe_AutoCompleteAllRecipes | Suggests recipe titles from all available recipes. |
| Recipe_AutoCompleteMyRecipes | Suggests recipe titles from the user's recipes. |
| Recipe_Categories | Lists available recipe categories. |
| Recipe_GetActiveRecipe | Retrieves the user's most recently viewed recipe. |
| Recipe_GetStep | Retrieves a specific cooking step from a recipe. |
| Recipe_GetStepNumber | Retrieves the current and total step count for a recipe. |
| Images_GetPendingByUser | Gets the pending by user. |
| Recipe_GetSteps | Stores recipe step number and returns saved step data. |
| Review_DeleteReply | DELETE a reply to a given review. Authenticated user must be the one who originally posted the reply. |
| Review_PutReply | Update (PUT) a reply to a given review. Authenticated user must be the original one that posted the reply. |
| getRecipeReview | Get a given review by string-style ID. This will return a payload with FeaturedReply, ReplyCount. Recommended display is. |
| Review_Put | Update a given top-level review. |
| Review_GetReplies | Get a paged list of replies for a given review. |
| Review_PostReply | POST a reply to a given review. The date will be set by server. Note that replies no longer have star ratings, only top-. |
| Recipe_Scan | POST an image as a new RecipeScan request 1) Fetch the filename -- DONE 2) Copy it to the pics/scan folder - ENSURE NO N. |
| Recipe_GetRecipeWithSteps | Return full Recipe detail with steps. Returns 403 if the recipe is owned by someone else. |
| Recipe_Delete | Delete a Recipe (you must be authenticated as an owner of the recipe). |
| Recipe_Get | Return full Recipe detail. Returns 403 if the recipe is owned by someone else. |
| Recipe_ZapRecipe | Zaps the recipe. |
| Recipe_Feedback | Feedback on a Recipe -- for internal BigOven editors. |
| Images_UploadRecipeImage | POST: /recipe/{recipeId}/image?lat=42&lng=21&caption=this%20is%20my%20caption Note that caption, lng and lat are all opt. |
| Images_Get | Get all the images for a recipe. DEPRECATED. Please use /recipe/{recipeId}/photos. |
| Note_Post | HTTP POST a new note into the system. |
| Note_Delete | Delete a review do a DELETE Http request of /note/{ID}. |
| Note_Get | Get a given note. Make sure you're passing authentication information in the header for the user who owns the note. |
| Note_Put | HTTP PUT (update) a Recipe note (RecipeNote). |
| Note_GetNotes | Recipe/100/notes. |
| Images_GetRecipePhotos | Get all the photos for a recipe. |
| Recipe_Related | Get recipes related to the given recipeId. |
| getRecipeReview2 | Get my review for the recipe {recipeId}, where "me" is determined by standard authentication headers. |
| Review_Post | Add a new review. Only one review can be provided per {userId, recipeId} pair. Otherwise your review will be updated. |
| Review_Delete | DEPRECATED! - Deletes a review by recipeId and reviewId. Please use recipe/review/{reviewId} instead. |
| Review_Get | Get a given review - DEPRECATED. See recipe/review/{reviewId} for the current usage. Beginning in January 2017, BigOven. |
| Review_PutLegacy | HTTP PUT (update) a recipe review. DEPRECATED. Please see recipe/review/{reviewId} PUT for the new endpoint. We are movi. |
| Review_GetReviews | Get paged list of reviews for a recipe. Each review will have at most one FeaturedReply, as well as a ReplyCount. |
| Images_GetScanImages | Gets a list of RecipeScan images for the recipe. There will be at most 3 per recipe. |
| Recipe_RecipeSearch | Search for recipes. There are many parameters that you can apply. Starting with the most common, use title_kw to search. |
| Recipe_GetRandomRecipe | Get a random, home-page-quality Recipe. |
| Recipe_Raves | Get the recipe/comment tuples for those recipes with 4 or 5 star ratings. |
| Recipe_RecentViews | Get a list of recipes that the authenticated user has most recently viewed. |
| Recipe_RecipeSearchRandom | Search for recipes. There are many parameters that you can apply. Starting with the most common, use title_kw to search. |
| Recipe_GetV2 | Same as GET recipe but also includes the recipe videos (if any). |
