MCP server

What's Cooking Official

guide.whatscooking/whats-cooking

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Ask Gusto what to cook tonight from what you have. One full dinner: recipe, steps, shopping list.

Working at last checkVerified publisher: whatscooking.guideAbout 727 tokens per request once connected3 tools

https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server

At a glance

Type: MCP server
Publisher: whatscooking.guide (verified by the MCP Registry)
Status: Working at last check
Tools: 3
Token cost: About 727 tokens per request
Sets up in: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok
Last checked: 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http whats-cooking https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.whats-cooking]
url = "https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"whats-cooking":{"httpUrl":"https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"whats-cooking":{"url":"https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"whats-cooking":{"type":"http","url":"https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add whats-cooking https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"whats-cooking","server_url":"https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"whats-cooking","server_url":"https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server"}

browse_explore Browses the web · ~198 tokens
What recipes have people and Gusto shared on What's Cooking? Inputs (all optional): query (matched against titles, tags and ingredients), author (e.g. "Gusto"), limit (default 5, max 20). Returns short picks; call get_explore_recipe with an id for the full recipe. Example: {"query":"chicken","author
get_explore_recipe ~148 tokens
What's the full recipe for this Explore pick? Inputs: id (from browse_explore, required), servings (optional; quantities are scaled when it differs from the original). Example: {"id":"<id from browse_explore>","servings":4}
whats_for_dinner ~381 tokens
What should I cook tonight with what I have? Gusto, What's Cooking's chef, decides one complete dinner and returns the full recipe, steps, and a list of what to buy. Inputs (all optional): have (what is already in the kitchen, a list or a sentence), cuisine, servings (default 2, max 24), diet (hard

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