# What's Cooking

> What's Cooking (whatscooking.guide) answers "what's for dinner with what I've got?" Its chef, Gusto, decides one complete dinner from what's in the kitchen and returns the full recipe, steps, and a shopping list.

## MCP server

- Endpoint: https://whatscooking.guide/mcp-server
- Transport: streamable HTTP (JSON-RPC over POST, stateless). GET returns 405.
- Authentication: none.
- Manifest: https://whatscooking.guide/.well-known/mcp.json
- Connector brief: https://whatscooking.guide/For%20Agents

## Tools

- whats_for_dinner: What should I cook tonight with what I have? Inputs (optional): have, cuisine, servings (default 2, max 24), diet, max_minutes, mood, skill. Returns a summary sentence, the full recipe, numbered steps, and still_need (what to buy). Salt, pepper, oil and water are assumed on hand.
- browse_explore: What recipes have people and Gusto shared on What's Cooking? Inputs: query, author, limit.
- get_explore_recipe: What's the full recipe for this Explore pick? Inputs: id, servings.

## Limits

- Up to 1,500 new dinners per day across all clients; then a tool error with retry_after until midnight UTC.
- Up to 300 calls per minute per client; then HTTP 429 with retry_after.

## Policies

- Privacy: https://whatscooking.guide/Privacy
- Support: partnership@thehowtonetwork.com