# The Pantry Butler (remote · thepantrybutler.com)

Answers 'what can I cook tonight?' from your own saved recipes and what's really in your kitchen.

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +2
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-10-01

## Components

- remote · `thepantrybutler.com`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-thepantrybutler-pantry/thepantrybutler.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-thepantrybutler-pantry/thepantrybutler)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-10-01.

- **Endpoint Security**: 94/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
  - The authorisation server offers only Dynamic Client Registration (RFC 7591), which MCP 2026-07-28 deprecated in favour of Client ID Metadata Documents.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 80/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 423 tokens (~70/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 23/100
  - Stability observed for 7 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 60/100
  - Spec-recency check failed: implements MCP spec 2025-06-18; the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the The Pantry Butler MCP server?

The Pantry Butler is a hosted endpoint at https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-thepantrybutler-pantry 'https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-thepantrybutler-pantry": {
      "url": "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-thepantrybutler-pantry": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-thepantrybutler-pantry]
url = "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-thepantrybutler-pantry": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-thepantrybutler-pantry --url 'https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-thepantrybutler-pantry:
    url: "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-thepantrybutler-pantry": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-thepantrybutler-pantry -t streamable-http -u 'https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-thepantrybutler-pantry": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-10-01 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 20 to 23. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 6 days of observed history at the previous scan, 7 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-29 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-28 (score 80, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-27 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-25 (score 79, −1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-24 (score 80, +29)

- [security regression] Authorization: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Authorization: partial
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 48 → 70
- [functional regression] Schema quality: unverified → fail
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100
- [functional] Schema quality: good → excellent
- [functional] This server's schema is too large to store in full, so we cannot compare its tools day to day
- [cosmetic] Tool “add_pantry_items” changed its title: Add items to the kitchen
- [cosmetic] Tool “cook_tonight” changed its title: Cook tonight
- [cosmetic] Tool “list_pantry” changed its title: List the kitchen
- [cosmetic] Tool “list_recipes” changed its title: List saved recipes
- [cosmetic] Tool “save_recipe” changed its title: Save a recipe from a link
- [cosmetic] Tool “whoami” changed its title: Which account is connected

### 2026-09-23 (score 51, 0)

- [functional] This server's schema is too large to store in full, so we cannot compare its tools day to day

### 2026-09-22 (score 51, +1)

- [functional] This server's schema is too large to store in full, so we cannot compare its tools day to day

## MCP tools (6)

### `cook_tonight` (~105 tokens)

Cook tonight

Recipes this person can cook right now with what is already in their kitchen. Use this whenever they ask what to cook, what's for dinner, what they can make without going to the shop, or what to do with what they have. Returns their own saved recipes ranked by how much of each they already own, with the missing ingredients named. `can_make: true` means nothing is missing.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): How many recipes to return, best matches first.

### `list_pantry` (~50 tokens)

List the kitchen

Everything in this person's kitchen — pantry, fridge and freezer — with expiry dates where known. Use this when they ask what they have, what is in the fridge, or what is about to go off.

### `add_pantry_items` (~87 tokens)

Add items to the kitchen

Add items to the kitchen. Accepts plain language exactly as a person would say it — "2 lemons", "half a bag of spinach", "chicken thighs". Use this when they mention shopping, unpacking groceries, or having bought something.

Input parameters:

- `items` (array, required): Items in plain language, one per entry.
- `location` (string): Where it is being stored.

### `list_recipes` (~44 tokens)

List saved recipes

The recipes this person has saved, newest first, with the creator each came from. Use this when they ask what they have saved or want to find a recipe by name.

### `save_recipe` (~57 tokens)

Save a recipe from a link

Save a recipe from a link — an Instagram or TikTok post, or a food blog. Returns the capture endpoint to follow; importing runs an AI extraction and is a separate, slower call.

Input parameters:

- `url` (string, required): The recipe link.

### `whoami` (~32 tokens)

Which account is connected

Which account this connection acts for, their plan, and how many recipes they have saved. Never returns an email address.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-thepantrybutler-pantry/thepantrybutler#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-10-01: 82
- 2026-09-30: 81
- 2026-09-29: 81
- 2026-09-28: 80
- 2026-09-27: 80
- 2026-09-26: 79
- 2026-09-25: 79
- 2026-09-24: 80
- 2026-09-23: 51
- 2026-09-22: 51
- 2026-09-21: 50
- 2026-09-20: 50

## Common questions

### What is the The Pantry Butler MCP server?

The Pantry Butler is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.thepantrybutler/pantry. Answers 'what can I cook tonight?' from your own saved recipes and what's really in your kitchen. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp).

### Is the The Pantry Butler MCP server safe to use?

The Pantry Butler scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the The Pantry Butler MCP server expose?

The Pantry Butler exposes 6 tools: cook_tonight, list_pantry, add_pantry_items, list_recipes, save_recipe, whoami. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 375 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the The Pantry Butler MCP server require authentication?

Yes. The Pantry Butler asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

### Is the The Pantry Butler MCP server still maintained?

The Pantry Butler is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 1 October 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://thepantrybutler.com/mcp
- Website: https://thepantrybutler.com/connect
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-thepantrybutler-pantry/thepantrybutler.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-thepantrybutler-pantry/thepantrybutler.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-thepantrybutler-pantry/thepantrybutler