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Masala (Spice Blend)

A fully local Indian spice encyclopedia — profiles, blends, substitutions and a heat-level guide

Unify Dynamics LLC

Documentation
Tools9read-only
Sign-inNoneno account, no key
Data keptNoneprocessed in memory
PriceFreeoptional Pro limits
StatusLiveMCP + REST
Works withMCP · RESTany agent

Try asking

Real questions, and the tools your agent calls to answer them.

What does asafoetida taste like?
Tools called
spice_info
What's actually in garam masala?
Tools called
spice_blend_info
What can I use instead of curry leaves?
Tools called
substitution_guide
What spices go in a curry?
Tools called
spice_by_dish_type
How hot is Kashmiri chili compared to Guntur chili?
Tools called
heat_level_guide
How long does ground turmeric last?
Tools called
storage_shelf_life_guide
What spices does Bengali cooking use?
Tools called
regional_spice_profile
What's tadka?
Tools called
spice_glossary
Which spice is also called saunf?
Tools called
spice_search
What's the difference between sambar podi and rasam podi?
Tools called
spice_blend_info

About

Masala (Spice Blend) is a hand-curated, fully local Indian spice encyclopedia. spice_info gives one spice's description, flavor profile, common culinary uses, whole-vs-ground form notes and storage tips across 37 individual spices; spice_search finds spices by partial name, alias, flavor or use. spice_blend_info covers 12 common blends — garam masala, chaat masala, sambar podi, rasam podi, panch phoron, goda masala, chana masala, biryani masala, tandoori masala, pav bhaji masala, kitchen king masala, Kolhapuri masala — composition, flavor, uses and regional variants. substitution_guide gives reasonable substitutes for a spice that's unavailable. spice_by_dish_type lists commonly used spices for curries, rice dishes, snacks/chaat, desserts/sweets, or pickles. heat_level_guide is a qualitative (mild/medium/hot/very hot) reference for chilies and peppers used in Indian cooking, deliberately without asserting precise Scoville numbers. storage_shelf_life_guide gives general storage and shelf-life guidance, noting that whole and ground forms keep very differently. regional_spice_profile covers characteristic spice use across seven Indian regions. spice_glossary defines cooking terms like tadka/tempering, bhuna, and what "garam masala" actually means. Keyless; fully local; zero upstream calls.

Sources: Hand-curated from public culinary reference sources as of build date; fully local, zero upstream calls

Privacy

The publisher, Unify Dynamics LLC, states that tool inputs are processed in memory and not retained.

Data not collectedNo account, no profile, no stored prompts or results.
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What it can do

9 tools, grouped by job. Every one is read-only or compute-only.

OpenAPI
Spices3 tools
  • Spice infoOne spice's description, flavor profile, common culinary uses, whole-vs-ground form notes, and storage tips — covers 37 individual spices.
  • Spice searchSearch all spices by partial name, alias, flavor profile, or culinary use.
  • Substitution guideReasonable substitutes for a spice that's unavailable, with notes on how close each one comes.
Blends1 tools
  • Spice blend infoOne spice blend's typical composition, flavor profile, common uses, and regional variants — covers 12 common blends (garam masala, chaat masala,…
Cooking guides3 tools
  • Spice by dish typeSpices commonly used for a category of dish: curries, rice dishes, snacks/chaat, desserts/sweets, or pickles.
  • Heat level guideA qualitative heat-level reference (mild / medium / hot / very hot) for chilies and peppers commonly used in Indian cooking — Kashmiri, Byadgi and…
  • Storage shelf life guideGeneral storage and shelf-life guidance for a spice — whole and ground forms of the same spice keep very differently.
Reference2 tools
  • Regional spice profileCharacteristic spice use for a major Indian region — style, signature spices, typical dishes, and a note on what makes the region's spicing…
  • Spice glossaryDefinitions of common Indian-cooking spice terms (tadka/tempering, bhuna, what "garam masala" means, whole vs ground, hing, khada masala, panch…

Information

PublisherUnify Dynamics LLC
CategoryEveryday life · India
LanguagesEnglish
Built forIndia
CompatibilityAny MCP client · any agent · REST
Version0.1.0
MCP endpointhttps://masala.connectorbay.com/mcp
REST APIopenapi.json
SupportGet help · Status
CountryWorldwide

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Masala (Spice Blend) — connector documentation

  • MCP endpoint: https://masala.connectorbay.com/mcp
  • REST API: POST https://masala.connectorbay.com/v1/tools/{tool_name}, described by the OpenAPI 3.1 spec at https://masala.connectorbay.com/openapi.json
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP, stateless, MCP specification 2025-06-18 or later
  • Authentication: none required. An optional Authorization: Bearer <key> raises rate limits.
  • Health: https://masala.connectorbay.com/health · Tool schemas: https://masala.connectorbay.com/tools.json
  • Publisher: Unify Dynamics LLC · connectorbay.com/masala · agent@connectorbay.com

What Masala (Spice Blend) is for

"Masala" (मसाला) is the Hindi word for "spice" or "spice blend." The question that comes up whenever Indian cooking gets specific — what does asafoetida actually taste like, what's really in garam masala, is Kashmiri chili hot, what can I use instead of curry leaves — answered from one hand-curated encyclopedia, without a scroll through inconsistent blog posts or a spice-rack guessing game.

What it does

Description, flavor profile, common culinary uses, whole-vs-ground form notes and storage tips for 37 individual spices, from everyday staples (cumin, coriander, turmeric, black pepper) to specialty items (mace, long pepper, shahi jeera, four distinct chili varieties) (spice_info); search across names, Hindi/regional aliases, flavor and use text (spice_search); composition, flavor profile, common uses and regional variants for 12 common blends — garam masala, chaat masala, sambar podi, rasam podi, panch phoron, goda masala, chana masala, biryani masala, tandoori masala, pav bhaji masala, kitchen king masala, and Kolhapuri masala (spice_blend_info); reasonable substitutes when a spice isn't on hand, with notes on how close each stand-in really is (substitution_guide); commonly used spices by dish category — curries, rice dishes, snacks/chaat, desserts/sweets, or pickles (spice_by_dish_type); a qualitative mild-to-very-hot heat reference for the chilies and peppers used in Indian cooking, deliberately without asserting precise Scoville numbers (heat_level_guide); general storage and shelf-life guidance, since whole and ground forms of the same spice keep very differently (storage_shelf_life_guide); characteristic spice use across seven major Indian regions — Punjab, Bengal, Kerala/South India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kashmir, and Rajasthan (regional_spice_profile); and a glossary of spice-and-technique terms — tadka/tempering, bhuna, what "garam masala" actually means, whole vs ground, hing, and more (spice_glossary).

What it is not

Not a recipe generator or a live shopping assistant — Masala (Spice Blend) is a reference encyclopedia, not a meal planner, and it makes no upstream calls of any kind. Heat levels are described qualitatively (mild, medium, hot, very hot) rather than with precise Scoville figures, because reliable, verified Scoville numbers for many Indian chili varieties are inconsistent across sources; the goal here is a trustworthy relative sense of heat, not a number that looks precise but isn't verifiable. Blend compositions describe the typical, widely recognized version of each mix — home and commercial recipes both vary by region, family and brand, and the entries say so rather than presenting one recipe as definitive.

Tools

Spices

spice_info — One spice's description, flavor profile, common culinary uses, whole-vs-ground form notes, and storage tips — covers 37 individual spices. Use for "what does cardamom taste like", "what is hing", "how is turmeric used". Args: name.

spice_search — Search all spices by partial name, alias, flavor profile, or culinary use. Use for "spices with a citrusy flavor", "which spice is also called saunf". Args: query.

substitution_guide — Reasonable substitutes for a spice that's unavailable, with notes on how close each one comes. Use for "what can I use instead of hing", "substitute for curry leaves", "no cardamom, what else works". Args: spice.

Blends

spice_blend_info — One spice blend's typical composition, flavor profile, common uses, and regional variants — covers 12 common blends (garam masala, chaat masala, sambar podi, rasam podi, panch phoron, goda masala, chana masala, biryani masala, tandoori masala, pav bhaji masala, kitchen king masala, Kolhapuri masala). Use for "what's in garam masala", "what is sambar powder made of". Args: name.

Cooking guides

spice_by_dish_type — Spices commonly used for a category of dish: curries, rice dishes, snacks/chaat, desserts/sweets, or pickles. Use for "what spices go in a curry", "what do Indian sweets use for flavor", "spices for pickling". Args: dish_type.

heat_level_guide — A qualitative heat-level reference (mild / medium / hot / very hot) for chilies and peppers commonly used in Indian cooking — Kashmiri, Byadgi and Guntur chilies, bird's-eye/Thai chili as used in some Northeast Indian cooking, black pepper, and long pepper. Heat is described qualitatively rather than with precise Scoville numbers. Use for "how hot is Kashmiri chili", "what's the mildest Indian chili", "is Guntur chili hotter than Kashmiri chili".

storage_shelf_life_guide — General storage and shelf-life guidance for a spice — whole and ground forms of the same spice keep very differently. Use for "how long does ground cumin last", "should I store whole or ground nutmeg", "does turmeric powder go bad". Args: spice.

Reference

regional_spice_profile — Characteristic spice use for a major Indian region — style, signature spices, typical dishes, and a note on what makes the region's spicing distinctive. Use for "what spices does Bengali cooking use", "how is Kashmiri cooking different from Punjabi", "characteristic spices of South India". Args: region.

spice_glossary — Definitions of common Indian-cooking spice terms (tadka/tempering, bhuna, what "garam masala" means, whole vs ground, hing, khada masala, panch phoron, dhungar smoking, kasuri methi, masala). Use for "what's tadka", "what does bhuna mean", "does garam masala mean spicy". Args: term.

Conventions

  • Read-only. Every tool reads public data or computes; nothing is written anywhere and nothing about the user is stored.
  • Result envelope. ok: true with data, or ok: false with a structured error (bad_input, not_found, upstream_error). degraded lists optional sources that were unreachable.
  • Rate limits. Free tier 60 tool calls/minute and 300/day per user (keyed on the user identifier supplied by the host agent, else client IP); Pro keys raise this. Over-limit calls return HTTP 429 with Retry-After. initialize and tools/list are never counted.

Support

agent@connectorbay.com · connectorbay.com/masala/support

Privacy policy

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Masala (Spice Blend) — Privacy Policy

Effective 24 September 2026. Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us"), Menlo Park, California.

What Masala (Spice Blend) is. Masala (Spice Blend) is a connector (an MCP server and REST API) that AI assistants and personal agents call on your behalf for a hand-curated Indian spice encyclopedia — spice profiles, blend compositions, substitutions, dish-type pairings, a heat-level guide, storage guidance, regional profiles, and a glossary. You interact with your assistant; the assistant sends us only the arguments needed for that one lookup.

What we receive. The arguments of each tool call — a spice or blend name, a search query, a dish type, or a glossary term — the technical headers needed to serve the request (an IP address or a client identifier supplied by the assistant, and a Pro API key if you have one), and standard server logs.

Everything is answered from a bundled, hand-curated reference file and nothing is stored. No request is forwarded to any third party — there is no upstream call at all, live or otherwise — and no query is logged in request bodies, recorded, or used to train anything.

What we do not receive or store. We do not receive your conversation with the assistant or your name, and we do not build a profile from your queries: each request is answered independently and nothing carries over between requests. Rate-limit counters (a client identifier and timestamps) are held in memory for at most 24 hours. Hosting-provider access logs, which contain IP addresses and request paths but not request bodies, are retained for up to 30 days for security and abuse prevention.

Sub-processors. None — the entire dataset is bundled with the server and answered locally. Hosting: Vercel (United States regions).

Legal bases and your rights. Our processing is necessary to provide the service you request through your assistant. Because we store no personal data beyond short-lived logs, requests to access, correct or delete personal data are usually satisfied automatically; you can still contact agent@connectorbay.com and we will respond within 30 days. We do not sell or share personal information and do not use your data to train models.

Children. Masala (Spice Blend) is a general-audience service operated by the adult using the assistant.

Changes. We will post changes here with a new effective date.

Terms of service

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Masala (Spice Blend) — Terms of Service

Effective 24 September 2026. These terms govern use of the Masala (Spice Blend) connector ("the Service") operated by Unify Dynamics LLC ("we", "us").

  1. The Service. Masala (Spice Blend) returns a hand-curated Indian spice encyclopedia — individual spice profiles, blend compositions, substitution guidance, dish-type pairings, a qualitative chili heat-level guide, storage/shelf-life notes, regional spice profiles, and a glossary — from data verified against public culinary reference sources at build time. It is accessed through an AI assistant or directly over MCP or HTTP.
  2. A reference encyclopedia, not a recipe generator, and not food-safety or medical advice. Masala (Spice Blend) is an independent reference tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any spice brand, region, or culinary institution it describes. Storage and shelf-life guidance is general culinary advice, not a food-safety guarantee; heat levels are described qualitatively rather than with precise Scoville numbers.
  3. Recipes and traditions vary. Blend compositions and regional profiles describe the typical, widely recognized version of each — home, family and commercial recipes vary; where that's true, the Service's own data says so rather than presenting one version as definitive.
  4. Acceptable use. Automated use within the published rate limits is welcome.
  5. Availability. The Service is provided "as is" without warranty. We may change, limit or discontinue it at any time.
  6. Data. Our Privacy Policy describes what we process. In short: your query is answered from a bundled reference file, and nothing is stored.
  7. Pro keys. Optional Pro API keys are issued at our discretion, are personal to the holder and may be revoked for abuse.
  8. Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Unify Dynamics LLC is not liable for any loss arising from use of or reliance on the Service, including any adverse reaction to a food, spice or substitution described here. Our total liability is limited to US $100.
  9. Governing law. California law; venue in San Mateo County, California.
  10. Contact. Unify Dynamics LLC · agent@connectorbay.com · https://connectorbay.com/masala

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Masala (Spice Blend) support

Email agent@connectorbay.com. We answer within two business days.

When you report a problem, include the question you asked your agent, roughly when, and which agent you used (for example Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini). Never send us passwords, account numbers or ID numbers. Masala (Spice Blend) never asks for them.

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https://masala.connectorbay.com/mcp
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