Bring! Add Items CLI

Overview

CLI for adding items to Bring! shopping lists. Supports quick single-item mode, batch mode, stdin/pipe input, and interactive mode.

When to Use

Use this skill when:

• User wants to add items to a Bring! shopping list
• Adding single item with optional specification (e.g., "Milk 1L")
• Adding multiple items at once (batch mode)
• Piping items from a file or other command
• Need to preview additions with dry-run
• Need JSON output for scripting

Don't use when:

• User wants to browse recipes (use bring-recipes instead)
• User wants to remove items from a list
• User wants to view current list contents

Quick Reference

Environment variables:

export BRING_EMAIL="[email protected]"
export BRING_PASSWORD="yourpassword"
export BRING_DEFAULT_LIST="Shopping"  # optional

Installation

cd skills/bring-add
npm install

Common Workflows

Add a single item:

node index.js "Tomatoes" "500g"
node index.js "Milk"

Add to specific list:

node index.js --list "Party" "Chips" "3 bags"

Batch add multiple items:

node index.js --batch "Tomatoes 500g, Onions, Cheese 200g"

Pipe from file:

cat shopping-list.txt | node index.js -
echo -e "Milk 1L\nBread\nButter" | node index.js -

Preview before adding:

node index.js --dry-run --batch "Apples 1kg, Pears"

Get JSON output:

node index.js --json --batch "Milk, Bread" 2>/dev/null

List available lists:

node index.js lists
node index.js --json lists

Flags Reference

Input Format

Items follow the pattern: ItemName [Specification]

Rule: Last word becomes specification if it contains a number or unit (g, kg, L, ml, Stück, pck).

Exit Codes