Tandoor Recipe Manager

Interact with the user's Tandoor Recipe Manager to manage recipes, meal plans, and shopping lists.

How to Use

Required env vars: TANDOOR_URL (Tandoor instance URL) and TANDOOR_API_TOKEN

node ./scripts/tandoor.js <command> [args...]

What You Can Do

🔍 Find Recipes

Search by name:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js search-recipes "pasta"
node ./scripts/tandoor.js search-recipes "chicken" 20  # limit to 20 results

Get full recipe details:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-recipe 42

📅 Meal Planning

See available meal types (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, etc.):

node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-meal-types

Add a recipe to the meal plan:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js add-to-meal-plan <recipe_id> "<meal_type>" "<YYYY-MM-DD>"
# Example: Add recipe 42 as Dinner on Feb 10th
node ./scripts/tandoor.js add-to-meal-plan 42 "Dinner" "2025-02-10"

View meal plans for a date range:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-meal-plans "2025-02-08" "2025-02-14"

🛒 Shopping List

View current shopping list:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-shopping-list
node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-shopping-list "true"   # show checked items
node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-shopping-list "both"   # show all

Add an item to the shopping list:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js add-shopping-item "<food>" "<amount>" "<unit>" "[note]"
# Example:
node ./scripts/tandoor.js add-shopping-item "Chicken Breast" "500" "g" "For stir fry"

Check off an item:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js check-shopping-item <item_id>

Remove an item:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js remove-shopping-item <item_id>

➕ Create New Recipes

node ./scripts/tandoor.js create-recipe "<name>" "<ingredients>" "<instructions>" [servings]

Example:

node ./scripts/tandoor.js create-recipe "Grilled Cheese" \
  "2 slices bread
2 slices cheese
1 tbsp butter" \
  "1. Butter the bread
2. Add cheese between slices
3. Grill until golden brown" \
  2

📚 Browse Reference Data

node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-keywords          # all keywords
node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-keywords "italian" # search keywords
node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-foods "chicken"    # search foods
node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-units              # all units

Workflows

Plan Dinner for the Week

1. Search for recipes the user might enjoy:

   node ./scripts/tandoor.js search-recipes "chicken"
   

2. Note the recipe IDs from the results
3. Get available meal types (to confirm "Dinner" exists):

   node ./scripts/tandoor.js get-meal-types
   

4. Add each recipe to a day (repeat for each day):

   node ./scripts/tandoor.js add-to-meal-plan 42 "Dinner" "2025-02-10"
   node ./scripts/tandoor.js add-to-meal-plan 15 "Dinner" "2025-02-11"
   # ... continue for each day