recipes

What This Skill Does

The recipes skill is a powerful command-line interface designed to bridge the gap between your AI agent and the vast culinary resources of TheMealDB API. It allows users to query thousands of recipes, discover new cooking ideas, and pull detailed instructions without requiring any API keys or authentication. Whether you are looking to utilize leftover ingredients, explore specific world cuisines, or simply need inspiration for dinner, this agent skill provides a streamlined, text-based interface to retrieve structured cooking data including ingredients, cooking instructions, and even links to instructional videos.

Installation

To integrate this skill into your environment, use the OpenClaw CLI tool. Run the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/jeffaf/recipes

Ensure that the script location {skill_folder}/recipes is correctly linked to your execution path as specified in the implementation notes.

Use Cases

This skill is ideal for home cooks, meal planners, and food enthusiasts who want to incorporate their AI agent into their kitchen routine. Common use cases include:

• Ingredient utilization: Searching for recipes based on what is currently in your pantry.
• Cultural exploration: Filtering recipes by region to experience different global cuisines like Thai, Mexican, or Mediterranean.
• Decision assistance: Using the random function to break through "dinner decision fatigue."
• Automated meal planning: Agents can chain these commands to propose a weekly menu by iterating through categories or specific ingredient queries.

Example Prompts

1. "I have some chicken and bell peppers in my fridge, what can I make for dinner tonight?"
2. "I am in the mood for something spicy, can you find me a Mexican dish to cook?"
3. "That Spaghetti Bolognese sounds great, give me the full instructions and the ingredient list for it."

Tips & Limitations

When using the recipes skill, it is important to remember that it interacts with a public, community-driven database. As such, the availability of instructional videos or source links depends on the specific entry in the database. Note that this skill does not provide nutritional information, calorie counts, or filtering for dietary restrictions (e.g., keto, gluten-free, or vegan). If your goal is strictly health-tracking or complex dietary management, this skill should be supplemented with other tools. Always use the info command after a search or area query to ensure you have the complete cooking instructions before beginning your prep work.