clawdbites

What This Skill Does

The clawdbites skill is a powerful automation tool designed for food enthusiasts and developers alike. It transforms Instagram Reels into structured, readable recipes. By leveraging a multi-layered extraction process, it eliminates the frustration of manually pausing videos to transcribe instructions. The skill first attempts to parse the post description. If the recipe details are fragmented or missing, it automatically triggers a local audio transcription using the Whisper model. It then performs frame-based analysis if necessary, resulting in a clean, professional recipe layout including macros, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. It is built to operate without the need for Instagram account credentials, ensuring privacy and ease of use.

Installation

To add this capability to your OpenClaw agent, execute the following command in your terminal:

clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/kylelol/clawdbites

Ensure that you have yt-dlp, ffmpeg, and whisper installed on your local system, as these are mandatory dependencies for the automated extraction pipeline.

Use Cases

• Personal Meal Planning: Automatically build a personal cookbook from your favorite saved Instagram food content.
• Dietary Tracking: Quickly extract macro-nutrients (Protein, Carbs, Fats) from fitness-focused recipe videos without manual calculation.
• Content Curation: Quickly turn social media inspiration into a structured format for your blog, personal website, or Notion database.
• Accessibility: Converts visual-only recipe videos into text-based formats that are easier to reference while cooking.

Example Prompts

1. "Hey OpenClaw, take this reel [link] and get me the recipe for the tacos."
2. "I just saved this video to my Instagram, can you extract the recipe and macros for me? Here is the link: [link]"
3. "Save this Instagram recipe to my notes and make sure you get the full instructions."

Tips & Limitations

• Completeness Heuristic: The skill uses specific logic to determine if a caption is sufficient. If you find it is skipping the audio step, ensure the caption contains clearly identifiable quantities and action verbs.
• Dependencies: This skill relies on local binaries. Ensure your environment has sufficient permissions to write to /tmp for temporary file processing.
• Public Content Only: This skill will only work on public Instagram Reels; it cannot access private accounts or gated content.
• Performance: Because it performs local transcription, processing longer videos may take a few moments. Always ensure your hardware meets the minimum requirements for the Whisper model.