meal-suggester

What This Skill Does

The Meal Suggester skill acts as an intelligent kitchen assistant designed to minimize decision fatigue while maximizing culinary variety. By integrating a persistent inventory tracker with individualized taste profiles for up to two household members, the skill ensures that every suggested recipe is not only delicious but also actionable within a 25-minute window. It effectively balances what you have in your cupboard against your specific dietary needs, automatically learning from your feedback to refine future suggestions. This creates a circular ecosystem where inventory is logged, shopping lists are generated automatically, and your kitchen routine becomes increasingly personalized.

Installation

You can integrate this skill into your local OpenClaw environment using the following command: clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/thibautrey/meal-suggester Once installed, ensure your user profile markdown files are created in the preferences/ directory to allow the engine to match recipes against your specific allergies or preferences.

Use Cases

This skill is perfect for busy professionals or families who want to maintain a home-cooked diet without the overhead of meal planning. It is particularly useful for:

• Reducing food waste by prompting the use of existing ingredients before they expire.
• Simplifying grocery runs by maintaining an automated shopping list based on actual consumption patterns.
• Solving the 'what's for dinner?' dilemma instantly at 19:00 with context-aware suggestions.
• Gradually optimizing meal cycles to ensure you never have the same dish too frequently.

Example Prompts

1. "OpenClaw, suggest a quick dinner based on the ingredients currently in my inventory."
2. "I just used two onions, a bell pepper, and the last of the chicken breast for dinner, please update the inventory."
3. "Show me the current shopping list and tell me if we need more pasta."

Tips & Limitations

For best results, keep the inventory/stock.md file updated. The system relies heavily on your manual inputs regarding which ingredients were actually used; without this, the shopping list logic will not trigger accurately. Remember that the skill is optimized for recipes under 25 minutes; if you are looking for slow-cooked or complex meals, this might not be the right tool for you. Always provide honest feedback in inventory/history.md as this is the primary mechanism for the AI to learn your changing preferences over time.