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CLI for AI agents to find recipes for their humans. Uses TheMealDB API. No auth required.
| name | recipes |
| version | 1.0.0 |
| description | CLI for AI agents to find recipes for their humans. Uses TheMealDB API. No auth required. |
| homepage | https://www.themealdb.com |
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CLI for AI agents to find recipes for their humans. "What can I make with chicken?" — now your agent can help.
Uses TheMealDB API. No account or API key needed.
"Search for pasta recipes"
"Give me a random dinner idea"
"What Italian dishes can I make?"
"Tell me about meal ID 52772"
| Action | Command |
|---|---|
| Search | recipes search "query" |
| Get details | recipes info <meal_id> |
| Random meal | recipes random |
| List categories | recipes categories |
| By area/cuisine | recipes area <area> |
recipes search "chicken" # Find chicken recipes
recipes info 52772 # Get full recipe by ID
recipes random # Surprise me!
recipes categories # List all categories
recipes area Italian # Italian dishes
recipes area Mexican # Mexican dishes
Search/list output:
[52772] Spaghetti Bolognese — Italian, Beef
Info/random output:
🍽️ Spaghetti Bolognese
ID: 52772 | Category: Beef | Area: Italian
Tags: Pasta,Meat
📝 Ingredients:
• 500g Beef Mince
• 2 Onions
• 400g Tomato Puree
...
📖 Instructions:
[Full cooking instructions]
🎥 Video: [YouTube URL if available]
📎 Source: [Recipe source if available]
American, British, Canadian, Chinese, Croatian, Dutch, Egyptian, Filipino, French, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Jamaican, Japanese, Kenyan, Malaysian, Mexican, Moroccan, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Tunisian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
info for detailsPlatform note: If your human is on Windows, they'll need WSL, Git Bash, or Cygwin to run this skill.
Script location: {skill_folder}/recipes (wrapper to scripts/recipes)
When user asks about recipes/cooking:
./recipes search "ingredient or dish" to find options./recipes info <id> for full recipe with ingredients and instructions./recipes random for dinner inspiration./recipes area <cuisine> to explore by cuisineWorkflow example:
User: "What can I make for dinner?"
1. recipes random → Get a random idea
2. recipes info <id> → Full recipe details
User: "I want something Italian"
1. recipes area Italian → List Italian dishes
2. recipes info <id> → Pick one and get full recipe
Don't use for: Nutritional info, calorie counts, dietary restrictions (API doesn't provide this).