recipe

name	recipe
description	Save, organize, and search recipes from URLs, text, or dictation

Recipe

Save recipes from anywhere — URLs, pasted text, or just telling the AI what you made. Search by ingredient or cuisine later.

Trigger Phrases

• "recipe:"
• "save recipe"
• "add recipe"
• "cooking:"

Workflow

Saving from a URL

1. Fetch the page and extract the recipe, stripping ads and life-story preamble
2. Parse into structured fields (see format below)
3. Save and confirm

Saving from text or dictation

1. Parse the provided text into structured recipe format
2. Ask for any missing required fields (title, ingredients, steps)
3. Save and confirm

Recipe Format

Every saved recipe includes:

• Title
• Cuisine: Italian, Mexican, Thai, Indian, American, Japanese, etc.
• Meal type: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snack, Dessert
• Difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard
• Prep time / Cook time
• Servings
• Ingredients: Listed with quantities
• Steps: Numbered instructions
• Source: URL or "personal" if from text/dictation
• Notes: Optional — substitutions, tips, tweaks

Searching recipes

When the user asks to find a recipe (e.g., "what can I make with chicken?", "any Italian recipes?"):

1. Search saved recipes by ingredient, cuisine, meal type, or keyword
2. Return a short list with title, cuisine, prep time, and difficulty
3. Offer to show the full recipe for any match

Scaling servings

When asked to scale (e.g., "double that recipe", "make it for 6"):

1. Calculate the scaling factor from current to desired servings
2. Adjust all ingredient quantities
3. Display the scaled ingredients list
4. Note: cooking times may need adjustment for significantly different quantities

Storage

Using {{notes}}: Store each recipe as a page with the fields above.

Markdown fallback: Save to ~/.ai-workflow/recipes/ as individual markdown files, named by slugified title (e.g., chicken-tikka-masala.md).

Examples

Save from URL:

recipe: https://example.com/best-carbonara

Saved: "Spaghetti Carbonara"
Italian | Dinner | Easy | 25 min | Serves 4

Save from dictation:

recipe: my mom's banana bread — 3 bananas, 1/3 cup melted butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 tsp baking soda, pinch salt, 1.5 cups flour. Mash bananas, mix wet, mix dry, combine, bake 350 for 60 min.

Saved: "Mom's Banana Bread"
American | Dessert | Easy | 75 min | Serves 8

Search:

what chicken recipes do I have?

1. Chicken Tikka Masala — Indian | Dinner | Medium | 45 min
2. Grilled Chicken Salad — American | Lunch | Easy | 20 min

Scale:

double the carbonara recipe

Displays all ingredients with doubled quantities and updated serving count.