meal-exclusion-parsing

name	meal-exclusion-parsing
description	Parse free-text meal exclusions into structured JSON.

Mealie Meal Exclusion Parsing Skill

This skill provides instructions for interpreting a free-text description of meals to skip or opt out of for a given week, and returning a structured JSON object.

Inputs

• user_input: A free-text string describing which meals to skip or opt out of.
• week_dates_context: A string describing the upcoming week's dates (e.g., "Monday (2026-06-02), Tuesday (2026-06-03), ..."). This is for context only.

Workflow

1. Parse User Input: Read the user_input to identify which meals on which days should be skipped.

   • Day-Level Logic: If the user specifies a day (e.g., "skip Saturday" or "not home Monday") without naming specific meals, you MUST assume ALL meals for that day (breakfast, lunch, AND dinner) are to be skipped.
   • Meal-Level Logic: If the user specifies specific meals (e.g., "no dinner Wednesday"), only include those specific meals.

2. Identify Valid Days and Meals:

   • Valid day names are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
   • Valid meal names are: breakfast, lunch, dinner.

3. Construct Output: Return a JSON object where:

   • Keys are valid day names (e.g., "Monday").
   • Values are arrays of valid meal names to SKIP for that day (e.g., ["dinner"]).
   • Only include days where at least one meal should be skipped.
   • If no meals should be skipped, return an empty object {}.
   • Do not include any additional text or explanation beyond the JSON.

Example Input (user_input)

"skip dinner Saturday and Sunday"

Example Context (week_dates_context)

"The week runs: Monday (2026-06-02), Tuesday (2026-06-03), Wednesday (2026-06-04), Thursday (2026-06-05), Friday (2026-06-06), Saturday (2026-06-07), Sunday (2026-06-08)."

Example Output

{
  "Saturday": ["dinner"],
  "Sunday": ["dinner"]
}