recipesCLI for AI agents to find recipes for their humans. Uses TheMealDB API. No auth required.
Install via ClawdBot CLI:
clawdbot install jeffaf/recipesCLI for AI agents to find recipes for their humans. "What can I make with chicken?" ā 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 |
| Random meal | recipes random |
| List categories | recipes categories |
| By area/cuisine | recipes 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 dishesSearch/list output:
[52772] Spaghetti Bolognese ā Italian, BeefInfo/random output:
š½ļø Spaghetti Bolognese
ID: 52772 | Category: Beef | Area: Italian
Tags: Pasta,Meat
š Ingredients:
ā¢ 500g Beef Mince
ā¢ 2 Onions
ā¢ 400g Tomato Puree
...
š Instructions:
[Full cooking instructions]
š„ Video: [YouTube URL if available]
š 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 detailsScript location: {skill_folder}/recipes (wrapper to scripts/recipes)
When user asks about recipes/cooking:
./recipes search "ingredient or dish" to find options./recipes info for full recipe with ingredients and instructions./recipes random for dinner inspiration./recipes area to explore by cuisineWorkflow example:
User: "What can I make for dinner?"
1. recipes random ā Get a random idea
2. recipes info <id> ā Full recipe details
User: "I want something Italian"
1. recipes area Italian ā List Italian dishes
2. recipes info <id> ā Pick one and get full recipeDon't use for: Nutritional info, calorie counts, dietary restrictions (API doesn't provide this).
Generated Mar 1, 2026
Integrate the skill into voice-activated smart home assistants like Amazon Alexa or Google Home to help users find recipes hands-free. Users can ask for meal ideas based on ingredients or cuisines, and the assistant retrieves and reads out recipes from TheMealDB, enhancing convenience in the kitchen.
Incorporate the skill into fitness or nutrition apps to offer recipe suggestions as part of personalized meal plans. Users can search for dishes by category or area, helping them diversify their diets without needing to manually research recipes, though nutritional data is not provided.
Use the skill in online learning platforms or classroom tools for culinary students to explore global cuisines and recipe structures. Students can quickly access detailed recipes by ID or area, aiding in studies of international cooking techniques and ingredient usage.
Leverage the skill to automate recipe discovery for food content creators, who can use it to generate ideas for blog posts or social media. By searching for random or area-specific meals, they can quickly find inspiration and detailed recipes to adapt and share with their audience.
Offer the skill as a free basic service for developers to integrate into apps, with premium tiers providing enhanced features like batch recipe downloads or custom filtering. Revenue comes from subscription fees for advanced users, leveraging the no-auth API to attract initial adoption.
Monetize by embedding affiliate links to kitchen tools or ingredients within recipe outputs. When users access recipes through the skill, they see recommended products, generating commission on sales. This model capitalizes on high user engagement during meal planning and cooking.
License the skill to food delivery or meal kit services as a white-label tool to enhance their apps with recipe discovery features. Clients pay a one-time setup fee and ongoing maintenance costs, helping them retain users by offering cooking inspiration alongside their core services.
š¬ Integration Tip
Ensure the host system has bash, curl, and jq installed, and handle API rate limits gracefully by caching frequent queries to improve performance.
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