Setup & Installation
openclaw skills install @harshasic/recipe-finder
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
npx clawhub install recipe-finder
What This Skill Does
Finds recipes from TheMealDB based on ingredients, cuisine type, or dietary preference. Returns recipe names, ingredients, categories, and instructions. No account or API key needed.
TheMealDB is free with no key required, so there's no setup friction compared to paid recipe APIs.
When to use it
- Finding dinner ideas with leftover chicken
- Browsing Italian recipes for the weekend
- Checking what to cook with eggs and pasta
- Getting vegetarian meal suggestions
- Looking up a specific dish by name
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
INPUT
User asks: what can I make with chickpeas?
AGENT
- 1Parse request to identify main ingredient: chickpeas
- 2Fetch https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i=chickpeas
- 3Extract meal IDs and names from response
- 4Fetch details for top results via lookup endpoint
- 5Format results with name, category, cuisine, and key ingredients
OUTPUT
A list of chickpea-based recipes with thumbnails, categories, and ingredient summaries