Recipe Finder

Find recipes by ingredients, cuisine, or dietary preferences using TheMealDB free API.

Triggers

Use this skill when the user: - Asks "what can I make with [ingredient]" - Requests "recipes for dinner" or "Italian recipes" - Says "vegetarian options" or "vegan meals" - Asks for meal ideas based on ingredients they have

Tools

• web_fetch - Fetch recipe data from TheMealDB API

Instructions

1. Parse the user's request to identify:
2. Main ingredient (e.g., chicken, eggs, pasta)
3. Cuisine type (e.g., Italian, Mexican, Chinese)

4. Dietary restriction (e.g., vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free)

5. Call TheMealDB API:

6. By ingredient: https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?i={ingredient}
7. By cuisine: https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/filter.php?a={cuisine}

8. Search by name: https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/search.php?s={query}

9. For each recipe found, optionally fetch details:

10. https://www.themealdb.com/api/json/v1/1/lookup.php?i={id}

11. Format response with:

12. Recipe name
13. Thumbnail image (if available)
14. Category and cuisine
15. Key ingredients
16. Brief instructions (or link to full recipe)

Response Format

Present recipes in a clean, scannable format: - Recipe name (bold) - Image thumbnail (if available) - Category | Cuisine - Main ingredients list - Brief description

Notes

• TheMealDB is free, no API key required
• Results are limited but reliable
• Combine multiple queries for best results (ingredient + cuisine)