A specialized AI agent skill for searching a curated Markdown database of vegetarian and authentic Chinese recipes.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install cook
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install cook using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Cookbook Skill?
The Cookbook skill is a robust tool designed for AI agents to interact with a structured culinary database. By utilizing the Openclaw Skills framework, this tool enables agents to perform deep searches across thousands of recipes and techniques from 101 Cookbooks and Omnivore's Cookbook. It provides a bridge between raw data and actionable culinary advice, ensuring your agent can provide precise cooking information instantly.
This skill is perfect for developers building personal assistants or researchers looking for a local-first method to manage recipe data. As part of the Openclaw Skills collection, it emphasizes speed, structure, and extensibility, allowing users to customize their recipe library easily.
Cookbook Skill Use Cases
- Finding recipes based on specific pantry items like chickpeas or lentils.
- Exploring authentic Chinese techniques like stir-frying or sauce preparation.
- Filtering for fast, 20-minute vegetarian dinner ideas.
- Discovering specific how-to guides for complex tasks like making dumplings.
How Cookbook Skill Works
- The AI agent initiates a read command on the recipes.md file stored within the Openclaw Skills workspace folder.
- The system parses the Markdown content, looking for matches in the recipe titles, briefs, and categories.
- The search engine filters results according to the user's specific request, such as a particular source or dietary preference.
- Results are presented in a clean, formatted list with badges for easy identification of recipes and guides.
Cookbook Skill Setup
To install this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure the cookbook directory contains the recipes.md file. You can verify the installation by checking the directory structure:
ls .openclaw/workspace/skills/cookbook/recipes.md
No additional API keys are required as the database is stored locally.
Cookbook Skill Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill uses a tabular Markdown format for its primary data storage. This makes the database easy to read and edit by both humans and Openclaw Skills agents.
| Attribute | Format | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Title | String | The name of the recipe or tutorial |
| Brief | String | A short summary of ingredients and methods |
| URL | Link | Clickable web link to the full content |
| Source | Category | Source site: 101 Cookbooks or Omnivore's Cookbook |
Cookbook Skill Advanced Features
- Context-aware filtering that prioritizes results by source or category.
- Interactive pagination that offers to show more results if more than 8 matches are found.
- Dynamic badging using emojis to distinguish between instructional guides and recipes.
- Simple database expansion through Markdown table appending.
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