A comprehensive local-first meal management system for planning menus, tracking pantry inventory, and generating smart shopping lists.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install meal-planner
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 meal-planner 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 Meal Planner?
The Meal Planner for Openclaw Skills is a robust local-first solution designed to handle the entire lifecycle of household eating. It moves beyond simple lists by integrating dietary preferences, household composition, and budget tracking into a unified workflow. By leveraging the power of Openclaw Skills, this tool helps users reduce food waste and save money through intelligent batch cooking suggestions and seasonal produce optimization.
This skill operates entirely on your local machine, utilizing a structured markdown-based memory system to ensure your family's dietary data and eating habits remain private. It bridges the gap between recipe management and actual execution by providing clear, actionable steps for shopping, prepping, and reviewing meals.
Meal Planner Use Cases
- Planning weekly family menus based on specific dietary restrictions and allergies.
- Generating organized shopping lists categorized by produce, proteins, and pantry staples to speed up grocery trips.
- Tracking fridge and pantry inventory in real-time to avoid duplicate purchases and food waste.
- Managing a personal recipe database with cooking history and specific modifications for children.
- Optimizing food budgets through seasonal shopping and strategic protein rotation strategies.
How Meal Planner Works
- Initialize the system by defining household preferences, cooking skill levels, and dietary restrictions in the local memory file.
- Conduct an inventory check of the pantry and fridge to identify available ingredients before planning.
- Generate a weekly meal plan that clusters similar ingredients and incorporates strategic leftovers to minimize effort.
- Produce a categorized shopping list with budget estimates linked directly to specific meals in the upcoming plan.
- Execute batch prep instructions provided by the agent to minimize active cooking time during busy weekdays.
- Review and update the meal history to refine future suggestions based on what the household enjoyed.
Meal Planner Setup
To get started with the Meal Planner within your Openclaw Skills environment, follow these steps:
# Install the skill via your terminal
clawhub install meal-planner
# Initialize your setup by reviewing the onboarding guidelines
# The agent will create the necessary directory structure in ~/meal-planner/
Ensure the directory ~/meal-planner/ is accessible for the agent to manage your markdown-based memory and recipe files.
Meal Planner Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes data using a clean Markdown structure within the ~/meal-planner/ directory to ensure human readability and easy backups:
| Component | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | memory.md |
Stores dietary restrictions, household size, and budget goals. |
| Meal Plans | weeks/YYYY-WXX.md |
Weekly menus including breakfast, lunch, and dinner plans. |
| Recipes | recipes/{name}.md |
Individual recipe files with ingredients, instructions, and history. |
| Inventory | inventory/ |
Markdown tables tracking pantry and fridge status (Full, Half, Low). |
| Shopping | shopping/YYYY-MM-DD.md |
Date-stamped lists with budget estimates and store suggestions. |
Meal Planner Advanced Features
- Automated Batch Prep: Generates Sunday prep lists to chop vegetables, cook grains, or marinate proteins in advance.
- Dietary Safety Engine: Proactively flags incompatible recipes and suggests substitutions based on allergy severity levels stored in memory.
- Budget Optimization: Applies strategies like protein rotation and seasonal produce selection to lower weekly food costs.
- Flex-Slot Integration: Automatically accounts for spontaneity by leaving gaps for dining out or impromptu leftovers.
- Local-First Privacy: All data for this Openclaw Skills extension remains on your local machine with no external cloud synchronization required.
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