shopping-list

name: shopping-list description: Generate shopping lists from one or more Cooklang recipes with scaling support

Shopping List

Overview

Generate consolidated shopping lists from recipes using CookCLI. Features:

• Combine multiple recipes into one list
• Scale individual recipes up or down
• Group items by store aisle (if configured)
• Exclude pantry items you already have

Use this skill when:

• Planning a shopping trip
• Preparing for a dinner party
• Meal prepping for the week

Process

Step 1: Identify Recipes

Ask: "Which recipes should I include?"

• Single recipe: "Pasta.cook"
• Multiple recipes: "Pasta.cook" "Salad.cook"
• Pattern: dinner/*.cook
• All recipes: *.cook or **/*.cook

Step 2: Determine Scaling

Ask: "Any recipes need scaling?"

• Default servings: Use as-is
• Scale up: "Pasta.cook:2" (double)
• Scale down: "Pasta.cook:0.5" (half)

Step 3: Generate List

Basic command:

cook shopping-list "Recipe1.cook" "Recipe2.cook"

With scaling:

cook shopping-list "Pizza.cook:2" "Salad.cook"

All recipes in folder:

cook shopping-list dinner/*.cook

Output formats:

cook shopping-list recipes.cook -f json
cook shopping-list recipes.cook -f yaml

Step 4: Present Results

Show the list organized by:

1. Aisle/category (if aisle.conf exists)
2. Alphabetically (if no aisle config)

Indicate excluded pantry items if pantry.conf is configured.

Step 5: Export Options

Offer export formats:

• Terminal - Display in console (default)
• Markdown - Copy-friendly checklist format
• JSON - For apps or further processing

Examples

User: "Make a shopping list for this week's dinners"

Run:

cook shopping-list dinner/*.cook

Output:

Shopping List
=============

Produce
-------
- tomatoes: 800g
- onion: 3
- garlic: 8 cloves
- basil: 1 bunch

Dairy
-----
- parmesan: 150g
- mozzarella: 200g
- eggs: 6

Meat
----
- chicken breast: 600g
- pancetta: 100g

Pantry
------
- olive oil: 4 tbsp
- spaghetti: 400g

User: "Shopping list for pizza night, doubled"

Run:

cook shopping-list "Pizza.cook:2"

Markdown export:

## Shopping List

### Produce
- [ ] tomatoes: 400g
- [ ] basil: 16 leaves

### Dairy
- [ ] mozzarella: 400g

### Pantry
- [ ] tipo zero flour: 1kg
- [ ] yeast: 2g

Reference

Command Syntax

# Basic
cook shopping-list "Recipe.cook"

# Multiple recipes
cook shopping-list "Recipe1.cook" "Recipe2.cook"

# With scaling (2x, 0.5x)
cook shopping-list "Recipe.cook:2"
cook shopping-list "Recipe.cook:0.5"

# Glob patterns
cook shopping-list *.cook
cook shopping-list dinner/*.cook

# Output format
cook shopping-list recipes.cook -f json
cook shopping-list recipes.cook -f yaml

# Ingredients only (no quantities)
cook shopping-list recipes.cook --ingredients-only

# Specify recipe directory
cook shopping-list -b ~/recipes "Dinner.cook"

Configuration Files

aisle.conf - Groups ingredients by store section:

[produce]
tomatoes
onion
garlic

[dairy]
milk
cheese
butter

[meat]
chicken
beef

pantry.conf - Items you have (excluded from list):

[pantry]
salt
pepper
olive oil
flour

Tips

• Use :2 suffix to double, :0.5 to halve
• Glob patterns work: dinner/*.cook for all dinner recipes
• Configure aisle.conf to match your grocery store layout
• Keep pantry.conf updated to avoid buying duplicates