🍳 Gousto Agent Skill

A recipe skill for AI agents to search and retrieve cooking instructions from Gousto's 9,000+ recipe database.

Built for use with OpenClaw / Moltbot / ClawdBot.

Features

• Search 9,000+ recipes by name
• Get full recipes with ingredients and step-by-step cooking instructions
• Fast local cache for instant search results
• Official API — no third-party proxies

Installation

git clone https://github.com/dhruvkelawala/gousto-agent-skill.git
cd gousto-agent-skill
 
# Build the recipe cache (~3 minutes)
./scripts/update-cache.sh

Usage

Search recipes

./scripts/search.sh chicken
./scripts/search.sh "beef curry"
./scripts/search.sh mushroom

Output:

Searching for: mushroom

Found 436 recipe(s):

 Garlic Portobello Mushroom Salad With Goat's Cheese
  Rating: 4.5 (230 reviews) | Prep: 35 min | Slug: garlic-portobello-mushroom-salad

Get full recipe

./scripts/recipe.sh garlic-portobello-mushroom-salad

Returns JSON with:

• Title, rating, prep time
• Full ingredient list with quantities
• Step-by-step cooking instructions
• Basic pantry items needed

For AI Agents

This skill is designed for AI agent frameworks. The scripts output structured data that agents can parse and present to users.

OpenClaw Integration

Add to your skills directory:

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills
git clone https://github.com/dhruvkelawala/gousto-agent-skill.git gousto
cd gousto && ./scripts/update-cache.sh

The agent can then:

1. Search recipes with ./scripts/search.sh <query>
2. Get full recipe with ./scripts/recipe.sh <slug>

API Reference

This skill uses the official Gousto API:

Note: The skip parameter is broken in Gousto's API — use offset for pagination.

Files

gousto-agent-skill/
├── README.md
├── SKILL.md          # Agent-facing documentation
├── .gitignore
├── data/
│   └── recipes.json  # Local cache (gitignored)
└── scripts/
    ├── search.sh     # Search recipes
    ├── recipe.sh     # Get full recipe
    └── update-cache.sh

License

MIT