recipe-to-cookbook

Convert YouTube cooking videos and ingredient lists into structured Russian cookbook recipes.

Updated May 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/cloudofgeorge/AI-hands-Engineer --skill recipe-to-cookbook-cloudofgeorge
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
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Skill: recipe-to-cookbook
Source: https://github.com/cloudofgeorge/AI-hands-Engineer/tree/main/skills/personal/recipe-to-cookbook
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/cloudofgeorge/AI-hands-Engineer --skill recipe-to-cookbook-cloudofgeorge

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires yt-dlp, ffmpeg, and includes references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Cooking videos and Shorts rarely provide written recipes, forcing you to pause, rewind, and guess quantities. This Skill turns YouTube links, transcripts, written recipes, or raw ingredient lists into a complete, structured cookbook-style recipe in Russian with portions, timing, substitutions, and step-by-step stages. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Multi-source extraction: Follows a source hierarchy from video description to transcript, external web search, and visual frame reconstruction for Shorts without metadata. - Structured cookbook output: Produces a fixed template with servings, category, difficulty, cuisine, prep/cook/total time, ingredients, substitutions, and four cooking stages including mise en place and plating. - Honest estimation handling: Clearly separates facts from the source, culinary estimates, and uncertain details, and discloses when external recipes were used. - Use Case: You find a 45-second cooking Short with no description. The Skill downloads the video, builds contact sheets with ffmpeg, inspects frames, and reconstructs the recipe with visible facts separated from inferred quantities. ## Quick Start Send a YouTube cooking video link and ask the assistant to extract the recipe into a structured cookbook format in Russian.

Frequently Asked Questions about recipe-to-cookbook

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I extract a recipe from a YouTube video?

Provide the YouTube link and the Skill checks the description first, then the transcript or subtitles, then external web search for a matching recipe. The result is a structured recipe with ingredients, quantities, timing, and step-by-step stages in Russian.

How to get a recipe from a YouTube Short with no description?

The Skill downloads the video with yt-dlp, creates contact sheets and frames with ffmpeg, and asks a vision tool fact-finding questions about visible ingredients and actions. The final recipe separates confirmed visual facts from culinary estimates.

Can I get a recipe from just a list of ingredients?

Yes, the Skill creates an original recipe built around the ingredient or product list you provide. It explicitly states that the result is an authorial culinary development rather than data from an external source.

Does the recipe include ingredient substitutions?

Yes, every recipe includes reasonable substitutions that preserve each ingredient's role such as fat, acid, protein, or thickener, with quantity adjustments where needed. Alcohol and dairy alternatives are suggested, but medical or allergy safety is not guaranteed.

What happens when quantities or times are missing from the source?

Missing values are filled with professionally reasonable estimates clearly marked as approximate or recommended guidelines. The Skill never invents exact gram amounts or temperatures and presents them as source facts.