Tiktok To Mealie

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name: tiktok-to-mealie description: Extract recipe information from TikTok links, reconstruct a clean recipe, localize it to the user's language when needed, and import it into Mealie. Use when a user sends a TikTok recipe link, asks to convert TikTok cooking content into a structured recipe, or wants a TikTok recipe turned into a usable Mealie entry.

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TikTok to Mealie

Use this skill when the user wants to turn TikTok cooking content into a real recipe.

Read as needed:

references/workflow.md for the full extraction/import flow

references/mealie-api-notes.md for Mealie-side behavior

references/localization.md for translation/localization rules

references/failure-modes.md for when to stop instead of importing junk

references/output-templates.md for minimal reply behavior

references/configuration.md for Mealie URL/token configuration

Core behavior

Treat TikTok recipe extraction as reconstruction, not perfect scraping.

Prefer a clean, usable recipe over a literal but messy transcription.

Prefer execution over commentary when the user clearly wants import.

Keep user-facing output short.

If quality is too weak, fail cleanly instead of polluting Mealie.

Trigger patterns

Use this skill when the user:

sends a TikTok recipe link

asks to import a TikTok recipe into Mealie

asks to convert a short-form cooking video into a structured recipe

wants recipe extraction from TikTok cooking content

If a message is only a TikTok cooking link and the surrounding context suggests recipe import, treat it as an execution request.

Default flow

1. Resolve the final TikTok URL. 2. Extract as much useful text as possible from description, metadata, and visible structured clues. 3. Reconstruct: - title - description - ingredients - steps - times if reasonably inferable - servings if reasonably inferable - category/tags if useful 4. Recover a cover image if available. 5. Localize the recipe to the user's language if needed. 6. Check import quality threshold. 7. If good enough, create the recipe in Mealie. 8. Upload image if available. 9. Verify the created recipe before returning the final link.

Quality rules

Do not import vague junk just because a TikTok link exists.

Normalize ingredients and steps into an actually cookable recipe.

If some quantities are missing, use reasonable uncertainty wording instead of fake precision.

Prefer a coherent recipe with a few explicit assumptions over a broken half-parse.

If the user language is clear, localize the final recipe consistently.

Do not keep title, ingredients, and steps in mixed languages unless the user wants that.

Import threshold

Import only if:

the title is coherent

the ingredient list is reasonably usable

the instruction list is reasonably usable

the result is more reconstruction than guesswork

If these are not true, stop and explain briefly.

Mealie behavior

Before import, make sure a Mealie base URL and API token are configured. See references/configuration.md.

Prefer structured recipe creation endpoints when available.

Add source URL when possible.

Upload cover image when available.

Verify final recipe state before replying.

Return the final recipe link on success.

Do not assume user-specific hostnames, domains, or secret paths.

Output behavior

Use the minimal templates in references/output-templates.md.

Default rule:

success -> return the recipe link

weak extraction -> return a short failure reason

partial but salvageable extraction -> ask one short confirmation question only if necessary

Style

practical

concise

execution-focused

avoid overexplaining

optimize for a recipe someone can actually cook