How do I install the 12 Cook skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add ai-driven-dev/12-cook in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the 12 Cook skill do?

Manage project recipes/how-to sheets by listing, creating, updating, researching, or applying a recipe. Use for recipe, cook, /cook, list, new, update, research, apply. It is listed under Research & Search on SkillMD.

Is 12 Cook safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with 12 Cook?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is 12 Cook free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published 12 Cook?

ai-driven-dev (@ai-driven-dev) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

12 Cook by ai-driven-dev — Agent Skill

Name: 12 Cook
Author: ai-driven-dev

File contents

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Maintains recipe how-to sheets. Project recipes live in aidd_docs/recipes/; bundled recipes ship inside this skill under assets/recipes/.

Actions

#	Action	Role	Input
01	`list`	List every recipe as a table	none
02	`upsert`	Create or update one recipe from the template	recipe topic + fields
03	`research`	Survey modern alternatives, gaps, and counter-intuitive wins	recipe or topic
04	`apply`	Execute a recipe on the project as a confirmed todo list	recipe

Run list to survey project and bundled recipes, research to gather insights, upsert to author one, apply to run an existing one against the project. Always run research before authoring or substantially updating a recipe — never draft from memory alone. Run list first when the user names no recipe. Before running an action, read its file in actions/, not only the table or assets.

References

references/recipe-locations.md: where project and bundled recipes live, how resolution works, and when writes target each home.
references/recipe-contract.md: the rules every recipe file follows; upsert writes to it.

Assets

assets/recipe-template.md: the canonical recipe scaffold upsert renders from, and the shape list parses.
assets/recipes/: bundled recipes shipped with this skill.

Frequently asked questions

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