Big plan-generator addition: each plan can now span multiple meal types,
not just dinner. Default stays dinner-only for back-compat; opt-in via
checkboxes on /plan.
Schema (migrations 028-031):
- cauldron_meal_plan_slots gains meal_type ENUM('breakfast','lunch',
'dinner','snack','dessert','side') NOT NULL DEFAULT 'dinner'.
- Old UNIQUE key (plan_id, day) → (plan_id, day, meal_type) so a
Monday can have breakfast AND lunch AND dinner slots.
- cauldron_meal_plans gains meal_types_json (which meals to plan
for that week — list of strings, defaults to ["dinner"]).
Forge:
- generate_plan accepts meal_types list. Output schema gains meal_type
per slot. Validates expected_total = slots * len(meal_types) and
rejects duplicate (day, meal_type) pairs.
- _build_plan_prompt renders MEAL TYPES TO PLAN block, instructing
Sonnet to match recipe meta.meal_type to slot type (breakfast slot
→ recipe whose meta tags it as breakfast). Falls back gracefully
when the pool is thin for a particular meal type.
Server:
- /api/plan/generate + regenerate accept body.meal_types, persist via
db.set_plan_meal_types.
- plan_view decodes meal_types_json into plan["meal_types_list"] and
builds plan["meal_types_label"] for the readout.
UI (/plan):
- New checkbox row at the top of the pref-block: 🍳 breakfast / 🥪 lunch
/ 🍽️ dinner. Defaults to whatever's persisted (or just dinner).
- Day cards now group multiple meal_type slots per day with small
meal-type tags above each recipe row. Single-meal plans render the
same way they always did (no tag shown when only one meal_type).
- readMealTypes() in JS reads checkboxes and ships in the body.
DB:
- save_plan_slots accepts meal_type per slot, defaults to 'dinner'.
- list_plan_slots orders by day then meal_type via MEAL_ORDER.
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UX rename: "claude" / "sonnet" → "Sage" across all user-visible copy.
Sage doubles as kitchen-herb (theme fit) and wise advisor (planner
role). The internal field name `sonnet_decision` on consolidate +
dedupe proposals is unchanged (it's a data field, not user-facing).
Renames touched plan, consolidate, dedupe_recipes, list, me,
enrich_recipes, sterilize templates. Cobb can swap to Mim or his own
name later — easy global s/sage/whatever/g.
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The /list 'clear' button removed earlier today (
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cauldron
Mealie-backed AI meal planner + shopping list for the family. LAN-only,
internal tool. Mealie at recipes.sulkta.com is the source of truth for
recipes / meal plans / shopping lists; cauldron is the AI layer + Abby's
branded UI on top.
Status
v0.1 — backend bones (current). Ingredient sterilizer endpoint working. No UI yet; bearer-auth API only. Frontend + Authentik OIDC arrives in v0.2. Native Kotlin Android in v0.5.
Surface (v0.1)
GET /healthz liveness + clawdforge upstream
GET /api/recipes list Mealie recipes (paginated)
POST /api/sterilize/preview/<slug> dry-run AI parse, return proposals
POST /api/sterilize/apply/<slug> write parses back to Mealie
All routes except /healthz require Authorization: Bearer <ADMIN_BEARER>.
Architecture
Abby's phone (later: Kotlin app)
│
▼
cauldron (Flask, port 7790, LAN-only)
├─ Mealie API client ─── recipes.sulkta.com (source of truth)
├─ clawdforge client ─── 192.168.0.5:8800 (claude -p runner)
└─ Authentik OIDC (v0.2)
cauldron does NOT hold its own database in v0.1 — all state lives in Mealie. A small Postgres/MariaDB schema lands in v0.2 for Abby-specific prefs + chat history.
Ingredient sterilizer
Mealie's CRF parser is mediocre. Cobb's hand-typed recipes have lots of free-form quantity strings ("about 2 cups cooked white rice", "1 small handful kale", "a pinch of salt") that don't aggregate cleanly into a shopping list.
The sterilizer batches all ingredients of one recipe into a single Sonnet call (via clawdforge), gets back parallel structured parses, then on apply links each parse to existing Mealie food/unit records (creating any missing by name) and PUTs the recipe back.
Preview is non-destructive — review proposals before apply.
# Dry-run preview
curl -sS -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $ADMIN_BEARER" \
http://192.168.0.5:7790/api/sterilize/preview/spaghetti-bolognese | jq .
# Apply (creates missing foods/units by default)
curl -sS -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $ADMIN_BEARER" \
http://192.168.0.5:7790/api/sterilize/apply/spaghetti-bolognese | jq .
Deploy
ssh lucycd /mnt/user/appdata && git clone <gitea-url> cauldron && cd cauldron/build(or wherever the deploy convention lands)- Drop
.envat/mnt/cache/appdata/secrets/cauldron.env(chmod 600 root:root)CLAWDFORGE_TOKENis already populated by the bootstrap (seememory/2026-04-28.md)MEALIE_API_TOKEN— mint atrecipes.sulkta.com→ user → API tokensADMIN_BEARER— pick 32 bytes of entropySECRET_KEY— 32 bytes for Flask sessions
docker compose up -d --build- Smoke:
curl http://192.168.0.5:7790/healthz
Roadmap
- v0.1 ✓ — sterilizer backend + Flask shell
- v0.2 — Authentik OIDC, Abby-branded web UI, palette CSS, postgres for prefs
- v0.3 — meal plan generator (week → Mealie meal plan write)
- v0.4 — shopping list aggregator (read meal plan → consolidated grocery list)
- v0.5 — native Kotlin + Compose Android app (read-only shopping list + plan view)
Repo layout
cauldron/
├─ cauldron/
│ ├─ config.py env-driven config
│ ├─ forge.py clawdforge HTTP client
│ ├─ mealie.py Mealie API client
│ ├─ sterilizer.py ingredient parse + apply pipeline
│ └─ server.py Flask app
├─ Dockerfile
├─ compose.yml
├─ requirements.txt
└─ .env.example