Grocery List & Meal Planner

Self-contained grocery lists, recipes, and meal planning with local JSON storage. No subscriptions or external services required.

Features

• Multiple lists — Grocery, Costco, Target, etc.
• Smart categories — produce, dairy, meat, bakery, frozen, pantry, household
• Quantity parsing — "2 gallons milk" → quantity: 2, unit: "gallon"
• Recipe storage — Save recipes with ingredients
• Meal planning — Plan meals by date and type (breakfast/lunch/dinner)
• Recipe-to-list — Add recipe ingredients to any list with one command
• Family assignment — Assign items to household members
• Notifications — notify command for heartbeat/cron integration

Commands

Lists

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py lists                    # Show all lists
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py list "Grocery"           # Show items in a list
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py list "Grocery" --unchecked
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py list create "Costco"     # Create new list
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py list delete "Costco"     # Delete a list

Items

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py add "Grocery" "Milk"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py add "Grocery" "Milk" --category dairy --qty "2 gallons"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py add "Grocery" "Chicken" --assignee "Erin"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py check "Grocery" "Milk"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py uncheck "Grocery" "Milk"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py remove "Grocery" "Milk"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py clear "Grocery"          # Clear checked items

Recipes

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipes                  # List all recipes
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipe "Tacos"           # View a recipe
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipe add "Tacos" --ingredients "ground beef,tortillas,cheese,lettuce,tomatoes"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipe add "Tacos" --category "Mexican" --servings 4
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipe delete "Tacos"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipe search "chicken"

Meal Planning

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meals                    # Show this week's meals
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meals --date 2026-01-15
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meal add --date 2026-01-15 --type dinner --recipe "Tacos"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meal add-to-list --date 2026-01-15 --list "Grocery"
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meal remove --date 2026-01-15 --type dinner

Notifications

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py notify                   # Pending alerts for heartbeat
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py stats                    # Quick summary

Categories

Built-in categories with automatic detection:

• produce — fruits, vegetables
• dairy — milk, cheese, eggs, yogurt
• meat — chicken, beef, pork, fish
• bakery — bread, rolls, bagels
• frozen — ice cream, frozen meals
• pantry — canned goods, pasta, rice
• beverages — drinks, soda, juice
• snacks — chips, crackers
• household — cleaning, paper goods
• personal — toiletries, medicine
• other — uncategorized

JSON Output

All commands support --json for programmatic access:

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py list "Grocery" --json
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py recipes --json
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meals --json

Data Storage

Data is stored locally at ~/.clawdbot/grocery-list/data.json. No cloud account required.

Usage Examples

"Add milk and eggs to the grocery list"

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py add "Grocery" "Milk" --category dairy
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py add "Grocery" "Eggs" --category dairy

"What's on the grocery list?"

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py list "Grocery" --unchecked

"Plan tacos for dinner on Saturday"

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meal add --date 2026-01-18 --type dinner --recipe "Tacos"

"Add the taco ingredients to the grocery list"

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py meal add-to-list --date 2026-01-18 --list "Grocery"

"Check off the milk"

uv run {baseDir}/scripts/grocery.py check "Grocery" "Milk"