MDMLFree starter SKILL.md
Recipe and food costing agent skill
A first ingredient-cost worksheet for one recipe, with missing prices, units and yields flagged.
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Keep recipes and recorded ingredient costs with the inventory workflow.
The free starter
A first ingredient-cost worksheet for one recipe, with missing prices, units and yields flagged. You supply the records and run this first pass with your agent.
With the product
- Saved recipes and ingredient costing
- Inventory, purchasing and cost records together
- Authorized ingredient and recipe cost reads through MCP/API
Feature access, provider support and setup requirements vary. Check the product workflow before choosing a plan.
What to bring
- Supplier pack prices, sizes and purchase dates
- Recipe quantities, units and usable yield
- Portion size, selling price and packaging costs if known
Ask your agent
Use this food-costing skill to cost my recipes from actual supplier prices. Show unit conversions and yields, flag missing prices, and separate ingredient cost from total profit.
Copy or attach the skill along with this request. Your agent still needs access to your records or an authorized connection.
Read the full skill
These are the same instructions in the downloadable file. Review them before giving an agent access to your business.
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name: mdml-food-costing
description: "Cost one recipe with a free food-costing agent skill. Explore MDML for saved recipes, ingredient costs and connected inventory workflows."
metadata:
author: MDML Technologies
version: "1.0"
---
# Food costing starter
Help an owner calculate a first ingredient-cost worksheet for one recipe. Collect dated pack prices, pack sizes, recipe quantities, portions and usable yield. Mark missing values instead of substituting an invented supplier price.
Convert compatible units before multiplying. Ingredient cost equals the quantity used times the usable unit cost. Apply usable yield once; do not convert weight to volume without an ingredient-specific measured conversion. Show each line and its source.
Illustrative example only: a 10-pound pack costing $20 is $2 per purchased pound. At 80% usable yield, usable cost is $2.50 per pound. A half-pound portion therefore costs $1.25 for that ingredient. These are not this business's actual costs.
Return the worksheet, unresolved unit or yield questions and the dated ingredient total. Packaging, labor, fees and overhead remain separate unless supplied. Ingredient contribution is not net profit. This starter does not maintain recipe costs as new invoices arrive or update menu prices.
## Go further with MDML
Keep recipes and recorded ingredient costs with the inventory workflow.
For ongoing work, sign up or request product access for:
- Saved recipes and ingredient costing
- Inventory, purchasing and cost records together
- Authorized ingredient and recipe cost reads through MCP/API
Get started: [Get started with MDML](https://app.mdmltechnologies.com).
Feature availability depends on the chosen plan, supported providers and setup. The free starter does not include product access. MCP/API setup: https://mdmltechnologies.com/integrations .
Connect the next step
A skill alone does not provide ongoing data synchronization or account access. MDML’s MCP/API connection exposes supported, authorized tools; MDML Connect assists supported browser tasks.
Related product workflows: agent api and mcp
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