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Generate weekly dinner meal plans and shopping lists

Started by a clock. It calls services over plain HTTP rather than through connectors. 7 steps: small enough to read in one sitting and change without fear.

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7 stepsSmall: readable in one sitting
0Branches: places the flow splits
0Loops or waits
0Services by connector: it calls them over plain HTTP

The flow

Starts it 1Logic 2Service 4

The steps in the order they run, from what starts it.

  1. 1Schedule TriggerSchedule triggerStarts it
  2. 2Generate Next 7 DaysCodeLogic
  3. 3Generate Random Meal in MealieHttp RequestService
  4. 4Get Recipe From Mealie By SlugHttp RequestService
  5. 5Create New Shopping List in MealieHttp RequestService
  6. 6Normalize Mealie Recipe DataCodeLogic
  7. 7Add Recipe(s) Ingredients To Shopping List in MealieHttp RequestService

How it's built

Starts on
A clock
Steps
7
Size
Small: readable in one sitting
Connects to
Nothing by connector; it calls services over plain HTTP
Model
None. This is plumbing, not judgement

Questions

What does it need to run?

An n8n account. You connect your own accounts after importing it; none are included.

What starts it?

It starts on a clock.

Does it use AI?

No. Every step is fixed logic or a call to a service, so it does the same thing every time.

How long does it take to set up?

Not long. At 7 steps it can be read in one sitting and changed without fear.

How do I import it?

Copy the workflow, open a new workflow in n8n and paste. The steps appear on the canvas, ready for your own accounts.

Before you run it

Nothing here has been tested by us. It is somebody's working automation, read and described from its own steps. Treat the connections it wants as a list of accounts it will touch, and read the 7 steps before you point it at anything that matters.