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foodlang — the recipe compiler in your terminal

A free, open-source CLI for working with .food and .food.yaml files. Validate recipes, classify them across the seven Foodlang levels, print summaries, and compile to 30+ targets. Output goes to stdout, so it composes with everything else in your shell.

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Install

npm install -g @foodlang/cli
# …or run it without installing
npx @foodlang/cli --help

Commands

Command	Description
`validate`	Validate a recipe and classify its Foodlang levels
`inspect`	Print a human-readable summary of a recipe
`compile`	Compile a recipe to a target format
`targets`	List available compiler targets and their fidelity

A quick tour

foodlang validate examples/simple-latte.food.yaml
foodlang inspect  examples/simple-latte.food.yaml
foodlang compile  examples/simple-latte.food.yaml --target schema-org
foodlang compile  examples/simple-latte.food.yaml --target qr
foodlang targets

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CLI: Getting Started

Full command reference with example output for every subcommand.

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Compiler Targets

See exactly what each target produces.

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Playground

Run the same compilers without installing anything.

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