# k2f-menu

Turns venue notes and dish lists into a scannable menu with clear categories and one price format. Built on the K2F format, exports to PDF.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 691 installs · ★ 3
- Author: suzheng
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/suzheng/k2f/tree/HEAD/skills/marketing/k2f-menu/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/k2f-menu

## What it does

The skill teaches an agent to write `content_and_design.md` — a blueprint that pairs menu structure with design intent. The agent works through steps: lock the venue type, service style, language and currency; map sections as Open, Featured or Omit; define item anatomy (name, description, price, tags, modifiers); sort content into tiers from the venue name down to allergen notes. A cut pass then drops duplicates, mismatched price formats and sections that do not earn their place.

From there the blueprint goes into the K2F engine, which handles layout, typography and theme while the agent stays on meaning — sections, dishes, prices. Export is typically PDF. You need the core skill first: `npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f`. Without it k2f-menu has nothing to pack the menu into.

The skill targets print and digital menus, not websites or POS exports. Prices and names should be readable within about 10 seconds per section, so long descriptions and promo blocks get pushed out of the catalog.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-menu -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/k2f-menu/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/k2f-menu/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-menu -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/k2f-menu/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-menu -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/k2f-menu/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install suzheng/k2f k2f-menu
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/k2f-menu/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-menu -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/suzheng/k2f --path skills/marketing/k2f-menu
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/k2f-menu/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f-menu -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/suzheng/k2f/tree/HEAD/skills/marketing/k2f-menu/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- build a restaurant menu from a rough dish list
- lay out a bar list with glass and bottle columns
- unify price formatting across every section
- produce a seasonal insert for an existing menu
- prepare a room-service card for a hotel

## Example prompts
- Build a café menu from this dish list and my notes about the place
- Make a bar list: cocktails and wine, one price format throughout
- Generate a PDF menu for a gastrobar, calm tone, sections in the order guests decide

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name: k2f-menu
description: Turn venue notes, dish lists, and brand cues into a scannable food or beverage menu with clear categories, consistent item anatomy, and mood-matched visual intent—not a flyer, recipe book, or website sitemap. Use when the user asks for a restaurant menu, café menu, bar or wine list, catering sheet, room-service card, tasting menu, or seasonal insert for hospitality print or PDF. Create menus with AI-native design and the highest aesthetic standards, powered by the K2F format and engine. Purpose-built for AI agents, K2F lets them focus on semantic content and design intent while automatically handling layout, typography, and formatting complexity.
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# K2F Menu — AI-Native Aesthetic Design

## Purpose

Teach agents to author `content_and_design.md` for **hospitality menus**: category and item structure, inclusion cuts, and aesthetic intent (tone, hierarchy, density)—not K2F packaging or export.

## Built on K2F

This skill produces menus as `.K2F` packages. Follow the **k2f** skill for authoring: unpack or init a workspace, edit the semantic tree, pack/verify, and export. K2F keeps agents on *meaning* (sections, dishes, prices, dietary notes)—not pixel coordinates—while the engine compiles layout, typography, and theme into consistent output across PDF and other formats.

Before you build, install the core skill: `npx skills add suzheng/k2f --skill k2f`.

## When to Use

- Restaurants, cafés, bars, bakeries, food trucks, hotels, catering, or private dining.
- Boards, folded inserts, food/drink splits, wine or cocktail lists, kids or brunch add-ons.
- Print or digital PDF—not full websites or POS exports.

## Workflow

### Step 1. Generate the content_and_design.md

One blueprint pairing **information architecture** with **design intent**. Long menus: one file per major section slug (e.g. `content_and_design_mains.md`).

**Sub-steps**

1. **Menu lock** — Venue type, service style, daypart, language(s), currency, brand constraints. **Guest job**: pick a dish or drink quickly while seated or at a board.

2. **Section map** — Order categories as guests decide (starters → mains → desserts → drinks, or bar-first). Label each **Open**, **Featured** (2–6 heroes), or **Omit** (verbal, QR, other card). Split food/drinks or lunch/dinner when one scan path fails.

3. **Item anatomy** — Consistent fields: **Name**, **Description** (length scales with venue), **Price** (one grammar site-wide), **Tags** (only user-supplied or required), **Modifiers** (sizes, add-ons) nested under one parent—not duplicate dishes.

4. **Content tiers** — **Identity** (name, logo direction), **Navigation** (section titles), **Catalog** (items + prices), **Guidance** (one short chef or pairing note max), **Compliance** (allergens, service charge). Keep essays out of Catalog.
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