# rp-diet

A skill that answers diet questions with real numbers: calories, macros, meal timing and phase planning. Useful when you want grams, not generalities.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 472 installs · ★ 5
- Author: borisghidaglia
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter/tree/HEAD/skills/rp-diet/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-03-03
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/rp-diet

## What it does

The skill hooks into your agent and handles questions about fat loss, muscle gain, maintenance, meal timing and nutritional periodization. It ships as 17 chapter files covering diet priorities, calorie balance, macronutrients, nutrient timing, food composition, supplements and hydration, adherence, hunger management, periodization, diet design, tracking and adjustments, body composition assessment, special cases, competition nutrition, gut health, alcohol, and fads such as intermittent fasting and cleanses.

Answers follow a priority hierarchy: calories first, then macros, then timing, then composition, with supplements last. The agent reads the relevant chapter before replying and gives figures — grams per pound of bodyweight, percentages, phase durations. Every answer closes with a source attribution block.

The material comes from The Renaissance Diet 2.0, and the skill author includes an affiliate link to the book. This is guidance for healthy trainees, not clinical advice. Install runs through `npx skills add` or `gh skill install`, depending on your platform.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter --skill rp-diet -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter --skill rp-diet -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter --skill rp-diet -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter rp-diet
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter --skill rp-diet -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter --path skills/rp-diet
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter --skill rp-diet -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/borisghidaglia/science-based-lifter/tree/HEAD/skills/rp-diet/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- work out calories for a cut or a bulk
- set protein, carb and fat targets in grams per pound
- plan how long a cut or bulk should run and how fast
- decide what to do about meal and workout timing
- sort supplements that work from detox and fasting myths

## Example prompts
- How many calories and macros do I need to cut at 80 kg?
- Lay out a muscle gain phase: rate, duration and weight limits
- Which supplements actually work and which are hype?

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