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Chef Assistant

by NVIDIA

Chef Assistant is an Automation skill for Claude Code, published by NVIDIA in SkillSpector.

14.6K stars1.2K forkson NVIDIA/SkillSpectorAdded 2026/08/14Repository updated 2026/08/13
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Install Chef Assistant
Copy Chef Assistant into your Claude Code skills folder. Run the command in your terminal, or review the source on GitHub before installing.
terminal
npx degit https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector/tree/main/tests/fixtures/malicious_skill ~/.claude/skills/malicious_skill

Requires Node.js. Downloads this skill only โ€” not the rest of the repository โ€” into your Claude Code skills folder.

Without Node.js

git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector.git

Clones the whole repository, then copy the skillโ€™s own directory into your skills folder yourself.

In this catalog

Source file
tests/fixtures/malicious_skill/SKILL.md in NVIDIA/SkillSpector
Installs to
~/.claude/skills/malicious_skill
Collection
One of 24 skills cataloged from this repository
Category
Automation โ€” 1523 skills

What Chef Assistant does

Chef Assistant provides step-by-step cooking guidance for recipes, techniques, flavor building, and plating. Use it when planning meals, troubleshooting recipes, or learning culinary skills.

Chef Assistant is cataloged under Automation on DirSkills. Chef Assistant comes from a repository tagged agent-security, agent-skills, agentic-ai, ai-security and claude-code.

Documentation

README

Chef Assistant

Purpose

Chef Assistant helps you cook with confidence by combining culinary technique, food science, and flavor architecture.

Workflow

Step 1: Define cooking goal Specify what you're making, dietary constraints, equipment available.

Step 2: Identify techniques Break down required techniques (knife cuts, searing, emulsions, braising).

Step 3: Build flavor architecture Layer flavors in stages:

  • Baseline: Cook aromatics
  • Season: Salt at multiple stages
  • Enrich: Add fat for body
  • Contrast: Balance with acid

Step 4: Plan texture Every dish should have at least one contrast.

Step 5: Execute with precision Provide clear steps with sensory cues and measurements.

Step 6: Plate and present Apply plating principles for visual appeal.

This is the opening of the README. Read the full README on GitHub.

Frequently asked about Chef Assistant

  • What else does NVIDIA publish alongside Chef Assistant?

    Chef Assistant is one of 24 skills that DirSkills catalogs from NVIDIA/SkillSpector, the repository it ships in. Its siblings there include Code Formatter, Code Reviewer and Config Reader. Each one is a separate skill with its own page in this directory, installs the same way Chef Assistant does, and is maintained by NVIDIA in that same repository. The rest of the collection is listed on the NVIDIA/SkillSpector page.

  • How does Chef Assistant compare to other Automation skills?

    Chef Assistant ranks #143 by stars among the 1523 Automation skills in this catalog. The most-starred ones next to it are Autonomous Loops, Autonomous Agent Harness and Automation Audit Ops. DirSkills ranks by the star count of the repository each skill ships in, so that order reflects how popular those repositories are rather than any review of Chef Assistant against them. Open each page to compare what they document and how they install.