Recipes

What a recipe is

A recipe is a ready-made routine: a form, the workflows that go with it, and the task templates they use. You answer a few questions, like who does it, who reads it, and when, and Skidle adds it to your account. Admins can find recipes in Automation under Recipes.

Once a recipe is added, it's yours. It's made of ordinary forms and workflows, so you can change the wording, the times, or the people, or build on it. Nothing stays tied to the recipe.

Add a recipe

1. Click Automation, click Recipes, then click Use this recipe.
2. Answer the questions. Anything you don't change uses a sensible default.
3. Click Add to my account. The recipe is added turned off, so nothing runs for anyone yet.
4. The next page lists each part of the recipe, with a link to open it.
5. If the recipe offers it, click Try it now. It runs once, right away, and only goes to you, no matter who the recipe is for. Each step shows a checkmark or an X.
6. Click Turn it on. From then on, it runs on its schedule.

Recipes you've added are listed under Added on the Recipes page, along with whether each one is on.

The recipes

• Daily employee recap: At the end of each shift, or when someone checks out, they're asked how their day went, and they can type or speak their answer. Each evening, you get one email that summarizes the recaps and the board: what got done, what was missed, and what's still urgent. Requires shifts from the Schedule, Square, or another scheduling system.
• Weekly manager digest: Once a week, you get one email about the last seven days: what got done, what was missed, what's still open, and how each person is doing. No one needs to fill anything in.
• Opening checklist: At opening time, the people opening get your checklist, due within the hour.
• Stock count: On the days you choose, someone counts the shelves. You get an email with what to order first, followed by the full count.
• Fridge temperature log: Every few hours, someone checks the walk-in fridge temperature. Every reading is kept, and if one is above your limit, you get a notification right away.
• Closing photo check: At closing, the people closing take photos, and AI checks the things you listed, like whether the door is closed and the lights are off. You hear about anything that fails or that it can't tell. See Check photos with AI.

Recipes that use AI count toward your monthly AI allowance for workflows, and voice answers count toward your voice minutes. You can see both in Account under Usage.