Cocktail Recipe Skill

Overview

Cocktail Recipe searches a stored collection of cocktail recipes. `name` is a case-insensitive substring match on the drink's name, so `martini` returns the Espresso Martini, French Martini and every other name containing the word. `ingredient` is a whole-word, case-insensitive match against each ingredient's name and its more specific `label`, so `gin` matches Gin but not Ginger Beer. When both are sent, `name` wins. `random=true` picks one drink at random and then searches by its name, so a random call can return more than one result when other names contain it.

Each result has `name`, `glass`, `category`, `ingredients` and `preparation`, plus `garnish` when the recipe has one. An ingredient normally carries `unit` (such as cl or dash), `amount` and `ingredient`, with an optional `label` naming a specific product such as Kahlua. Some ingredients have no fixed measure and instead come back as a single `special` text field, such as "1 short strong Espresso". `count` is the number of matches, and `filteredOn` says whether the search used `name`, `ingredient` or `random`. No match returns a 404.

`ingredientCount` counts every ingredient entry, `special` ones included. `estimatedStrength` is a rule of thumb. Spirits such as gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, tequila and brandy count in full; liqueurs and aperitifs such as vermouth, triple sec, Campari and Aperol count at half. Eight centilitres or more, or two or more spirits, is strong. Four or more, or one spirit, is medium. Only liqueurs is light, and none of either is mocktail. It does not use real ABV figures. On the Free plan `estimatedStrength` is removed.

Live Test Cocktail Recipe Skill Skill →

The tool

Once your client is connected to the VerveKit server, this appears in its tool list as CocktailRecipeSkill. It is read-only and open-world — it fetches and never mutates anything on your side — so most clients call it without asking you to confirm.

{
  "name": "CocktailRecipeSkill",
  "arguments": {
    "name": "martini"
  }
}

You do not name the tool yourself; the model picks it. Asking about martini in the terms this skill covers is enough for it to reach for CocktailRecipeSkill on its own — naming it explicitly also works, and is the way to force the call.

Connecting

One server URL covers every skill in the catalog, including this one. Authorization is OAuth: the client opens a browser once, and there is no key to paste into a config file.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vervekit": {
      "url": "https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp"
    }
  }
}

https://api.vervekit.com/v1/mcp

Per-client setup — Claude, Cursor, VS Code, ChatGPT — is on the MCP setup page.

Arguments

These are the properties on the tool's inputSchema, so a well-behaved client validates them before the call is made. Premium arguments are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

What the model gets back

The result carries a structuredContent object matching the tool's declared outputSchema, so a client reads fields without parsing prose. status is "ok" and error is null on success; a null field means the value was not available for that input, not that the call failed.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "count": 5,
    "filteredOn": "name",
    "cocktails": [
      {
        "name": "Espresso Martini",
        "glass": "martini",
        "category": "After Dinner Cocktail",
        "ingredients": [
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 5,
            "ingredient": "Vodka"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1,
            "ingredient": "Coffee liqueur",
            "label": "Kahlúa"
          },
          {
            "special": "Sugar syrup (according to individual preference of sweetness)"
          },
          {
            "special": "1 short strong Espresso"
          }
        ],
        "ingredientCount": 4,
        "estimatedStrength": "medium",
        "preparation": "Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass."
      },
      {
        "name": "Lemon Drop Martini",
        "glass": "martini",
        "category": "All Day Cocktail",
        "ingredients": [
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 2.5,
            "ingredient": "Vodka",
            "label": "Citron Vodka"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 2,
            "ingredient": "Triple Sec"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1.5,
            "ingredient": "Lemon juice"
          }
        ],
        "garnish": "Lemon slice",
        "preparation": "Shake and strain into a chilled cocktail glass rimmed with sugar."
      },
      {
        "name": "French Martini",
        "glass": "martini",
        "category": "Before Dinner Cocktail",
        "ingredients": [
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 4.5,
            "ingredient": "Vodka"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1.5,
            "ingredient": "Raspberry liqueur"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1.5,
            "ingredient": "Pineapple juice"
          }
        ],
        "preparation": "Stir in mixing glass with ice cubes. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel onto the drink."
      },
      {
        "name": "Dirty Martini",
        "glass": "martini",
        "category": "Before Dinner Cocktail",
        "ingredients": [
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 6,
            "ingredient": "Vodka"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1,
            "ingredient": "Vermouth",
            "label": "Dry vermouth"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1,
            "ingredient": "Olive juice"
          }
        ],
        "garnish": "Green olive",
        "preparation": "Stir in mixing glass with ice cubes. Strain into chilled martini glass."
      },
      {
        "name": "Dry Martini",
        "glass": "martini",
        "category": "Before Dinner Cocktail",
        "ingredients": [
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 6,
            "ingredient": "Gin"
          },
          {
            "unit": "cl",
            "amount": 1,
            "ingredient": "Vermouth",
            "label": "Dry vermouth"
          }
        ],
        "preparation": "Stir in mixing glass with ice cubes. Strain into chilled martini glass. Squeeze oil from lemon peel onto the drink, or garnish with olive."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Failure modes

Errors come back as tool errors carrying a sentence the model can act on, not a bare status code. Error handling covers the full list.

A call costs 2 credits each time the tool actually runs; a model that reasons about the tool without calling it costs nothing.

Use cases

Bar Inventory Matching

Match available spirits against the ingredient search to show bartenders which drinks they can prepare with current bar stock.

Digital Drink Menus

Hospitality venues display drink preparation instructions and specific glassware recommendations directly on contactless tablet menus for guests.

Drink of the Day

To drive customer engagement, lifestyle apps fetch a random cocktail recipe each morning to feature on their home screen.

Event Menu Planning

Catering planners look up cocktail categories and measured ingredients to calculate supply quantities needed for upcoming wedding receptions.

Other ways to use Cocktail Recipe Skill

Set up Cocktail Recipe Skill on VerveKit, or reach the same source a different way. Your VerveKit account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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