The dinner party where you sit down with your guests, not stand in the kitchen.
Most bad home-cooking dinners aren't the cook's fault — they're a timing problem. The roast came out 20 min before the sides. The sauce broke because no one was watching. The host was still in the kitchen when guests arrived. Upload a pantry photo, tell it your skill level + occasion, and get a coordinated menu with the actual 4-hour countdown that gets you OUT of the kitchen by guest-arrival time. \$10, no subscription.
What it does
Hosting a dinner party should mean sitting down with your guests, not standing in the kitchen at 6:55 PM as they arrive. The reason most home cooks dread hosting isn't the cooking — it's the timing. The chicken came out 20 minutes before the sides. The sauce broke because no one was watching. There were no appetizers ready when the doorbell rang. This skill solves the timing problem. Upload a photo of your pantry/fridge, tell it your guest count + dietary constraints + skill level + occasion, and get a coordinated menu using what you already have (plus a 5-item shopping list for the gaps), a 4-hour countdown prep schedule with parallel-task callouts ("while the chicken roasts, blanch the asparagus"), and a host-not-in-kitchen service script that gets you out of the kitchen by guest-arrival time. What you get: a 3-4 course menu (appetizer + entrée + side + optional dessert) tied to your skill level and what's actually in your pantry, a printable countdown schedule organized backward from "guests arrive at 7 PM," an equipment list (essential vs helpful vs skippable) that adapts the menu to your kitchen, and the 90-min / 30-min / at-the-door / at-the-table service sequence so you're a host not a line cook. Parallel-plate logic for vegetarian guests. Beginner / intermediate / experienced calibration. Works from a photo (most accurate — sees your actual pantry condition) or a verbal description. One pair under $10, no subscription, install on Claude or ChatGPT in a single command.
Frequently asked
Install — no Terminal required
After checkout you land on a page with a one-click download and a pre-built install prompt. Pick the AI you already pay for — both packages are included, so you can't pick wrong.
No setup work before you buy — copy, paste, done.
Copy the pre-built install prompt from the success page, paste it into any Claude Code chat, and Claude installs the skill itself — about 10 seconds. Using the app instead? Drop the downloaded folder into a Claude Project's knowledge and ask Claude to use it.
- Click Download ChatGPT package (included with every purchase).
- Unzip it — inside is a SETUP.md and a knowledge/ folder.
- Go to chatgpt.com → your profile → My GPTs → Create a GPT → Configure.
- Paste the Name, Description, and Instructions from SETUP.md into the matching fields.
- Under Knowledge, upload every file in the knowledge/ folder.
- Click Create/Save, open your GPT, and describe your task in plain English.
A paid plan on either platform is required — Claude (Pro, Max, or Team) or ChatGPT (Plus or Team). Comfortable with Terminal? A one-line npx skilltree-network install path is available too.