Cook: A simple CLI for orchestrating Claude Code

https://rjcorwin.github.io/cook/

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rafaamaral•1h ago

Nice approach to the orchestration problem. The recipe-based pattern is clean — define the workflow declaratively, let the CLI handle the execution.

One thing I've been thinking about with tools like this: as you chain more Claude Code calls, the cost compounds fast. A single "cook" run with 5-6 steps could easily burn through $10-15 in API credits if you're not careful about which model handles which step.

Has anyone experimented with routing different recipe steps to different model tiers? E.g., using Haiku for boilerplate generation and Opus only for the steps that actually need deep reasoning? That's where the real savings are in multi-agent orchestration.

Yiin•54m ago

just use 200usd plan, I forgot what limits are.

croes•44m ago

You'll remember it soon

weird-eye-issue•29m ago

Do you often hit the limits recently on the $200 plan? I don't even come close

dionian•14m ago

i used to, its much better now. opus 4.6 has been great on tokens

rc_kas•1h ago

Can someone explain what this is to my n00b brain. I don't get what claude-cli is missing that this adds in?

transitorykris•49m ago

Maybe not adds in, but wraps around. You could accomplish much of this with fairly simply bash scripts.

esperent•35m ago

You could accomplish all of it with claude -p (headless mode).

brcmthrowaway•19m ago

Indeed.

Where are people finding time for these sort of projects.

transitorykris•18m ago

Admittedly I might be missing a flag or two with claude, but how are multiple loops and comparisons of solutions done with just headless mode?

beshrkayali•30m ago

IMO the raw Claude CLI is great for one-off interactive sessions, but as soon as you want repeatable multi-step workflows you’re either copy-pasting prompts forever or hacking your own solution manually. That’s exactly the gap these tools fill.

My take on a solution for this is https://ossature.dev — .smd spec markdown files + ossature audit / build that gives you DAG orchestration, SHA-traced increments, and tiny focused contexts.

sbinnee•10m ago

There is a skill installation option. The skill markdown has 180 lines [1].

My take? I like it. It's concise enough for me to try it out. And I love the webpage.

[1] https://github.com/rjcorwin/cook/blob/main/no-code/SKILL.md

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