sourdough-starter-manager

# Sourdough Starter Manager

## Description

The Sourdough Starter Manager helps bakers maintain healthy, active sourdough starters through intelligent feeding schedules, precise hydration calculations, health monitoring, and baking preparation planning. Whether you're a beginner or experienced baker, this skill ensures your starter stays healthy and ready for any baking project.

## Core Capabilities

### 1. Feeding Schedule Management
- Calculate feeding ratios (starter:flour:water)
- Generate maintenance schedules (daily, weekly, refrigerated)
- Create pre-bake preparation timelines
- Track feeding history and patterns
- Set reminders for upcoming feedings

### 2. Hydration Calculations
- Calculate current starter hydration percentage
- Convert between different hydration levels (e.g., 100% to 75%)
- Adjust recipes for different starter hydrations
- Calculate flour and water needed for target amounts

### 3. Health Monitoring & Troubleshooting
- Diagnose common starter problems
- Track rise times and peak activity
- Monitor smell, consistency, and appearance
- Provide recovery protocols for neglected starters
- Identify contamination vs. normal fermentation

### 4. Baking Preparation
- Calculate starter amounts needed for recipes
- Generate feeding schedules to reach target amounts
- Plan multi-day preparation timelines
- Adjust for room temperature variations
- Optimize timing for specific bake schedules

## Usage Examples

### Example 1: Daily Maintenance Feeding
**User**: "I need to feed my starter. I have 50g of starter right now."

**Assistant Response**:
- Suggests 1:1:1 ratio feeding (50g starter : 50g flour : 50g water)
- Notes this will yield 150g total
- Recommends discarding excess if not baking soon
- Provides timeline: feed now, ready in 4-8 hours at room temp (68-75°F)

### Example 2: Pre-Bake Preparation
**User**: "I want to bake bread on Saturday morning. My recipe needs 200g of active starter."

**Assistant Response**:
- Calculates backward timel...

# 🍞 Sourdough Starter Manager

An OpenClaw skill for maintaining healthy sourdough starters with intelligent feeding schedules, precise calculations, and expert troubleshooting.

## What This Skill Does

The Sourdough Starter Manager transforms your AI assistant into a sourdough expert that helps you:

- **Calculate perfect feeding ratios** for any situation
- **Generate feeding schedules** for daily maintenance or pre-bake preparation  
- **Troubleshoot starter problems** with expert diagnosis and recovery protocols
- **Convert between hydration levels** (100%, 75%, etc.)
- **Plan baking timelines** to have starter ready exactly when you need it
- **Track starter health** with clear indicators and monitoring
- **Store starters properly** for vacations or long breaks

## Installation

### Via ClawHub CLI (Recommended)

```bash
# Search for the skill
clawhub search sourdough

# Install
clawhub install sourdough-starter-manager
```

### Manual Installation

1. Create the skill directory:
```bash
mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills/sourdough-starter-manager
```

2. Copy `SKILL.md` to the directory:
```bash
cp SKILL.md ~/.openclaw/skills/sourdough-starter-manager/
```

3. Restart OpenClaw or reload skills:
```bash
openclaw reload-skills
```

## Usage Examples

### Basic Feeding
```
You: I need to feed my starter. I have 50g left.
AI: For daily maintenance, I recommend a 1:1:1 ratio feeding:
    - 50g starter (what you have)
    - 50g flour
    - 50g water
    Total: 150g starter after feeding
    
    Timeline: Feed now, it'll be ready in 4-8 hours at room temperature...
```

### Baking Preparation
```
You: I want to bake on Saturday morning. My recipe needs 200g of active starter.
AI: Let me create a preparation timeline for you:

    Thursday Evening (8 PM):
    - Take starter from fridge
    - Feed 1:2:2 ratio (30g starter + 60g flour + 60g water)
    
    Friday Evening (8 PM):
    - Discard down to 50g
    - Feed 1:3:3 ratio (50g starter + 150g flour + 150g water)
    - T...