Workflow: Scheduletrigger Workflow
Integrations: code, httpRequest, manualTrigger, scheduleTrigger, set, stickyNote

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"This code node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"id": "f440ce9d-cc27-4982-a0bd-b0ce2e5217d9", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [40, -60], "parameters": {"color": 4, "height": 340, "content": "## Trigger\nSet the trigger to run when you like"}, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"id": "2bac2f08-2969-4f47-9fce-0e7de416cd09", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [280, -60], "parameters": {"color": 5, "width": 300, "height": 340, "content": "## Update this Config\nSet the base Url of your Mealie instance\nSet number of recipes to generate and number of days to offset the plan (0 will start today).\nGrab a category id from Mealie (or leave blank for all categories)"}, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow."}, {"id": "a2850e39-c25f-4210-8f9e-a657c0c63bf5", "name": 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