Setting the file. One moment.
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Seed by running seed-restaurants.mjs with a plan file — don’t hand-write the REST calls.
The script mints its own site token via the Wix CLI (logged-in session + wix.config.json
required), installs the Restaurants apps, builds each menu bottom-up (items → sections →
menu, all visible), imports+attaches images, and configures ordering/reservations.
# from the project root (where wix.config.json lives):
node <SKILL_ROOT>/references/restaurants/seed/seed-restaurants.mjs plan.jsonplan.json is plain data — write it from the brief. Default to one menu with ~3 sections
of 2–3 items each (the seed shows the shape; the owner adds the rest in the dashboard),
every item with an image (a menu without photos looks broken) — the default is an
imagePrompt (AI-generated, ~1 Wix AI credit per image, account-billed): brand-contextual —
subject, aesthetic/mood, palette, lighting — always ending “no text, no watermarks”. At least one image in the set shows the real subject of the business — the actual product/space/service, not abstract decoration. For an asset the user actually
supplied use imagePath (a file on this machine — uploaded to Wix Media) or imageUrl
(their own hosted URL; verify it with curl -sI → 200) — never a stock-photo or guessed URL. Images resolve in parallel and never
block the seed, a failed image leaves that item text-only — and both add-ons on for a
restaurant that takes orders and reservations:
{
"menus": [
{ "name": "Dinner", "description": "Evening menu", "sections": [
{ "name": "Antipasti", "description": "To start", "items": [
{ "name": "Bruschetta al Pomodoro", "description": "Grilled sourdough, San Marzano tomatoes, basil.",
"price": 9.5, "imageUrl": "https://…" },
{ "name": "Burrata", "description": "Creamy burrata, heirloom tomatoes, olive oil.",
"price": 14, "imageUrl": "https://…" }
] },
{ "name": "Mains", "items": [
{ "name": "Tagliatelle al Ragù", "description": "Slow-braised beef ragù, parmigiano.",
"price": 22, "imageUrl": "https://…" },
{ "name": "Branzino", "description": "Whole roasted sea bass, lemon, herbs.",
"price": 28, "imageUrl": "https://…" }
] },
{ "name": "Dolci", "items": [
{ "name": "Tiramisù", "description": "Espresso-soaked ladyfingers, mascarpone.",
"price": 10, "imageUrl": "https://…" }
] }
] }
],
"ordering": { "address": {
"name": "Trattoria Lumina", "timeZone": "America/New_York",
"address": { "country": "US", "subdivision": "US-NY", "city": "New York", "postalCode": "10012",
"streetAddress": { "number": "18", "name": "Prince Street" },
"formattedAddress": "18 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012" } } },
"reservations": { "partySize": { "min": 1, "max": 10 } }
}price — a number; stored as a decimal string in the site currency (never send one).ordering — installs the Orders app, which auto-provisions a working setup (ENABLED
operation, Pickup + Delivery methods, every menu orderable); the seed verifies it. The
address is required for real ordering — without one, ordering is “testing only” and
checkout breaks. If the brief names no address, pass "ordering": true and the result
carries a note to flag the owner. Completing a paid order additionally needs a premium
plan + a connected payment method (dashboard) — mention it, don’t treat it as a failure.reservations — installs Table Reservations, which auto-provisions a default reservation
location; partySize (or a full configuration) is a partial PATCH. The final
enable-online-reservations toggle is premium-only: on a free site the result carries
reservations.premiumRequired: true — expected, tell the owner, don’t retry.sampleMenuRemoved: true). On a site that already had the app,
seeding is strictly additive — never delete or overwrite existing content; ask first
if a cleanup seems needed.setupRestaurants composes exported steps — installMenusApp, installOrdersApp,
installTableReservationsApp, removeSampleMenu, createMenu, importImage,
attachItemImages, setBusinessLocation, listOperationsWithRetry, enableOperation,
queryMenuOrderingSettings, updateMenuOrderingSettings, listReservationLocationsWithRetry,
updateReservationLocation, enableOnlineReservations, plus makeCtx() — import them only
for a partial re-seed.
Unexpected shape or an uncovered operation → read the live Wix API reference; the
authoritative source recipes are wix-headless/references/inline-recipes/setup-restaurants.md,
setup-restaurant-orders.md, and setup-restaurant-reservations.md.