Salty Desk
Live· Standalone instrument · also layered inside Occasion OS as ArchitectureSC-MB-001

Menu Builder

Menu architecture + stress test

Can this kitchen finish this menu on time?

Five-role architecture, stress meters, anchor locking, bounded simplification, and hard stops. Scores Balance, Make Ahead, Service Fit, Equipment Fit, and Host Freedom from your declared inputs — then hands a clean packet to Occasion OS.

Inputs it demands

  • Occasion type and guest count
  • Service style — plated, family, buffet, standing
  • Host attention available during service
  • Oven, burner, cold, and counter capacity
  • Budget pressure, if any

What it returns

  • Five-role menu architecture with pairing mode
  • Stress reading across all five axes
  • Hard stops with the constraint that triggered them
  • Anchor effect when a dish is locked
  • A packet Occasion OS accepts at contract 1.1.0

Hard stops

  • Plated service beyond declared capacity
  • Allergen boundary reached — the tool refuses rather than reassures
  • Equipment contention that cannot be sequenced away

A hard stop is a refusal, not a warning.

Refuses outright

  • AI menu generation
  • Allergen safety or cross-contact control
  • Recipes, pricing, or nutrition advice
  • Accounts or cloud sync

Handoff contract

  • Out → Menu architecture + stress summary + anchor → Occasion OS

Not this tool

Occasion Operating System

Sequences the night; it does not choose dishes.

Restaurant Intelligence

Ranks rooms; it has no view of your kitchen.