Installation Guide
Get Community Cookbook installed and start using custom automation recipes on your monday.com boards in under two minutes.
Part 1 — Install the App
You only need to do this once. After installation, every recipe in Community Cookbook is available across all your boards.
Open the Apps Marketplace
From any screen in monday.com, click the puzzle piece icon in the top-left navigation bar. This opens the monday.com Apps Marketplace.
Search for “Community Cookbook”
Type “Community Cookbook” into the search bar at the top of the marketplace. Click on the Community Cookbook app card when it appears.
Click “Install”
On the app listing page, click the blue Install button. You'll be asked to choose whether to add the app to all workspaces or a specific workspace. We recommend installing it for all workspaces so every team can use the recipes.
Review Permissions & Confirm
monday.com will show you the permissions the app needs. Community Cookbook only requires access to read and write board data so the automation recipes can work. Click Install to confirm — and you're done.
Part 2 — Find the Recipes on Your Boards
Once installed, Community Cookbook's custom triggers and actions appear alongside monday.com's built-in automation blocks. Here's how to find them.
Go to Any Board
Navigate to the board where you want to set up an automation. The recipes work on any board in your account.
Open the Automations Centre
In the top-right corner of your board, click the “Automate” button to open the Board Automations page.
Search for Community Cookbook Recipes
Click “Create automation” to open the custom automation builder. When you choose a trigger or action from the dropdown, Community Cookbook's custom blocks appear right alongside monday.com's built-in blocks. Search by name — for example, “formula” or “OR status” — to find them quickly.
Configure & Activate
Click on any recipe card to configure it. Each recipe reads as a clear sentence — click the bold words to set your values (which status, which column, which board, etc.). Once configured, click “Create Automation” and it's live.
Part 3 — Find Automations in the Workflows Section
monday.com also lets you manage automations from the Workflows section in the left-hand navigation. This gives you a centralised view of all automations across your boards.
Open the Workflows Section
In the left-hand navigation panel of monday.com, click on “Workflows”. This opens a dedicated area where you can view and manage all your automations across your account.
Browse Your Automations
The Workflows section shows all active automations across your boards. You can filter by board, status, or type to find specific automations. Any Community Cookbook recipes you've set up will appear here alongside your other automations.
Add New Automations from Workflows
Click the “+ Add new workflow” button to create a new automation. From here, you can select a board and then search for Community Cookbook recipes just like you would from the board's Automations Centre.
Recipes Available Today
Search for these by name in the Automations Centre after installing.
OR Status Trigger
When a column matches any of these values
Formula Column Threshold Trigger
When a formula column goes above or below a number
Formula Column Change Trigger
When a formula column's calculated value changes
All Subitems Reach Status Trigger
When ALL subitems reach a specific status
Sync Parent Dates from Subitems
Roll up subitem timelines to the parent item
Update Status in Connected Board
Sync a status change to a connected board
Sync Status Bidirectionally
Two-way sync with loop prevention
Copy Mirror Column to Editable Column
Unlock mirror data for formulas & automations
Bulk Operations (5 Group-Level Actions)
Set status, copy value, clear, archive, or move every item in a group
Good to Know
Who can install?
Only account admins can install marketplace apps. If you're not an admin, clicking Install sends a request to your admin — they'll get a notification and can approve it in one click.
Which monday.com plans?
Custom automations require a Standard plan or above. The Basic plan does not support automations.
Action limits
Community Cookbook recipes count towards your Automation actions allowance. Check your plan's limits under Automations → Account usage.
Works everywhere
Once installed, the recipes are available on every board in your account. You don't need to install per board or per workspace.
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