diff --git a/internal/ai/skills/draft_week.go b/internal/ai/skills/draft_week.go
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ai/skills/draft_week.go
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+package skills
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+	"unicode/utf8"
+
+	"code.cubecraftlabs.com/Maniacs_Mansion/Meal-Quest/internal/ai/harness"
+	"code.cubecraftlabs.com/Maniacs_Mansion/Meal-Quest/internal/ai/llm"
+	// Aliased: the package tests name a fixture household.
+	hh "code.cubecraftlabs.com/Maniacs_Mansion/Meal-Quest/internal/household"
+	"code.cubecraftlabs.com/Maniacs_Mansion/Meal-Quest/internal/store"
+)
+
+// NoteLimit is the most characters a drafted week's note may have.
+const NoteLimit = 160
+
+// WeekLength is how many dinners a drafted week holds, one a day from
+// Monday to Sunday.
+const WeekLength = 7
+
+// Candidate kinds: a Regular or a Quest log dinner.
+const (
+	KindRegular  = "regular"
+	KindQuestLog = "quest_log"
+)
+
+// WeekRequest is what draft_week reads.
+type WeekRequest struct {
+	// Context is the household context (see harness.BuildContext).
+	Context harness.HouseholdContext
+	// WeekStart is the Monday of the week to draft, household-local.
+	WeekStart store.LocalDate
+	// Pool holds the dinners the week may be drafted from. It must hold at
+	// least WeekLength dinners, each once.
+	Pool []Candidate
+	// LastWeek holds the IDs of the dinners planned in the week before
+	// WeekStart. They need not be in Pool.
+	LastWeek []string
+	// DinnerTime is the household's dinner time, "HH:MM", from which a
+	// crock-pot dinner's StartBy is computed.
+	DinnerTime string
+}
+
+// Candidate is one dinner of the pool.
+type Candidate struct {
+	ID   string
+	Name string
+	// Kind is KindRegular or KindQuestLog.
+	Kind string
+	// Method is one of stovetop, oven, crockpot, grill and other, or ""
+	// when unknown.
+	Method string
+	// Minutes from prep to table, or 0 when unknown.
+	Minutes int
+}
+
+// NotEnoughDinnersError is a pool too small to fill a week. DraftWeek
+// returns it before any LLM call.
+type NotEnoughDinnersError struct {
+	// Pool is how many dinners the pool holds.
+	Pool int
+}
+
+func (e *NotEnoughDinnersError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("not enough dinners: the pool holds %d, a week needs %d", e.Pool, WeekLength)
+}
+
+// Week is draft_week's output.
+type Week struct {
+	// Days are the week's dinners, Monday to Sunday.
+	Days []WeekDay `json:"days"`
+	// Note is a short word on the week, at most NoteLimit characters. It
+	// may be empty.
+	Note string `json:"note"`
+	// Warnings say what the draft did that the rules discourage but allow,
+	// such as repeating last week's dinners. It is never part of the
+	// model's reply.
+	Warnings []string `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// WeekDay is one day's dinner.
+type WeekDay struct {
+	// Date is the household-local date, YYYY-MM-DD.
+	Date string `json:"date"`
+	// DinnerID is the ID of a dinner of the pool.
+	DinnerID string `json:"dinner_id"`
+	// IsNew is true for a Quest log dinner. It is computed from the pool,
+	// never part of the model's reply.
+	IsNew bool `json:"-"`
+	// StartBy is when a crock-pot dinner must start to be ready at the
+	// household's dinner time; it is zero for any other dinner and for a
+	// crock-pot dinner whose minutes are unknown. It is computed, never
+	// part of the model's reply.
+	StartBy time.Time `json:"-"`
+}
+
+// DraftWeek runs draft_week v1 on in and returns a week of seven dinners
+// from the pool, one a day from Monday to Sunday, none twice. A pool of
+// fewer than WeekLength dinners fails with *NotEnoughDinnersError before
+// any LLM call, and any other invalid request fails before it too. scope
+// names the week (see harness.Run).
+func DraftWeek(ctx context.Context, cfg harness.Config, scope string, in WeekRequest) (Week, error) {
+	s, err := newDraftWeek(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Week{}, err
+	}
+	return harness.Run(ctx, cfg, s, scope, in)
+}
+
+// draftWeek is the skill. It holds its input, the week's dates and the
+// pool by ID because validation and post-processing compare the output
+// with them.
+type draftWeek struct {
+	in    WeekRequest
+	dates [WeekLength]store.LocalDate
+	pool  map[string]Candidate
+	zone  *time.Location
+}
+
+var _ harness.Skill[WeekRequest, Week] = draftWeek{}
+
+// newDraftWeek checks in and returns the skill for it.
+func newDraftWeek(in WeekRequest) (draftWeek, error) {
+	pool := map[string]Candidate{}
+	for i, c := range in.Pool {
+		if err := c.check(); err != nil {
+			return draftWeek{}, fmt.Errorf("draft_week: pool dinner %d: %w", i+1, err)
+		}
+		if _, dup := pool[c.ID]; dup {
+			return draftWeek{}, fmt.Errorf("draft_week: pool dinner %d: id %q is in the pool twice", i+1, c.ID)
+		}
+		pool[c.ID] = c
+	}
+	if len(pool) < WeekLength {
+		return draftWeek{}, &NotEnoughDinnersError{Pool: len(pool)}
+	}
+	dates, err := hh.WeekDays(in.WeekStart)
+	if err != nil {
+		return draftWeek{}, fmt.Errorf("draft_week: %w", err)
+	}
+	zone, err := hh.LoadZone(in.Context.Timezone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return draftWeek{}, fmt.Errorf("draft_week: %w", err)
+	}
+	// The dinner time is checked here so a bad one fails before the LLM
+	// call rather than in PostProcess.
+	if _, err := hh.LocalTime(zone, in.WeekStart, in.DinnerTime); err != nil {
+		return draftWeek{}, fmt.Errorf("draft_week: dinner time: %w", err)
+	}
+	return draftWeek{in: in, dates: dates, pool: pool, zone: zone}, nil
+}
+
+// check reports a candidate the pool cannot hold.
+func (c Candidate) check() error {
+	switch {
+	case strings.TrimSpace(c.ID) == "" || strings.ContainsAny(c.ID, "\r\n"):
+		return fmt.Errorf("id %q is empty or has a line break", c.ID)
+	case strings.TrimSpace(c.Name) == "":
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s has an empty name", c.ID)
+	case c.Kind != KindRegular && c.Kind != KindQuestLog:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s kind %q is not %s or %s", c.ID, c.Kind, KindRegular, KindQuestLog)
+	case c.Method != "" && !slices.Contains(methods, c.Method):
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s method %q is not one of %s", c.ID, c.Method, strings.Join(methods, ", "))
+	case c.Minutes < 0:
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s minutes %d is negative", c.ID, c.Minutes)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (draftWeek) Name() string { return "draft_week" }
+
+func (draftWeek) Version() int { return 1 }
+
+func (draftWeek) Timeout() time.Duration { return harness.DefaultTimeout }
+
+// weekPrompt is the template data of draft_week.v1.tmpl.
+type weekPrompt struct {
+	// Days are the week's dates, Monday to Sunday, e.g. "Mon 2026-10-12".
+	Days []string
+}
+
+func (s draftWeek) PromptInput(in WeekRequest) (harness.PromptInput, error) {
+	var days []string
+	for _, d := range s.dates {
+		y, m, day := d.Date()
+		days = append(days, time.Date(y, m, day, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC).Format("Mon")+" "+d.String())
+	}
+	var pool []string
+	for _, c := range in.Pool {
+		pool = append(pool, c.line(slices.Contains(in.LastWeek, c.ID)))
+	}
+	sections := append(in.Context.Sections(), harness.ContextSection{Title: "Candidate pool", Lines: pool})
+	return harness.PromptInput{Data: weekPrompt{Days: days}, Context: sections}, nil
+}
+
+// line renders c as `id "ID": Name (Regular, method, N min, planned last
+// week)`, leaving out what is unknown.
+func (c Candidate) line(lastWeek bool) string {
+	attrs := []string{"Regular"}
+	if c.Kind == KindQuestLog {
+		attrs = []string{"Quest log"}
+	}
+	if c.Method != "" {
+		attrs = append(attrs, c.Method)
+	}
+	if c.Minutes > 0 {
+		attrs = append(attrs, fmt.Sprintf("%d min", c.Minutes))
+	}
+	if lastWeek {
+		attrs = append(attrs, "planned last week")
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("id %q: %s (%s)", c.ID, oneLine(c.Name), strings.Join(attrs, ", "))
+}
+
+func (draftWeek) Schema() llm.JSONSchema {
+	return llm.JSONSchema{Name: "draft_week", Schema: json.RawMessage(`{
+		"type": "object",
+		"properties": {
+			"days": {
+				"type": "array",
+				"items": {
+					"type": "object",
+					"properties": {
+						"date": {"type": "string"},
+						"dinner_id": {"type": "string"}
+					},
+					"required": ["date", "dinner_id"],
+					"additionalProperties": false
+				}
+			},
+			"note": {"type": "string"}
+		},
+		"required": ["days", "note"],
+		"additionalProperties": false
+	}`)}
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON decodes a day, requiring each of its fields as the schema
+// does.
+func (d *WeekDay) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	if err := requireFields(data, nil, "date", "dinner_id"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("day %s", err)
+	}
+	type plain WeekDay
+	return json.Unmarshal(data, (*plain)(d))
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON decodes the output, requiring each of its fields as the
+// schema does.
+func (w *Week) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	if err := requireFields(data, nil, "days", "note"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("output %s", err)
+	}
+	type plain Week
+	return json.Unmarshal(data, (*plain)(w))
+}
+
+// Validate finds every broken rule: a week that is not exactly the seven
+// dates Monday to Sunday in order, a dinner not in the pool or planned
+// twice, or a note over NoteLimit characters.
+func (s draftWeek) Validate(out Week) []string {
+	var problems []string
+	if n := len(out.Days); n != WeekLength {
+		problems = append(problems, fmt.Sprintf("days has %d entries; give exactly %d, one for each date from %s to %s",
+			n, WeekLength, s.dates[0], s.dates[WeekLength-1]))
+	}
+	first := map[string]int{} // dinner ID -> first day planning it
+	for i, d := range out.Days {
+		if i < WeekLength && d.Date != s.dates[i].String() {
+			problems = append(problems, fmt.Sprintf("day %d date %q is not %s; give the dates %s to %s in order",
+				i+1, d.Date, s.dates[i], s.dates[0], s.dates[WeekLength-1]))
+		}
+		c, ok := s.pool[d.DinnerID]
+		if !ok {
+			problems = append(problems, fmt.Sprintf("day %d dinner_id %q is not in the candidate pool; use only ids from it", i+1, d.DinnerID))
+			continue
+		}
+		if j, dup := first[d.DinnerID]; dup {
+			problems = append(problems, fmt.Sprintf("day %d dinner_id %q (%s) is also on day %d; plan each dinner at most once",
+				i+1, d.DinnerID, oneLine(c.Name), j+1))
+			continue
+		}
+		first[d.DinnerID] = i
+	}
+	if n := utf8.RuneCountInString(out.Note); n > NoteLimit {
+		problems = append(problems, fmt.Sprintf("note has %d characters; keep it to at most %d", n, NoteLimit))
+	}
+	return problems
+}
+
+// PostProcess tidies the note, marks each Quest log dinner new, computes
+// each crock-pot dinner's StartBy, and warns when the week repeats more of
+// last week's dinners than the pool made necessary.
+func (s draftWeek) PostProcess(out Week) (Week, error) {
+	result := Week{Note: oneLine(out.Note)}
+	var repeats []string
+	for i, d := range out.Days {
+		c := s.pool[d.DinnerID]
+		day := WeekDay{Date: d.Date, DinnerID: d.DinnerID, IsNew: c.Kind == KindQuestLog}
+		if c.Method == "crockpot" && c.Minutes > 0 {
+			dinner, err := hh.LocalTime(s.zone, s.dates[i], s.in.DinnerTime)
+			if err != nil {
+				return Week{}, err
+			}
+			day.StartBy = dinner.Add(-time.Duration(c.Minutes) * time.Minute)
+		}
+		if slices.Contains(s.in.LastWeek, d.DinnerID) {
+			repeats = append(repeats, oneLine(c.Name))
+		}
+		result.Days = append(result.Days, day)
+	}
+	fresh := 0
+	for id := range s.pool {
+		if !slices.Contains(s.in.LastWeek, id) {
+			fresh++
+		}
+	}
+	if allowed := max(0, WeekLength-fresh); len(repeats) > allowed {
+		result.Warnings = append(result.Warnings, fmt.Sprintf("repeats %d of last week's dinners (%s) though the pool needed at most %d",
+			len(repeats), strings.Join(repeats, ", "), allowed))
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/ai/skills/draft_week_test.go b/internal/ai/skills/draft_week_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f138148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ai/skills/draft_week_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+package skills
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"code.cubecraftlabs.com/Maniacs_Mansion/Meal-Quest/internal/ai/harness"
+	"code.cubecraftlabs.com/Maniacs_Mansion/Meal-Quest/internal/ai/llm"
+)
+
+// weekOf asks for the week of Monday 2026-10-12 from a pool of eight, two
+// of them planned last week.
+var weekOf = WeekRequest{
+	Context: harness.HouseholdContext{
+		Today:    date(2026, 10, 8),
+		Timezone: "America/New_York",
+		Regulars: []harness.RegularDinner{
+			{Name: "Beef Chili", Cuisine: "Tex-Mex", Method: "crockpot", Minutes: 240},
+			{Name: "Chicken Fajitas", Cuisine: "Tex-Mex", Method: "stovetop", Minutes: 30, Favorite: true},
+		},
+		QuestLog: []string{"Pad Thai"},
+		Passed:   []string{},
+		Plans: []harness.PlannedDinner{
+			{Date: date(2026, 10, 5), Name: "Chicken Fajitas"},
+			{Date: date(2026, 10, 6), Name: "Fish Tacos"},
+		},
+	},
+	WeekStart: date(2026, 10, 12),
+	Pool: []Candidate{
+		{ID: "chili", Name: "Beef Chili", Kind: KindRegular, Method: "crockpot", Minutes: 240},
+		{ID: "fajitas", Name: "Chicken Fajitas", Kind: KindRegular, Method: "stovetop", Minutes: 30},
+		{ID: "bolognese", Name: "Spaghetti Bolognese", Kind: KindRegular, Method: "stovetop", Minutes: 45},
+		{ID: "salmon", Name: "Sheet Pan Salmon", Kind: KindRegular, Method: "oven"},
+		{ID: "tacos", Name: "Fish Tacos", Kind: KindRegular, Minutes: 25},
+		{ID: "padthai", Name: "Pad Thai", Kind: KindQuestLog, Method: "stovetop", Minutes: 35},
+		{ID: "roast", Name: "Pot Roast", Kind: KindRegular, Method: "crockpot"},
+		{ID: "shawarma", Name: "Chicken Shawarma Bowls", Kind: KindQuestLog, Method: "oven", Minutes: 40},
+	},
+	LastWeek:   []string{"fajitas", "tacos", "gone"},
+	DinnerTime: "17:30",
+}
+
+// weekDates are the dates of weekOf, Monday to Sunday.
+var weekDates = []string{"2026-10-12", "2026-10-13", "2026-10-14", "2026-10-15", "2026-10-16", "2026-10-17", "2026-10-18"}
+
+// week renders a reply planning ids on dates, in order.
+func week(note string, dates []string, ids ...string) string {
+	var days []string
+	for i, id := range ids {
+		days = append(days, fmt.Sprintf(`{"date":%q,"dinner_id":%q}`, dates[i], id))
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"days":[%s],"note":%q}`, strings.Join(days, ","), note)
+}
+
+// clean plans no dinner of last week.
+var clean = []string{"chili", "padthai", "bolognese", "salmon", "shawarma", "roast", "fajitas"}
+
+// wantWeek is the output for a reply planning ids on weekDates with note.
+func wantWeek(note string, ids ...string) Week {
+	newYork, err := time.LoadLocation("America/New_York")
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	out := Week{Note: note}
+	for i, id := range ids {
+		day := WeekDay{Date: weekDates[i], DinnerID: id, IsNew: id == "padthai" || id == "shawarma"}
+		if id == "chili" {
+			y, m, d := date(2026, 10, 12+i).Date()
+			day.StartBy = time.Date(y, m, d, 13, 30, 0, 0, newYork)
+		}
+		out.Days = append(out.Days, day)
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+// draft runs DraftWeek on in with f and checks f was called exactly calls
+// times, each at the household temperature with the draft_week schema.
+func draft(t *testing.T, f *llm.Fake, in WeekRequest, calls int) (Week, []llm.Request, error) {
+	t.Helper()
+	out, err := DraftWeek(context.Background(), testConfig(t, f), "2026-W42", in)
+	reqs := f.Requests()
+	if len(reqs) != calls {
+		t.Fatalf("Generate called %d times, want %d", len(reqs), calls)
+	}
+	if g, _, _ := f.Remaining(); g != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d scripted Generate results unused", g)
+	}
+	for i, req := range reqs {
+		if req.Temperature == nil || *req.Temperature != 0.7 {
+			t.Fatalf("request %d temperature = %v, want 0.7", i+1, req.Temperature)
+		}
+		if req.Schema == nil || req.Schema.Name != "draft_week" {
+			t.Fatalf("request %d schema = %v, want draft_week", i+1, req.Schema)
+		}
+	}
+	return out, reqs, err
+}
+
+func assertWeek(t *testing.T, got, want Week) {
+	t.Helper()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %+v\nwant     %+v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekValid(t *testing.T) {
+	var f llm.Fake
+	f.QueueGenerate(reply(week("  A cosy week,\nwith Pad Thai midweek. ", weekDates, clean...)))
+	out, reqs, err := draft(t, &f, weekOf, 1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assertWeek(t, out, wantWeek("A cosy week, with Pad Thai midweek.", clean...))
+	if !out.Days[0].StartBy.Equal(time.Date(2026, 10, 12, 17, 30, 0, 0, time.UTC)) {
+		t.Errorf("Beef Chili StartBy = %v, want 13:30 EDT", out.Days[0].StartBy)
+	}
+
+	system, user := reqs[0].System, reqs[0].Messages[0].Content
+	golden(t, "draft_week_valid.system.golden", system)
+	golden(t, "draft_week_valid.user.golden", user)
+	for _, part := range []string{
+		"## Household context",
+		"### Candidate pool",
+		`- id "chili": Beef Chili (Regular, crockpot, 240 min)`,
+		`- id "fajitas": Chicken Fajitas (Regular, stovetop, 30 min, planned last week)`,
+		`- id "salmon": Sheet Pan Salmon (Regular, oven)`,
+		`- id "tacos": Fish Tacos (Regular, 25 min, planned last week)`,
+		`- id "padthai": Pad Thai (Quest log, stovetop, 35 min)`,
+		"## Output contract",
+		`"dinner_id"`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(system, part) {
+			t.Errorf("system prompt lacks %q", part)
+		}
+	}
+	if strings.Index(system, "### Candidate pool") > strings.Index(system, "## Output contract") {
+		t.Error("the output contract is not after the candidate pool")
+	}
+	want := "Draft the week of Mon 2026-10-12, Tue 2026-10-13, Wed 2026-10-14, Thu 2026-10-15, Fri 2026-10-16, Sat 2026-10-17, Sun 2026-10-18."
+	if user != want {
+		t.Errorf("user message = %q, want %q", user, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// repaired checks a first reply is repaired once, quoting it and the
+// problems wanted.
+func repaired(t *testing.T, first string, want ...string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	var f llm.Fake
+	f.QueueGenerate(reply(first), reply(week("Fixed.", weekDates, clean...)))
+	out, reqs, err := draft(t, &f, weekOf, 2)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	assertWeek(t, out, wantWeek("Fixed.", clean...))
+	repair := reqs[1].Messages
+	if len(repair) != 3 || repair[1].Content != first {
+		t.Fatalf("repair turn does not quote the first reply: %+v", repair)
+	}
+	for _, w := range want {
+		if !strings.Contains(repair[2].Content, w) {
+			t.Fatalf("repair message = %q, want it to contain %q", repair[2].Content, w)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekUnknownIDRepaired(t *testing.T) {
+	ids := slices.Clone(clean)
+	ids[2] = "lasagna"
+	repaired(t, week("A week.", weekDates, ids...),
+		`day 3 dinner_id "lasagna" is not in the candidate pool; use only ids from it`)
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekDuplicateRepaired(t *testing.T) {
+	ids := slices.Clone(clean)
+	ids[5] = "chili"
+	repaired(t, week("A week.", weekDates, ids...),
+		`day 6 dinner_id "chili" (Beef Chili) is also on day 1; plan each dinner at most once`)
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekWrongDatesTwiceFails(t *testing.T) {
+	sundayFirst := append([]string{"2026-10-11"}, weekDates[:6]...)
+	var f llm.Fake
+	f.QueueGenerate(reply(week("A week.", sundayFirst, clean...)), reply(week("A week.", sundayFirst, clean...)))
+	out, _, err := draft(t, &f, weekOf, 2)
+	var bad *harness.BadOutputError
+	if !errors.As(err, &bad) || !errors.Is(err, llm.ErrBadOutput) {
+		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want a BadOutputError", err)
+	}
+	if !slices.Contains(bad.Repair, `day 1 date "2026-10-11" is not 2026-10-12; give the dates 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18 in order`) {
+		t.Fatalf("repair problems = %q", bad.Repair)
+	}
+	if out.Days != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("output = %+v, want none", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekNotEnoughDinners(t *testing.T) {
+	small := weekOf
+	small.Pool = slices.Clone(weekOf.Pool[:6])
+	var f llm.Fake
+	_, _, err := draft(t, &f, small, 0)
+	var short *NotEnoughDinnersError
+	if !errors.As(err, &short) || short.Pool != 6 {
+		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want a NotEnoughDinnersError for a pool of 6", err)
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "not enough dinners: the pool holds 6, a week needs 7" {
+		t.Fatalf("err = %q", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekLastWeekRepeats(t *testing.T) {
+	// The pool has six dinners not planned last week, so the week needs one
+	// of last week's two and may plan it without a warning.
+	one := []string{"chili", "padthai", "bolognese", "salmon", "shawarma", "roast", "fajitas"}
+	both := []string{"chili", "padthai", "bolognese", "tacos", "shawarma", "roast", "fajitas"}
+	for name, tc := range map[string]struct {
+		ids  []string
+		warn []string
+	}{
+		"needed repeat":  {one, nil},
+		"avoidable both": {both, []string{"repeats 2 of last week's dinners (Fish Tacos, Chicken Fajitas) though the pool needed at most 1"}},
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var f llm.Fake
+			f.QueueGenerate(reply(week("A week.", weekDates, tc.ids...)))
+			out, _, err := draft(t, &f, weekOf, 1)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			want := wantWeek("A week.", tc.ids...)
+			want.Warnings = tc.warn
+			assertWeek(t, out, want)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWeekValidate(t *testing.T) {
+	s, err := newDraftWeek(weekOf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	reply := func(note string, ids ...string) Week {
+		var w Week
+		if err := w.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(week(note, weekDates, ids...))); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		return w
+	}
+	if p := s.Validate(reply(strings.Repeat("é", NoteLimit), clean...)); len(p) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("valid output has problems: %q", p)
+	}
+	for name, tc := range map[string]struct {
+		out  Week
+		want []string
+	}{
+		"empty": {Week{}, []string{"days has 0 entries; give exactly 7, one for each date from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18"}},
+		"six days": {reply("", clean[:6]...), []string{
+			"days has 6 entries; give exactly 7, one for each date from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18",
+		}},
+		"eight days": {
+			Week{Days: append(reply("", clean...).Days, WeekDay{Date: "2026-10-19", DinnerID: "tacos"})},
+			[]string{"days has 8 entries; give exactly 7, one for each date from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18"},
+		},
+		"long note": {reply(strings.Repeat("a", NoteLimit+1), clean...), []string{"note has 161 characters; keep it to at most 160"}},
+		"dates out of order": {
+			Week{Days: []WeekDay{
+				{weekDates[1], "chili", false, time.Time{}}, {weekDates[0], "padthai", false, time.Time{}},
+				{weekDates[2], "bolognese", false, time.Time{}}, {weekDates[3], "salmon", false, time.Time{}},
+				{weekDates[4], "shawarma", false, time.Time{}}, {weekDates[5], "roast", false, time.Time{}},
+				{weekDates[6], "fajitas", false, time.Time{}},
+			}},
+			[]string{
+				`day 1 date "2026-10-13" is not 2026-10-12; give the dates 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18 in order`,
+				`day 2 date "2026-10-12" is not 2026-10-13; give the dates 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18 in order`,
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := s.Validate(tc.out); !slices.Equal(got, tc.want) {
+				t.Fatalf("problems =\n%s\nwant\n%s", strings.Join(got, "\n"), strings.Join(tc.want, "\n"))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDraftWeekRequestRejected(t *testing.T) {
+	with := func(change func(*WeekRequest)) WeekRequest {
+		in := weekOf
+		in.Pool = slices.Clone(weekOf.Pool)
+		change(&in)
+		return in
+	}
+	for name, tc := range map[string]struct {
+		in   WeekRequest
+		want string
+	}{
+		"not a Monday": {with(func(in *WeekRequest) { in.WeekStart = date(2026, 10, 13) }),
+			"draft_week: household: week start 2026-10-13 is a Tuesday, want Monday"},
+		"bad kind": {with(func(in *WeekRequest) { in.Pool[0].Kind = "suggestion" }),
+			`draft_week: pool dinner 1: chili kind "suggestion" is not regular or quest_log`},
+		"bad method": {with(func(in *WeekRequest) { in.Pool[1].Method = "air fryer" }),
+			`draft_week: pool dinner 2: fajitas method "air fryer" is not one of stovetop, oven, crockpot, grill, other`},
+		"empty id": {with(func(in *WeekRequest) { in.Pool[2].ID = " " }),
+			`draft_week: pool dinner 3: id " " is empty or has a line break`},
+		"id twice": {with(func(in *WeekRequest) { in.Pool[3].ID = "chili" }),
+			`draft_week: pool dinner 4: id "chili" is in the pool twice`},
+		"bad dinner time": {with(func(in *WeekRequest) { in.DinnerTime = "5:30pm" }),
+			`draft_week: dinner time: household: invalid time "5:30pm": want HH:MM`},
+	} {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var f llm.Fake
+			if _, _, err := draft(t, &f, tc.in, 0); err == nil || err.Error() != tc.want {
+				t.Fatalf("err = %v, want %q", err, tc.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/ai/skills/prompts/checksums.txt b/internal/ai/skills/prompts/checksums.txt
index baf7690..79ec5ec 100644
--- a/internal/ai/skills/prompts/checksums.txt
+++ b/internal/ai/skills/prompts/checksums.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 echo v1 ab5d7884f5c7a2261c06b0c9353bb9597070c001420bd4cbb6ec6272c093fdce
 normalize_recipe v1 7174e5479fc020f3b2b39953d85411381aea26defb9943145e7864c5b752d7ee
 suggest_side_quests v1 bd54d7bf9aea0980059a346e5f40ff4c866b80ef9bb9f74e7cbd413be0911c8a
+draft_week v1 e637419690d9532bab53cb8ca01b73a079ecfe8e3022522c05188d18e9740f32
diff --git a/internal/ai/skills/prompts/draft_week.v1.tmpl b/internal/ai/skills/prompts/draft_week.v1.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed4bb2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ai/skills/prompts/draft_week.v1.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{{/* draft_week drafts the household's weekly plan: one dinner a day, Monday to Sunday, from a candidate pool. */}}
+{{define "instructions" -}}
+You draft the household's dinner plan for one week, Monday to Sunday: one dinner for each day, chosen from the candidate pool in the household context.
+
+Rules:
+- Give exactly 7 days, one for each date of the week, in order from Monday to Sunday, each date written as YYYY-MM-DD.
+- Use only dinners from the candidate pool, each by its id exactly as the pool writes it.
+- Plan each dinner at most once in the week.
+- Avoid the dinners marked "planned last week" whenever the pool has enough others.
+- Mix the week: vary cuisines and methods, put quick dinners (a crockpot or 30 minutes or less) on weeknights, and include a Quest log dinner when the pool has one.
+
+Give:
+- days: the 7 days, each with date and dinner_id.
+- note: one sentence of at most 160 characters about the week.
+
+One valid day, for a pool with a dinner whose id is "d1" (an example only, not about this household):
+{"date": "2026-01-05", "dinner_id": "d1"}
+{{- end}}
+{{define "user" -}}
+Draft the week of {{range $i, $d := .Days}}{{if $i}}, {{end}}{{$d}}{{end}}.
+{{- end}}
diff --git a/internal/ai/skills/testdata/draft_week_valid.system.golden b/internal/ai/skills/testdata/draft_week_valid.system.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12229c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ai/skills/testdata/draft_week_valid.system.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+## Instructions
+You draft the household's dinner plan for one week, Monday to Sunday: one dinner for each day, chosen from the candidate pool in the household context.
+
+Rules:
+- Give exactly 7 days, one for each date of the week, in order from Monday to Sunday, each date written as YYYY-MM-DD.
+- Use only dinners from the candidate pool, each by its id exactly as the pool writes it.
+- Plan each dinner at most once in the week.
+- Avoid the dinners marked "planned last week" whenever the pool has enough others.
+- Mix the week: vary cuisines and methods, put quick dinners (a crockpot or 30 minutes or less) on weeknights, and include a Quest log dinner when the pool has one.
+
+Give:
+- days: the 7 days, each with date and dinner_id.
+- note: one sentence of at most 160 characters about the week.
+
+One valid day, for a pool with a dinner whose id is "d1" (an example only, not about this household):
+{"date": "2026-01-05", "dinner_id": "d1"}
+
+## Household context
+### Today
+- Thursday 2026-10-08 (America/New_York)
+
+### Regulars
+- Beef Chili (Tex-Mex, crockpot, 240 min)
+- Chicken Fajitas (Tex-Mex, stovetop, 30 min, favorite)
+
+### Quest log
+- Pad Thai
+
+### Passed, oldest first
+(none)
+
+### Recent plans
+- 2026-10-05 Mon: Chicken Fajitas
+- 2026-10-06 Tue: Fish Tacos
+
+### Candidate pool
+- id "chili": Beef Chili (Regular, crockpot, 240 min)
+- id "fajitas": Chicken Fajitas (Regular, stovetop, 30 min, planned last week)
+- id "bolognese": Spaghetti Bolognese (Regular, stovetop, 45 min)
+- id "salmon": Sheet Pan Salmon (Regular, oven)
+- id "tacos": Fish Tacos (Regular, 25 min, planned last week)
+- id "padthai": Pad Thai (Quest log, stovetop, 35 min)
+- id "roast": Pot Roast (Regular, crockpot)
+- id "shawarma": Chicken Shawarma Bowls (Quest log, oven, 40 min)
+
+## Output contract
+This contract overrides any earlier instruction about the form of your reply. Reply with one JSON value matching the JSON Schema "draft_week" below, and nothing else: no prose and no Markdown code fences.
+
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "days": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "date": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "dinner_id": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "date",
+          "dinner_id"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": false
+      }
+    },
+    "note": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "days",
+    "note"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
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diff --git a/internal/ai/skills/testdata/draft_week_valid.user.golden b/internal/ai/skills/testdata/draft_week_valid.user.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e14ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ai/skills/testdata/draft_week_valid.user.golden
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Draft the week of Mon 2026-10-12, Tue 2026-10-13, Wed 2026-10-14, Thu 2026-10-15, Fri 2026-10-16, Sat 2026-10-17, Sun 2026-10-18.
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