diff --git a/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go b/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go
index 9a54342c..b7d09ccc 100644
--- a/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go
+++ b/cli/catalogue/catalogue.go
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ keys configured on your account.
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if _, exists := catalogue.CatalogueSkipList[recipeMeta.Name]; exists {
-				catlBar.Add(1)
-				continue
-			}
-
 			versions, err := recipe.GetRecipeVersions(recipeMeta.Name, internal.Offline)
 			if err != nil {
 				logrus.Warn(err)
diff --git a/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go b/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go
index e65a8aa1..80e54885 100644
--- a/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go
+++ b/pkg/catalogue/catalogue.go
@@ -12,46 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-// CatalogueSkipList is all the repos that are not recipes.
-var CatalogueSkipList = map[string]bool{
-	"abra":                        true,
-	"abra-apps":                   true,
-	"abra-aur":                    true,
-	"abra-bash":                   true,
-	"abra-capsul":                 true,
-	"abra-gandi":                  true,
-	"abra-hetzner":                true,
-	"abra-test-recipe":            true,
-	"apps":                        true,
-	"aur-abra-git":                true,
-	"auto-mirror":                 true,
-	"auto-recipes-catalogue-json": true,
-	"backup-bot":                  true,
-	"backup-bot-two":              true,
-	"beta.coopcloud.tech":         true,
-	"comrade-renovate-bot":        true,
-	"coopcloud.tech":              true,
-	"coturn":                      true,
-	"docker-cp-deploy":            true,
-	"docker-dind-bats-kcov":       true,
-	"docs.coopcloud.tech":         true,
-	"drone-abra":                  true,
-	"example":                     true,
-	"gardening":                   true,
-	"go-abra":                     true,
-	"organising":                  true,
-	"pyabra":                      true,
-	"radicle-seed-node":           true,
-	"recipes-catalogue-json":      true,
-	"recipes-wishlist":            true,
-	"recipes.coopcloud.tech":      true,
-	"stack-ssh-deploy":            true,
-	"swarm-cronjob":               true,
-	"tagcmp":                      true,
-	"traefik-cert-dumper":         true,
-	"tyop":                        true,
-}
-
 // EnsureCatalogue ensures that the catalogue is cloned locally & present.
 func EnsureCatalogue() error {
 	catalogueDir := path.Join(config.ABRA_DIR, "catalogue")
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index 9ddf7d02..6e47e029 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 // RecipeCatalogueURL is the only current recipe catalogue available.
 const RecipeCatalogueURL = "https://recipes.coopcloud.tech/recipes.json"
 
-// ReposMetadataURL is the recipe repository metadata
+// ReposMetadataURL is the recipe repository metadata.
 const ReposMetadataURL = "https://git.coopcloud.tech/api/v1/orgs/coop-cloud/repos"
 
 // tag represents a git tag.
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ type RecipeMeta struct {
 	Website       string         `json:"website"`
 }
 
+// TopicMeta represents a list of topics for a repository.
+type TopicMeta struct {
+	Topics []string `json:"topics"`
+}
+
 // LatestVersion returns the latest version of a recipe.
 func (r RecipeMeta) LatestVersion() string {
 	var version string
@@ -822,7 +828,16 @@ func ReadReposMetadata() (RepoCatalogue, error) {
 		}
 
 		for idx, repo := range reposList {
-			reposMeta[repo.Name] = reposList[idx]
+			var topicMeta TopicMeta
+
+			topicsURL := getReposTopicUrl(repo.Name)
+			if err := web.ReadJSON(topicsURL, &topicMeta); err != nil {
+				return reposMeta, err
+			}
+
+			if slices.Contains(topicMeta.Topics, "recipe") && repo.Name != "example" {
+				reposMeta[repo.Name] = reposList[idx]
+			}
 		}
 
 		pageIdx++
@@ -1002,14 +1017,8 @@ func UpdateRepositories(repos RepoCatalogue, recipeName string) error {
 				retrieveBar.Add(1)
 				return
 			}
-			if _, exists := catalogue.CatalogueSkipList[rm.Name]; exists {
-				ch <- rm.Name
-				retrieveBar.Add(1)
-				return
-			}
 
 			recipeDir := path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, rm.Name)
-
 			if err := gitPkg.Clone(recipeDir, rm.CloneURL); err != nil {
 				logrus.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -1025,3 +1034,8 @@ func UpdateRepositories(repos RepoCatalogue, recipeName string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// getReposTopicUrl retrieves the repository specific topic listing.
+func getReposTopicUrl(repoName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("https://git.coopcloud.tech/api/v1/repos/coop-cloud/%s/topics", repoName)
+}