# Sourdough Hydration Calculator AI Agent Connect > Sourdough Hydration Calculator MCP handles the heavy math for your sourdough recipes. It accounts for the flour and water hidden in your starter to find your true hydration. You can scale recipes for specific loaf counts or target dough weights, ensuring every ingredient is rounded to the nearest gram for easy measuring. ## Overview - **Category:** mathematics - **Price:** Free - **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_rtXpxPXAywPafbgZqIEEyArYkAB3zq4mPXVFfEyo/ai-agent-connect - **Tags:** sourdough, baking, hydration, scaling, recipe ## Description Stop guessing your hydration levels. This MCP gives your AI client the mathematical precision needed for professional sourdough baking. Most calculators ignore the water and flour contributed by the starter, but this tool factors those in to give you the real hydration profile of your dough. You can use it to adjust recipes on the fly. If you need to hit a specific total dough mass or if you only have enough flour for exactly four loaves, the math is done for you. It handles all the baker's percentage conversions and rounds everything to the nearest gram, so you aren't staring at decimal points while trying to weigh ingredients on a kitchen scale. It's a specialized math engine that turns your AI agent into a reliable baking assistant. ## Tools ### calculate_recipe_metrics This tool calculates fundamental baker's percentages and total hydration. It can factor in your specific starter hydration for a more accurate profile. ### scale_to_loaf_count This tool determines the exact ingredient quantities needed to produce a specific number of loaves. ### scale_to_target_mass This tool re-calculates all ingredient amounts to reach a specific total dough weight. ### validate_hydration_profile This tool checks if your calculated hydration level falls within standard sourdough ranges. ## Prompt Examples **Prompt:** ``` Calculate the metrics for a recipe with 500g flour, 350g water, 100g starter, and 10g salt. ``` **Response:** ``` The total hydration is 72.7% and the total dough yield is 960g. ``` **Prompt:** ``` Scale my recipe to produce exactly 1500g of dough. ``` **Response:** ``` To achieve 1500g of dough, you will need 781g of flour, 547g of water, 156g of starter, and 16g of salt. ``` **Prompt:** ``` Is a hydration of 82% considered high? ``` **Response:** ``` Yes, a hydration of 82% is classified as High. ``` ## Capabilities ### True Hydration Calculation The AI uses this to account for the flour and water content within your starter. ### Batch Scaling Your agent uses this to adjust ingredient weights for specific dough masses or loaf counts. ### Baker's Percentage Conversion The AI uses this to turn raw weights into standard baker's percentages. ### Hydration Validation Your agent uses this to check if a recipe's water content is within typical sourdough ranges. ## Use Cases ### Scaling for Production You tell the AI you need to make 10 loaves, and it gives you the exact gram measurements for every ingredient. ### Recipe Troubleshooting If a dough feels too wet, you use the tool to check if your hydration is actually higher than you intended. ### Ingredient Conversion You provide a recipe in percentages, and the AI calculates the weights needed for a specific target mass. ### Starter Math You use the tool to ensure the water in your starter is correctly included in your total hydration calculation. ## Benefits - Accounts for starter composition to find true hydration. - Rounds all weights to the nearest gram for practical use. - Converts total dough mass into specific ingredient lists. - Validates hydration levels against standard baking ranges. ## How It Works Connect the MCP to your preferred AI client and start asking for math. 1. Connect the MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf via Vinkius. 2. Provide your recipe ingredients and weights to your AI client. 3. Ask the AI to scale the recipe or calculate the hydration. 4. The AI calls the specific tool to perform the math. 5. Receive precise, gram-rounded ingredient lists or percentages. ## Frequently Asked Questions **Does this account for the water in my sourdough starter?** Yes. The tool calculates true hydration by factoring in the flour and water contained within the starter. **Can I use this to make exactly one loaf?** Yes. You can use the scaling tools to adjust any recipe to a specific target mass or loaf count. **What AI clients can I use this with?** You can use this MCP with any compatible client like Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf. **Are the weights easy to use on a kitchen scale?** Yes. The tool rounds all ingredient weights to the nearest gram for practical baking. **How does it handle baker's percentages?** The tool calculates the fundamental baker's percentages for your recipe based on the weights you provide. **How does this tool calculate hydration?** The tool calculates total hydration by summing the water from the added water and the water contained within the starter, then dividing by the total flour (added flour plus flour from the starter). **Can I scale a recipe for a specific number of loaves?** Yes, you can use the `scale_to_loaf_count` tool to determine the exact ingredient weights needed for a specific number of loaves of a chosen weight. **Does it handle starter hydration?** Yes, when using `calculate_recipe_metrics`, you can specify the starter hydration (defaulting to 100%) to ensure the most accurate calculations.