How to Use the Culinary Unit Converter MCP in Windsurf

Q: What's the difference between volume and mass in the Culinary Unit Converter for Windsurf?

convertvolume is for exact swaps, like cups to milliliters. estimatemass gives you an approximate weight, like grams of flour in a cup, because ingredient densities vary.

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Convert Volumes Instantly

This tool converts between volumetric units. Tell Windsurf's agent to change '2.5 cups of flour' to tablespoons, and it just does it using `convert_volume`. No more sticky fingers on your phone's calculator. It works for any standard kitchen measure, liquid or dry. This is for precise volume swaps, like turning milliliters into fluid ounces. The conversion is exact, so you can trust it.

Get Mass Estimates with Windsurf

Baking is about weight, not volume. You can ask Windsurf to figure out the grams in 'a cup of sugar' with `estimate_mass`. It gives you a solid starting point for getting your ratios right. Look, this is an estimate. Flour can be packed tight or sifted loose, which changes its weight. This MCP gives you a good ballpark that's close enough for general cooking, but for delicate pastry, trust your gut and use a scale if you have one.

Understand Your Ingredients

Ever wonder what a 'scant cup' means? Or why a US pint is different from an Imperial one? This MCP can explain it. Just ask your agent to pull details on any unit with `get_unit_details`. It will give you the context, common uses, and regional differences so you know exactly what a recipe is asking for. No more guesswork.

Setup guide

Set up Culinary Unit Converter MCP in Windsurf

Prerequisites

Windsurf IDE installed (macOS, Windows, or Linux)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open MCP configuration

Click the Cascade assistant icon in the sidebar, then click the hammer icon (🔨) at the top of the panel. Select "Configure" to open ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.
2

Add the Culinary Unit Converter MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Refresh MCPs

Go back to the hammer icon (🔨) in Cascade and click "Refresh". Windsurf will detect the new server. No full restart is needed — the connection is hot-reloaded.
4

Verify in Cascade

Start a new Cascade conversation and ask something like "Show my Culinary Unit Converter payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Culinary Unit Converter tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "culinary-unit-converter-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Culinary Unit Converter MCP in Windsurf

Cascade can chain commands together. You can say 'Convert my bread recipe from US cups to grams,' and it will use this MCP to run the right tools in sequence, giving you a full conversion without you prompting each step.

It handles standard culinary units like cups, spoons, liters, and ounces. For obscure or historical units, you can check the specifics with `get_unit_details` first to see if it's supported.

This MCP is available through the Vinkius Marketplace. You subscribe and connect it to Windsurf with one click, giving your agent instant access to its tools.

`convert_volume` is for exact swaps, like cups to milliliters. `estimate_mass` gives you an approximate weight, like grams of flour in a cup, because ingredient densities vary.

No. Your conversion requests, which include ingredient names and quantities, are processed and then immediately forgotten. The system does not log or store any of your recipe information.

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