How to Use the Hydration Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Automate recipe analysis and baking checks with Claude Code.

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Scripting Dough Calculations for Claude Code

You can pipe your ingredient data into the MCP Server using standard shell scripts. The `calculate_hydration` tool accepts flour and liquid weights, spitting out a simple percentage that you can then process further in Bash. This makes it perfect for running batch checks on large CSV files of recipe inputs.

CI/CD Recipe Validation with Claude Code

Use `determine_dough_type` as a critical step in your deployment pipeline. Your script runs the MCP Server to check if new ingredient sets are actually suited for any defined baked good type. If the output fails validation, the CI job immediately stops and sends an error code.

Headless Dough Analysis with Claude Code

Run `classify_texture` in a Docker container or GitHub Action. You feed it both the hydration percentage and the profile name via standard input, getting a clean text output that tells you about the expected crumb structure. No GUI needed; just reliable terminal output.

Setup guide

Set up Hydration Calculator MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see hydration-calculator-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Hydration Calculator transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Hydration Calculator tools.

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hydration-calculator-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Hydration Calculator 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

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hydration-calculator-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Hydration Calculator MCP in Claude Code

You connect via a simple command line call, piping your recipe data to the MCP Server. It handles the entire calculation headless, allowing you to integrate it into any shell script.

Yes. You can chain multiple functions—like determining dough type and then calculating hydration—into a single, automated pipeline that reads inputs from standard input.

It processes ingredient weights (flour/liquid) and dough profile names. This data flows through a zero-trust proxy, ensuring it's only used for transit calculation.

Absolutely. The MCP Server can validate if ingredients are suitable for different products (bread, pizza, focaccia) sequentially within your script's logic flow.

The system ensures that ingredient weights and profile names are only in transit for calculation. They never reside on a persistent disk, keeping your keys safe.

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