How to Use the Hydration Calculator MCP in Claude

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Calculate precise hydration percentages

You feed in the weights for your flour and liquid, and it instantly figures out how wet or dry the dough mix is. This means you don't have to guess ratios when working on a recipe. It handles the math so you can focus on the bake. It’s perfect whether you’re using the local desktop app or connecting via a remote URL.

Classify dough texture instantly

After calculating hydration, this tool takes that percentage and your recipe profile name to classify exactly what kind of crumb structure you'll get. You learn whether the resulting dough is light or heavy. It gives you immediate feedback on the quality of your mix before you even turn on the oven.

Determine optimal dough type

Need to know if your ingredients are meant for bread, pizza, or focaccia? You send in the flour and salt composition, and it tells you what kind of baked good is best suited. It's a quick way to vet a new recipe idea. This capability helps narrow down your goals based on material science principles.

Setup guide

Set up Hydration Calculator MCP in Claude Web or Desktop

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.
2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL: https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.
3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Hydration Calculator MCP tools are available immediately — no restart needed.

Endpoint URL

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

No configuration file needed — paste the URL directly in the Claude web interface.

Available on Free (1 connector), Pro, Max, Team, and Enterprise plans.

Prerequisites

Claude Desktop installed (macOS or Windows)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Click the menu icon at the top-left corner, go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config. This opens claude_desktop_config.json in your default text editor.
2

Paste the Hydration Calculator MCP configuration

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

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen the application. Claude needs a full restart to load new MCPs — refreshing a conversation is not enough.
4

Verify the connection

Open a new conversation. Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the message input. You should see tools listed under hydration-calculator-mcp.

json

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

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Common questions about Hydration Calculator MCP in Claude Desktop

You simply provide the input weights. The MCP runs the calculation locally and returns a plain text percentage, which you can then incorporate into your documentation or code.

Yes. If you're using the desktop app, you configure the MCP server locally. This lets you process sensitive recipe data without sending it over a network.

It does. You just need to include the correct composition data, and the tool will adjust its predictions accordingly for various baking needs.

Absolutely. All credentials pass through a zero-trust proxy in Vinkius. Your keys never sit on a disk, so you don't have to worry about data persistence.

This MCP only handles baking material weights and composition profiles (e.g., protein content, absorption rates).

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