How to Use the Hydration Calculator MCP in Windsurf

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Chain Baking Logic for Windsurf

The Hydration Calculator MCP Server lets Cascade build a full dough assessment. You can start by running `determine_dough_type` to figure out if the ingredients are suited for bread, pizza, or focaccia. After that initial check, let your agent run `calculate_hydration`. It gives you an instant percentage showing exactly how wet or dry the mixture is based on flour and liquid weights.

Assess Dough Structure in Windsurf

Need to know if a dough will hold its shape? Your agent can take that hydration reading and run `classify_texture`. It reads both the percentage and the profile name, spitting out a clear texture classification. This is perfect for testing recipes across different profiles without writing boilerplate logic. Just set the goal, and Cascade handles the rest.

Multi-Step Baking Validation in Windsurf

The power here is chaining everything together. You can tell your agent to first determine the dough type, then calculate hydration, and finally classify the texture—all without needing separate prompts. It builds a complete validation report from three different tool calls, giving you one actionable result for your recipe testing.

Setup guide

Set up Hydration Calculator 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 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

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 Hydration Calculator payment history." If connected, Cascade will call the Hydration Calculator tools directly. You will see a green dot next to the server name in the MCP panel.

mcp_config.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 Windsurf

The MCP Server helps your agent run complex baking assessments. You simply set a goal, and Windsurf's Cascade reads the context to plan a multi-tool sequence across the different calculation steps.

Yep. The MCP Server takes flour and liquid weights as input, immediately giving you an assessment of whether your recipe is too wet or too dry for optimal results.

It deals with ingredient inputs like flour and liquid weights, as well as target bread profiles (bread, pizza, focaccia). This is all handled securely within your Vinkius connection.

Absolutely. It checks if your ingredients are suited for a specific baked good—whether that's bread, pizza, or focaccia—by running its built-in type determination tool.

Your credentials pass through a zero-trust proxy. The MCP Server never stores your input weights or profile data on disk; they are only used in transit for the calculation.

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