# Stress Load Scorer MCP > Stress Load Scorer calculates your cumulative psychological stress and health risk using established models like the Holmes-Rahe Scale. This MCP quantifies how major life changes—like job loss or retirement—impact your overall well-being, classifying your risk into Low, Moderate, or High tiers for immediate action. ## Overview - **Category:** health - **Price:** Free - **Tags:** stress, psychology, health-risk, lcu, holmes-rahe ## Description Need to know if recent life events have put you under significant strain? The Stress Load Scorer uses the Holmes-Rahe Life Change Units (LCU) framework to calculate a cumulative stress score. It doesn't just give you a number; it helps classify your physiological risk level—Low, Moderate, or High. First, you use its event catalog tool to see all valid life changes. Next, the agent computes the total load across those events using the scoring function. Finally, based on that result, it delivers specific advice and recommended health precautions. It's a quick way to get expert-level risk assessment without needing an academic background. Connect this MCP via Vinkius and let your AI client handle the entire calculation, from event identification to actionable advice. ## Tools ### calculate_stress_score Accepts a list of events to compute the total stress load score, classifying your overall health risk. ### get_event_catalog Lists all available life events and their assigned LCU scores so you know what changes are quantifiable. ### get_risk_mitigation_advice Looks up specific, detailed advice and recommended actions for any given risk level (Low, Moderate, or High). ## Prompt Examples **Prompt:** ``` What are the available life events I can use for calculation? ``` **Response:** ``` The following events are available: death of a spouse (100), divorce (39), job loss (47), and retirement (45). ``` **Prompt:** ``` Calculate my stress score for: death of a spouse and divorce. ``` **Response:** ``` Your total stress load is 139 LCU, which places you in the High risk category. ``` **Prompt:** ``` What precautions should I take for a High risk level? ``` **Response:** ``` For High risk, it is recommended to prioritize sleep hygiene, engage in regular physical activity, and consider consulting a professional if symptoms persist. ``` ## Capabilities ### Identify Life Events Retrieves a complete list of valid life changes, including their corresponding stress unit weights. ### Calculate Stress Load Computes the total cumulative stress units from selected events and determines your resulting health risk category. ### Get Health Advice Provides detailed, qualitative recommendations and recommended precautions tailored to a specific calculated risk level. ## Use Cases ### Assessing Post-Divorce Stress A counselor needs to assess a patient who recently went through a divorce. They use get_event_catalog for the list, then run calculate_stress_score on 'divorce' and other events. The result is High risk; they immediately pass that result into get_risk_mitigation_advice to give the client concrete steps like prioritizing sleep hygiene. ### HR Reviewing Layoff Impact An HR manager needs a quick sense of organizational strain. They feed in multiple 'job loss' events for different departments, running calculate_stress_score to determine if the overall staff risk is creeping into the Moderate or High zone. ### Wellness Coach Tracking Milestones A coach helps a client through retirement. They input 'retirement' and other life changes using calculate_stress_score, getting a score that dictates specific activity recommendations via get_risk_mitigation_advice for the next six months. ### Quick Intake Assessment A new client walks in stressed. The agent asks about major life changes and uses get_event_catalog to verify which are valid, then calculates the score instantly without requiring the counselor to memorize LCU weights. ## Benefits - Instant Risk Classification: Instead of spending time manually interpreting symptoms, the calculate_stress_score tool delivers a precise risk tier (Low/Moderate/High) based on established psychological metrics. - Standardized Assessment: You use get_event_catalog to pull from a verified list of life events. This eliminates guesswork and ensures your scoring is always consistent with the Holmes-Rahe framework. - Actionable Outcomes: The process doesn't stop at a score. Use get_risk_mitigation_advice to instantly generate concrete, professional health precautions for the user, making advice immediately useful. - Efficiency over Spreadsheets: You skip the headache of setting up complex LCU formulas in Excel. Your agent handles the entire aggregation and scoring flow automatically. - Professional Credibility: By integrating this MCP into your workflow, you provide clients with a clear, quantifiable measure that adds immediate weight and professionalism to your counsel. ## How It Works The bottom line is you don't have to manually research LCU weights or interpret complex risk tiers; the MCP handles the entire calculation and delivers clear next steps. 1. Start by using the event catalog tool to pull up all valid life events and their unit weights. 2. Select the relevant life changes, then run the calculation tool to get your total stress load score and risk classification. 3. Finally, input that risk level into the advice function to receive detailed, actionable health precautions. ## Frequently Asked Questions **How does Stress Load Scorer work? Does it just give a number?** No, it gives much more than a number. It first calculates the stress load using calculate_stress_score and then uses get_risk_mitigation_advice to provide specific health precautions based on that score. **What kind of life events can I use with Stress Load Scorer?** You must first run the get_event_catalog tool. This provides a definitive list of all valid event IDs and their corresponding unit weights, ensuring accuracy. **Can this MCP tell me if my stress is high because I sleep poorly?** No. The Stress Load Scorer focuses specifically on the cumulative impact of major life changes (LCU). If your issue is chronic symptoms like poor sleep, you need a different type of symptom tracker. **What happens if I use multiple events in calculate_stress_score?** The tool aggregates all the weights from the selected life events to give you one total, cumulative stress load score and a single risk classification. **Is get_risk_mitigation_advice useful if I have a Moderate risk score?** Yes. It provides detailed qualitative information tailored specifically for that 'Moderate' level, giving you actionable advice beyond just the category name.