Vari MCP Server

6 hydration calculators for LLMs: water intake, dehydration, pregnancy, CKD, athlete, energy.

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What is the Vari MCP server?

Most developer tooling work still happens through a UI a human drives. Vari MCP server moves it into the conversation instead. 6 hydration calculators for LLMs: water intake, dehydration, pregnancy, CKD, athlete, energy.

The short version

Stdio bridge for the public Vari Hydration Tools Model Context Protocol server. Lets MCP clients (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Continue.dev, and any other stdio-launching MCP host) call the six hydration calculators that back getvari.app — without writing a custom HTTP client.

The tools it exposes

The server publishes 7 tools. What each one is for:

  • calculate_water_intake — Personalized daily water target (mL) from weight, activity, climate, caffeine
  • dehydration_check — Symptom-scored dehydration severity (well-hydrated → severe) + recommended actions
  • pregnancy_water_intake — Trimester-aware intake for pregnancy + postpartum, IOM/ACOG-aligned
  • kidney_safe_intake — CKD-safe fluid allowance (KDOQI/KDIGO). Returns a restriction, not a hydration goal
  • athlete_hydration_plan — Pre / during / post hydration plan with sweat-rate estimate (ACSM/NATA/IOC)
  • optimize_hydration_for_energy — Time-stamped intake schedule that pre-empts the afternoon crash and caffeine dips
  • Cursor — Cursor reads the same mcp.json shape. Drop this into ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

Getting it running

Because this one is hosted, setup is mostly authentication — you point your client at the endpoint and approve access. Nothing runs on your machine, so there is no runtime to keep patched.

What it needs from you

Configuration is passed through the environment: VARI_MCP_URL. Treat anything key-shaped as a real credential — scope it to the minimum the server needs, and rotate it if it ever lands in a shared config.

How it compares

This sits in the developer tooling group, where several servers overlap in what they claim to do but differ sharply once you actually set them up. Vari's toolset — calculate_water_intake, dehydration_check, pregnancy_water_intake and 4 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by getvari; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

We check each listing at SyncDev against the project's documentation before it goes live — if something here drifts out of date, it is a bug worth reporting.

Things to watch

  • Your data travels to the provider's service, so the usual questions apply about what you send and what they retain.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • Keep per-call confirmation enabled while you learn its behaviour; it is the cheapest safeguard you have.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
calculate_water_intakePersonalized daily water target (mL) from weight, activity, climate, caffeine.
dehydration_checkSymptom-scored dehydration severity (well-hydrated → severe) + recommended actions.
pregnancy_water_intakeTrimester-aware intake for pregnancy + postpartum, IOM/ACOG-aligned.
kidney_safe_intakeCKD-safe fluid allowance (KDOQI/KDIGO). Returns a restriction, not a hydration goal.
athlete_hydration_planPre / during / post hydration plan with sweat-rate estimate (ACSM/NATA/IOC).
optimize_hydration_for_energyTime-stamped intake schedule that pre-empts the afternoon crash and caffeine dips.
CursorCursor reads the same mcp.json shape. Drop this into ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

How to install the Vari MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vari-hydration": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@getvari/mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
VARI_MCP_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Vari to calculate water intake.
  • Use Vari to dehydration check.
  • Use Vari to pregnancy water intake.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Vari to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 7 tools (calculate_water_intake, dehydration_check, pregnancy_water_intake, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Vari directly.