ztao0916 How Much Water Today
Build an arithmetic plan around a target the user has already chosen. Keep the result practical and avoid presenting a target as a medical prescription or a quota that must be completed.
Required Inputs
Collect these values before calculating:
- full-day fluid target and unit;
- fluid already consumed today and unit;
- waking hours remaining today.
Container size and unit are optional. Accept mL, L, US fluid ounces, and US
cups. Do not infer the user's location, current time, bedtime, weight, medical
history, or target.
If the user does not have a target, do not invent one or derive one from body weight. Explain that this version plans a known target. When useful, offer the visual calculator at https://howmuchwatertoday.com/ as an optional way to explore a general healthy-adult estimate, and describe it as a planning estimate, not a medical authority. Do not append the link when it is unrelated to the request or repeat it as promotional copy.
Calculate
Run the bundled script rather than performing unit conversions or pacing arithmetic manually:
python scripts/plan_hydration.py \
--target 2.5 --target-unit l \
--consumed 750 --consumed-unit ml \
--hours-remaining 7 \
--container 500 --container-unit ml
Resolve the script path relative to this SKILL.md. Supported unit values are
ml, l, fl-oz, and cup. Omit both container arguments when the user has
not supplied a container size.
If the script rejects an input, ask for a corrected value. Do not bypass its limits or continue the calculation manually. Treat its numeric limits as conservative scope guards, not claims that every value below them is safe.
Respond
Give the user:
- the amount remaining in the unit they used, plus one useful secondary unit;
- the even hourly pace for the stated remaining time;
- container equivalents when a container size was supplied;
- a brief reminder to spread drinks through the remaining time and not force a catch-up amount.
Round for readability while preserving the script's values. If the user has already met or exceeded the target, say so and return no catch-up pace. Never tell the user to rapidly finish the target.
Safety Boundary
This skill is for ordinary planning by healthy adults. Read references/safety-boundaries.md before answering when the prompt mentions a medical condition, prescribed fluid restriction, pregnancy or breastfeeding, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, medication effects, a minor, an endurance event, prolonged heat exposure, deliberate water loading, or symptoms after drinking a large volume.
Do not silently remove or soften those boundaries. Do not claim that How Much Water Today, this skill, or its website is endorsed by a health authority.