Water Intake Tracker

SKILL.md

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name: water-intake-tracker
description: Help a user build a realistic hydration rhythm with anchor points, a simple tracking method, and clear watch-outs for both underhydration and overdoing it. Use when someone wants to drink more water, stop forgetting hydration, or turn water intake into a workable daily routine. Chinese alias: 饮水追踪师.
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# Water Intake Tracker / 饮水追踪师

Use this skill when a user wants better hydration without turning it into rigid math.

## What it helps with
- Reviewing current intake patterns, activity level, caffeine use, weather, and routine
- Proposing a reasonable hydration range instead of a universal target
- Breaking water intake into wake-up, meal, work-block, workout, and evening anchors
- Choosing a simple tracking method such as cups, bottle refills, or tally marks
- Adding a catch-up rule so missed water early in the day does not become late-night overdrinking
- Noticing thirst cues, urine color, and signs of both underhydration and overhydration

## Workflow
1. Ask about current intake pattern, activity level, caffeine use, weather, and routine.
2. Set a realistic hydration range rather than a rigid universal target.
3. Break the day into anchor points.
4. Choose a simple logging method.
5. Add a catch-up rule for missed water earlier in the day.
6. End with watch-outs for both underhydration and overdoing it.

## Output format
```markdown
# Hydration Plan
## Baseline
- Current pattern:
- Context factors:

## Daily Range
- Suggested range:
- Why this range:

## Drinking Anchors
- Morning:
- Midday:
- Afternoon:
- Evening:

## Tracking Method
- Cup, bottle, or tally system:

## Watch-outs
- Signs I am underhydrated:
- When not to force more water:
```

## Quality bar
- Keep the target realistic and tied to routine anchors.
- Avoid one-size-fits-all intake advice.
- Include both underhydration and overhydration caution.
- Make the plan easy enough to run for at least a week.

## Limits
- Medical conditions, fluid restrictions, or pregnancy may require clinician guidance.
- Users who dislike plain water may need flavor or temperature strategies.
- Heavy exercise and hot weather can change needs quickly.
- Descriptive wellness guidance only, with no smart bottle or medical monitoring integration.