AI Footprint

Name: AI Footprint
Author: nickjlamb

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Water and energy footprint of AI use: chat prompts, agent sessions, methodology and sources.

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when	check	result	http	latency	detail
8 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	12 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
14 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	10 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
20 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	13 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
26 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	15 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
33 h ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	12 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	14 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	13 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	10 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
2 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	10 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools
3 d ago	mcp initialize	ok	200	10 ms	server ai-water-footprint 1.30.0 · protocol 2025-06-18 · 4 tools

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estimate_ai_footprint — Estimate the water (mL) and energy (Wh) used by chat-style AI prompts (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini etc.). queries_per_day: prompts per day. usage: 'simple' (text c
get_methodology — Return the per-prompt energy and water figures, accounting boundaries, sources, limitations, a citation line, and the reasons published AI water estimates diffe
compare_water_use — Convert a volume of water (mL) into everyday comparisons: teaspoons, 500 mL bottles, shower time, and lifecycle items (A4 sheet, almond, cup of tea, beef burger
estimate_session_footprint — Estimate the water and energy of an AI session (e.g. an agent or coding-assistant run) from its token usage. Pass the SUM across all model calls: input_tokens (

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8 d ago · declared · summary → "Water and energy footprint of AI use: chat prompts, agent sessions, methodology and sources."
8 d ago · declared · description → "Water and energy footprint of AI use: chat prompts, agent sessions, methodology and sources."
8 d ago · declared · publisherName → "nickjlamb"
8 d ago · declared · homepageUrl → "https://www.pharmatools.ai/mcp#footprint"
8 d ago · declared · repoUrl → "https://github.com/nickjlamb/ai-footprint"
8 d ago · declared · version → "1.0.4"
8 d ago · declared · protocols → ["mcp"]

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