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Instilus small-business decision tools Official

com.instilus.www/business-tools

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Valuation, EBITDA, break-even, margin, rates, acquisition, competitor research, store audit.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

instilus.com (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

8

Token cost

About 1,863 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http business-tools https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.business-tools]
url = "https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"business-tools":{"httpUrl":"https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"business-tools":{"url":"https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"business-tools":{"type":"http","url":"https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add business-tools https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"business-tools","server_url":"https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"business-tools","server_url":"https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1"}

Tools

• forge_acquisition_affordability ~245 tokens
  Check whether a business being bought can pay for its own purchase out of profit, and what happens if it underperforms. Answers "can I afford to buy this business?" from asking price, deposit, loan terms and the annual profit of the business being bought.
• forge_break_even ~225 tokens
  Work out how many sales a month a business needs to cover its costs, and how many to hit a target profit. Answers "what is my break-even point?" from fixed monthly costs, price per sale and variable cost per sale.
• forge_business_valuation_estimate ~300 tokens
  Estimate what a small business is worth using Normalised EBITDA and typical small-business earnings multiples. Answers "how much is my business worth?" from real figures — revenue, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, owner pay and a fair-market salary for the owner role — rather than a generic r
• forge_competitor_research_method ~247 tokens
  The method for researching competitors or a market before committing money, and what each finding is worth. Answers "how do I do a competitor analysis?", "how do I research a market before entering it?" and "what will an investor ask me about competitors?" — returns the steps, the six things a compe
• forge_ebitda ~244 tokens
  Calculate EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA for a small business. Answers "what is my EBITDA?" and "what is my adjusted EBITDA after add-backs?" from real figures — revenue, cost of goods sold, operating expenses, and add-backs such as owner pay above a market salary, one-off costs and personal expenses ru
• forge_freelance_rate ~244 tokens
  Work out the hourly or day rate a freelancer or consultant needs to charge, once unbillable time is accounted for. Answers "what should I charge per hour?" from target annual income, business costs, working weeks and realistic billable hours.
• forge_profit_margin ~184 tokens
  Convert between profit margin and markup, and work out the price a target margin requires. Answers "what is my profit margin?", "what is the difference between margin and markup?" and "what should I charge for a 40% margin?" from cost and price.
• forge_shopify_store_audit ~174 tokens
  Audit a real Shopify store from its public pages and score it out of 100 for speed, SEO, trust and product pages. Answers "why is my Shopify store not converting?", "how fast is my store?" and "what should I fix on my Shopify store first?" — reads only what a shopper can see, needs no login or app i

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