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Instilus small-business decision tools

com.instilus.www/business-tools · v1.3.0

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

Connect

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

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

Tools as reported by the server

• forge_business_valuation_estimate
  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_ebitda
  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_break_even
  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_profit_margin
  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_freelance_rate
  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_acquisition_affordability
  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_competitor_research_method
  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_shopify_store_audit
  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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