Instilus small-business decision tools

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Passed 2/3 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (www.instilus.com)

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

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

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

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

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What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 8, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

• 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 — rat

• 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

• 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, th

• 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, nee

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 12, 2026

• ! Caution

  Maker matches the repo

  The publisher (www.instilus.com) is not the repo owner (astarsupply-hub); someone else may have listed it

• … Not checked yet

  Still maintained

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• … Not checked yet

  Has a licence

  We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

• ✓ Pass

  Endpoint responds

  Responded in 1366 ms (HTTP 200)

• – Not applicable

  Sign-in with OAuth

  No sign-in needed

• ✓ Pass

  No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

  Read 8 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

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• More stars than 0% of the other 5969 servers in this category
• Published to the registry more recently than 51% of the other 5969 servers in this category
• Basic checks equal to or better than 46% of the other 5969 servers in this category

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