Instilus MCP server

Which servers in the official MCP registry are Instilus's own, whether they answer, and what they offer. A program checked each of these, nobody copied them from a product page.

read 2026-10-20

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Whose server it is

Registry namecom.instilus.www/business-toolsverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under instilus.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

When we asked itchecked 2026-10-20

Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-20
Tools8
Server calls itselfforge
Server version1.0.0
Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-20 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 77 ms.

Should an agent connect itNot proven either way yet

Its tools do every use case we checked: score a Shopify store for speed and SEO; calculate margin, markup and break-even for products; estimate a business's normalised profit and indicative value range.
Checked on 2 of the 7 days it takes to judge reliability.

Once connected

For "score a Shopify store for speed and SEO", the likely first call is forge_shopify_store_audit.
For "calculate margin, markup and break-even for products", the likely first call is forge_profit_margin.
For "estimate a business's normalised profit and indicative value range", the likely first call is forge_business_valuation_estimate.

Said by rules from the measurements above. The likely first call is a model's pick from the tool list; read its description before relying on it.

Measured dailydaily checks: 2, the first on 2026-10-20

INITE MCP scoreafter a weeka score needs 7 daily checks: 2 so far
What an agent can do with it3 of 3 use cases
Answeredmeasuring2 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
Median first answer81 ms
Space in an agent's context≈ 1,630 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (8), which an agent carries on every turn
Tool definitionsB · 83 of 100
Typed results0 of 8 toolsdeclared outputSchema: results come typed, read once

Not saying whether it only reads or can destroy: 8 of 8

What an agent can do with it

can do · score a Shopify store for speed and SEO
can do · calculate margin, markup and break-even for products
can do · estimate a business's normalised profit and indicative value range

Each of the product's use cases, put to Jev against this server's tool list: can an agent do it with these tools?

Worth a look

None of the five warning signs in these definitions.

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The score weighs what was measured and nothing else: answering (30%), doing the product's job (25%), definitions (20%), context (10%) and use (15%). A part that was not measured is left out, and a hidden instruction caps the score at 40. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

Tools it offers8 tools · read 2026-10-20

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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…

How to connect

Add the server to your MCP client config. Claude Desktop, Cursor and most other clients read this shape:

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

Add it

Claude Code, in a terminal

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

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code

claude.ai, ChatGPT and other clients: add https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1 as a custom connector in the settings.

Other servers listed as Instilus's

com.instilus/gpsranswers, 8 toolsverified in the MCP registry

Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.