What is the ELC Toolkit MCP server?

A free remote MCP server at engineeringleaders.io/mcp that gives AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT) direct access to the same three tools on this page: a leadership-ratio benchmark, a partnership business-case builder, and a community-launch readiness test. No signup, no key.

Is this the old Engineering Leaders Survival Kit?

Same URL, rebuilt. The old survival kit was never recreated after the Wix migration and this address redirected to the newsletter signup. It now hosts real tools instead, grounded in ELC's own data from 3,100+ engineering leaders.

The ELC Toolkit

Three free tools, built from ELC's own data: 3,100+ engineering leaders, 40+ meetups, one new-city launch playbook used to open Brno, Bratislava and Kraków. Open them here, or point your AI agent at the MCP server below. No email gate.

Benchmark · 1 min

Is your leadership ratio healthy?

Across ELC's 3,100+ members, 69% are Manager+/Leadership and 21% are Senior/Staff ICs. Enter your own senior headcount split to see how you compare.

ROI builder · 1 min

Build the case for an ELC partnership

Real reach numbers, framed to your goal, plus a forwardable approval email for your manager.

Readiness test · 2 min

Should you start a meetup in your city?

Straight from ELC's own new-city playbook, the real doc used to launch Brno, Bratislava and Kraków.

More tools, from ELC's sibling project

Marian's individual-coaching practice runs a broader toolkit for engineering leaders -- salary calculators, a readiness test, mentoring playbooks. Same free, no-gate approach.

Team Lead Readiness Test

Should you take the lead role, wait, or stay IC on purpose? 17 questions, a straight verdict.

Engineering Manager Salary Calculator

Score 5 leadership pillars, get your level and a 2026 salary estimate.

Developer Salary Calculator

15 skills across 5 pillars, junior to staff, with the 2026 number.

1:1 Playbook

Situation-specific scripts for the 1:1s you keep postponing.

Engineering Leadership Benchmarks

First-party data from 3,400+ mentoring sessions. CC BY 4.0.

The same tools, inside your agent

Point Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client at one endpoint. No key, no signup, source on GitHub.

Claude Code · one command

claude mcp add -t http elc-toolkit https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp

Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json

{ "mcpServers": { "elc-toolkit": { "url": "https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp" } } }

Full docs at engineeringleaders.io/mcp.

A number is not a room.

These tools give you a read in a couple of minutes. What they can't give you is 3,100+ engineering leaders across Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Kraków to actually talk to.

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