--- title: "The ELC Toolkit: Free AI Tools for Engineering Managers" description: "Free tools grounded in ELC's own data from 3,200+ engineering leaders: an org leadership-ratio benchmark, a membership business-case builder, and a community-launch readiness test. Open in the browser or call over MCP." url: "https://www.engineeringleaders.io/toolkit/" lang: "en" image: "https://www.engineeringleaders.io/gallery/survival-kit/og-survival-kit.webp" --- ![The ELC Toolkit, free AI tools for engineering managers](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/gallery/survival-kit/og-survival-kit.webp) # The ELC _Toolkit_ Three free tools, built from ELC's own data: 3,200+ 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. ROI builder · 1 min ## Build the case for an ELC membership Real reach numbers, framed to your goal, plus a forwardable approval email for your manager. Primary goalHiring senior engineersBrand awareness with engineering leadersProduct feedback from real buyersThought leadership / speaking presenceCompany name (optional)Build my case [Open this as its own page →](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/toolkit/partnership-builder/) Benchmark · 1 min ## Is your leadership ratio healthy? Across ELC's 3,200+ members, 69% are Manager+/Leadership and 21% are Senior/Staff ICs. Enter your own senior headcount split to see how you compare. Managers / Leadership headcountSenior/Staff IC headcountSee my verdict [Open this as its own page →](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/toolkit/leadership-ratio-benchmark/) 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. 2-3 speakers lined up with real local reach who'll personally promote the eventA plan for at least 3 promo channels (LinkedIn event, local aggregator, ecosystem org, Meetup.com/Eventbrite)One named person on the ground who owns logistics, not run remotelyA realistic first-event target set (40-50, not compared to an established city)A small paid-promotion budget set aside, not relying on organic reach aloneGet my verdict [Open this as its own page →](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/toolkit/community-launch-readiness/) ## 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. ](https://www.marian.coach/team-lead-readiness-test/?ref=elc-toolkit)[ Engineering Manager Salary Calculator Score 5 leadership pillars, get your level and a 2026 salary estimate. ](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-manager-salary-calculator/?ref=elc-toolkit)[ Developer Salary Calculator 15 skills across 5 pillars, junior to staff, with the 2026 number. ](https://www.marian.coach/developer-salary-calculator/?ref=elc-toolkit)[ 1:1 Playbook Situation-specific scripts for the 1:1s you keep postponing. ](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-manager-mentor/?ref=elc-toolkit)[ Engineering Leadership Benchmarks First-party data from 3,400+ mentoring sessions. CC BY 4.0. ](https://www.marian.coach/engineering-leadership-statistics/?ref=elc-toolkit) ## 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](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp). ## Questions people _ask_ What is the ELC Toolkit MCP server? A free remote MCP server at [engineeringleaders.io/mcp](https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp). Point Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT at it and your agent gets the same three tools on this page: the leadership-ratio benchmark, the membership business-case builder and the community-launch readiness test. No signup, no key. Is this the old Engineering Leaders Survival Kit? Same URL, rebuilt. The original survival kit never came back after the Wix migration and this address just redirected to the newsletter signup for months. It runs real tools now, grounded in ELC's own data from 3,200+ engineering leaders and 40+ meetups. ## A number is not a room. These tools give you a read in a couple of minutes. What they can't give you is 3,200+engineering leaders across Prague, Brno, Bratislava and Kraków to actually talk to. 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