Is the Instilus Business Tools MCP server down?

mcp-registry/com.instilus.www/business-tools · v1.0.0

As of 2026-10-19 04:48 UTC, the Instilus Business Tools MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 95/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

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

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

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

Third-party server, listed as discovered. Review its source before installing.

Agent-readiness: B (85/100)

What to fix (2)

Auto-fix: 1 corrected tool definition

Paste-ready definitions with the problems above fixed. Changes marked verify need a human look. All of them as JSON: /v1/readiness/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools/fixes

{
  "name": "forge_business_valuation_estimate",
  "description": "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 rule of thumb. Produces an indicative enterprise value range, not a professional appraisal.",
  "inputSchema": {
    "type": "object",
    "required": [
      "annualRevenue",
      "costOfGoodsSold",
      "operatingExpenses",
      "ownerPay",
      "fairMarketSalary"
    ],
    "properties": {
      "ownerPay": {
        "type": "number",
        "description": "Total owner compensation taken from the business."
      },
      "annualRevenue": {
        "type": "number",
        "description": "Annual revenue."
      },
      "costOfGoodsSold": {
        "type": "number",
        "description": "Annual cost of goods sold."
      },
      "fairMarketSalary": {
        "type": "number",
        "description": "What it would cost to hire someone to do the owner role."
      },
      "operatingExpenses": {
        "type": "number",
        "description": "Annual operating expenses, excluding owner pay."
      }
    }
  },
  "annotations": {
    "readOnlyHint": true
  }
}

Get alerted

Get an email or webhook when this server's readiness drops by 10+ points, tool-poisoning text appears, or a tool breaks:

curl -X POST https://glimind.com/v1/subscriptions -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{"tools":["mcp-registry/com.instilus.www/business-tools"],"email":"[email protected]"}'

Agents: watch_tool({"toolId": "mcp-registry/com.instilus.www/business-tools"}) over MCP.

Passed

• Every tool has a well-formed, typed input schema.
• Every tool and parameter is described.
• No tool-poisoning patterns (hidden characters, instruction overrides, concealment, secret access, tool shadowing).
• Compact tool list (~1,811 tokens).
• Tool names are unique and portable across clients.
• Speaks MCP 2025-06-18.
• 100.00% uptime over 30 days.
• No breaking contract changes in 30 days.

Largest tool definitions

• forge_business_valuation_estimate ~292 tokens
• forge_competitor_research_method ~240 tokens
• forge_acquisition_affordability ~238 tokens
• forge_ebitda ~237 tokens
• forge_freelance_rate ~237 tokens

Static checks of the advertised tools/list (schema, descriptions, annotations, tool-poisoning patterns, names, size) plus observed protocol, uptime, latency and contract changes. Read-only: no tool is ever called. Weights: schema 15, docs 20, safety 15, efficiency 15, compatibility 15, protocol 5, reliability 10, stability 5. Token counts are estimates (~3.6 characters per token).

Operator? Fix these, then re-check live. Embed the readiness badge:

[![MCP agent-readiness](https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools.svg)](https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools?ref=badge)

<a href="https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools?ref=badge"><img src="https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools.svg" alt="MCP agent-readiness"></a>

.. image:: https://glimind.com/v1/readiness/badge/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools.svg
   :target: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.instilus.www%2Fbusiness-tools?ref=badge
   :alt: MCP agent-readiness

Tool-definition log

Glimind records every version of this server's tool definitions in a signed, append-only transparency log. Current manifest sha256:a812f1011ffff0aa…, first seen 2026-10-17, included at leaf 3721 of 24,890. Version history · verify what your client received.

Tools (8)

• forge_acquisition_affordability
• forge_break_even
• forge_business_valuation_estimate
• forge_competitor_research_method
• forge_ebitda
• forge_freelance_rate
• forge_profit_margin
• forge_shopify_store_audit

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claude mcp add --transport http glimind https://glimind.com/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "glimind": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://glimind.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Is the Instilus Business Tools MCP server down right now?

As of 2026-10-19 04:48 UTC, the Instilus Business Tools MCP server is up with a Glimind reliability score of 95/100 (grade A). Over the last 30 days it answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks.

How many tools does Instilus Business Tools MCP server provide?

Instilus Business Tools MCP server advertises 8 tools, including forge_acquisition_affordability, forge_break_even, forge_business_valuation_estimate, forge_competitor_research_method, forge_ebitda.

How do I install Instilus Business Tools MCP server?

Point your MCP client at this streamable-http endpoint: https://www.instilus.com/mcp/v1

Is the Instilus Business Tools MCP server safe to connect to an AI agent?

Glimind scanned all 8 tool definitions for tool-poisoning patterns — hidden or invisible characters, instructions that override the model, concealment from the user, requests to read credential or MCP config files, conversation exfiltration and cross-tool shadowing — and found none. This checks what the server tells the model, not what its code does; review the source before granting access to sensitive data.

Operator of Instilus Business Tools MCP server?

Status page: 90-day uptime, every outage and how long it lasted.

Claim this listing to get the Verified operator marker, a remediation checklist and owner analytics, or embed the live badge from any of the tool pages above. Maintainers: alerts, deploy attestation and monthly reports.

Status is an automated estimate from Glimind's liveness checks (handshake and tool listing only; no tool is ever called) and may lag or differ from your network. Glimind is not affiliated with this server or its operator. Operator? Request a correction or opt out at https://glimind.com/opt-out.