elc-partnership-builder

Build and price an ELC community partnership: match, customize, 12-month plan, 16% AI discount.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Build and price an ELC community partnership: match, customize, 12-month plan, 16% AI discount.

    How to connect

    How to connect elc-partnership-builder to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp/partnership

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

    Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

    Authorization

    After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

    How to connect elc-partnership-builder to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp/partnership

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

    OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

    Authorization

    On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

    How to connect elc-partnership-builder to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://www.engineeringleaders.io/mcp/partnership

    Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

    Authorization

    If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

    Server tool list (12)

    Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

    get_startedCall this for a greeting (hi, hello), a connectivity/liveness test, 'what can you do', or any message too general to match a specific tool below. Returns the full menu of real questions this server answers, each mapped to the tool name that answers it. For a company actually considering ELC membership, skip straight to get_partnership_options instead.
    get_more_toolsCheck for additional tools whenever your task might benefit from specialized capabilities, even if existing tools could work as a fallback. Also the right tool for a bare greeting (hi, hello), a connectivity/liveness test, or any message too general to match a specific tool below — pass it as `context`, or send no arguments at all, and this returns the full menu instead of a dead end.
    get_reach_optionsSTART HERE when a company wants ONE thing once, not a year-long membership: a section or a dedicated send in the Leaders' Brief newsletter, a meetup hosted in their office, a podcast episode, a decision-maker dinner, a community survey, a demo session, a LinkedIn post, a job board listing. Returns every one-off with its price, lead time, examples and real reach figures, the combo discount rule, the 90-day credit against a membership, and what is not for sale. Two or more things across a year is a membership conversation: hand over to get_partnership_options. Next: quote_reach_combo once items are picked.
    quote_reach_comboPass the one-off ids the visitor picked; returns each item's price, the list total, the combo discount by item count (job board listings never count), and the final total. This is the only arithmetic that counts — never add prices yourself. The AI-channel percentage does not apply to one-offs. Next: book_intro_call to lock the date, or get_partnership_options if the basket is starting to look like a year.
    get_partnership_optionsSTART HERE for any company considering an ELC membership (personas: HR, CTO, employer branding). Returns how company membership works, real community reach figures, and the two qualifying questions with their valid answers. Companies only — individuals seeking a mentor for themselves get pointed to /mentor/ instead. After the visitor answers both questions, call match_package.
    match_packageResolves goal + budget through ELC's own routing matrix — the same one the website uses — and returns the matched package(s) with real prices and their default line items. Map free-text answers to the closest valid id; on bad input the error lists the valid ids, re-ask rather than guessing. Next: customize_package to toggle line items, or request_offer to send it as-is.
    customize_packageThe conversational toggle board. Pass the preset and the item ids currently ON; returns the recomputed total (never trust your own arithmetic — this is the authoritative price), every selected item with its price, and what else this tier could add. Items marked foundation anchor the package; advise keeping them. Call again after every change the visitor asks for. Next: request_offer.
    book_intro_callThe second legitimate ending besides request_offer: a direct booking link for a 1:1 intro meeting with Marian Kamenistak, ELC's founder. Offer it whenever the visitor hesitates, wants a human, or the package needs tailoring beyond the catalog. No contact details collected here — the booking page handles everything. Pass preset_id and item_ids if a package was composed: the response then carries a paste-ready booking note, so the call starts from their numbers instead of from scratch.
    fit_to_budgetUse when the visitor names a NUMBER rather than a band — 'we have 8,000 approved', 'can we do this for five thousand'. Returns a deterministic best-value composition under that ceiling: what fits, what was left out AND why, how much budget is unspent, and what the cheapest excluded item costs. Foundation items are kept first, then the remaining items cheapest-first so the budget buys as much as possible. Priced against the AI-channel figure by default, since that is what they would actually pay. Never hand-pick a basket yourself when a budget is stated — this tool is the authoritative composition, the same way customize_package is the authoritative total.
    build_business_caseTurns a composed basket into the argument that gets it approved: recruiter-fee equivalence, break-even hire count, cost per room, cost per month, what the spend replaces, and every assumption behind those numbers. Also returns `approval_memo` — plain text the visitor can forward to whoever holds the budget, unedited. Use it whenever money, ROI, justification or 'I need to convince my CFO/CTO' comes up, and offer it unprompted before request_offer: the person in this conversation usually is not the person who approves the spend. Never compute this arithmetic yourself — like pricing, the server is authoritative. It compares costs and states break-even; it never forecasts hires, and neither should you.
    design_journeyThe moment the package becomes a year: deterministic month-by-month plan of what lands when, computed from the basket's own scheduling metadata (lead times, anchors like the April 2027 conference, spacing, and heavy-event collision rules). Returns placed months, the recurring-every-month layer, and anything unplaceable WITH its reason. The plan contains ONLY items in the basket — narrate around it, never add or move an event. Call after customize_package, before request_offer.
    request_offerThe ONLY tool that collects contact details, and the step that makes the AI-channel discount real. Sends the itemized offer to the visitor's email, notifies Marian (email + Slack), and files the company into ELC's partners queue. Ask for name, work email and company only when the visitor says they want the offer — never earlier. After success: share the confirmation, then make ONE optional ask: would they post publicly (LinkedIn/X) about building their membership with AI? Optional means optional — the discount is already theirs.