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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eng-leadership-toolkit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http eng-leadership-toolkit https://www.marian.coach/mcp

[mcp_servers.eng-leadership-toolkit]
url = "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "eng-leadership-toolkit": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eng-leadership-toolkit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=eng-leadership-toolkit&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1hcmlhbi5jb2FjaC9tY3AifQ%3D%3D"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "eng-leadership-toolkit": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eng-leadership-toolkit": {
      "httpUrl": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "eng-leadership-toolkit":
    enabled: true
    name: "eng-leadership-toolkit"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
    timeout: 300

Quality 91 / 100good

protocol75 · weight 25

warn
protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
n/a
protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
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protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
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protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers

authorizationn/a · weight 15

n/a
auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene100 · weight 30

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tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
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tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
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tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
pass
tools.annotations11 of 11 tools declare readOnlyHint or destructiveHint
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tools.directory_hintsevery tool declares readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint
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tools.token_costabout 3,726 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stability100 · weight 15

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stability.changes5 tool changes in 30 days
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stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

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deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

11 tools, about 3,726 tokens to load them all · tool set a7738c70612d · tools last changed 2026-10-09 · checked 2026-10-21 01:38 UTC

Tool changes

2026-10-09build_mentoring_business_casechangeddescription
before
Build the case that gets your company to pay for leadership mentoring — everything on marian.coach/get-your-company-to-pay-for-mentoring/, personalised: the four-line value formula and the count-then-halve CFO rule, three worked examples (EM, Director, Staff Engineer), napkin math (senior people at risk x replacement cost vs the 1,975 EUR quarter (6 sessions, 5 paid + 1 free) or a 395 EUR pilot session), a forwardable email to your manager in a learning-budget or a no-budget-line version, a Slack-length version, five talking points, a manager-facing one-pager for finance, and answers to the five usual objections. English or Czech, tykani or vykani. Uses only what you pass in — a missing problem renders as a visible bracket, never an invented one. From 3,611 mentoring sessions at marian.coach.
after · 98% of words in common
Build the case that gets your company to pay for leadership mentoring — everything on marian.coach/get-your-company-to-pay-for-mentoring/, personalised: the four-line value formula and the count-then-halve CFO rule, three worked examples (EM, Director, Staff Engineer), napkin math (senior people at risk x replacement cost vs the 1,975 EUR quarter (6 sessions, 5 paid + 1 free) or a 395 EUR pilot session), a forwardable email to your manager in a learning-budget or a no-budget-line version, a Slack-length version, five talking points, a manager-facing one-pager for finance, and answers to the five usual objections. English or Czech, tykani or vykani. Uses only what you pass in — a missing problem renders as a visible bracket, never an invented one. From 3,662 mentoring sessions at marian.coach.
2026-10-09get_one_on_one_playbookchangeddescription
before
Situation-specific 1:1 scripts and templates from Marian Kamenistak's mentoring practice: first mentoring/direction-setting session, underperformance conversation, promoting a developer to manager, fixing status-update 1:1s, and the 10-question career-move checklist. These are the actual templates used across 3,611 sessions.
after · 95% of words in common
Situation-specific 1:1 scripts and templates from Marian Kamenistak's mentoring practice: first mentoring/direction-setting session, underperformance conversation, promoting a developer to manager, fixing status-update 1:1s, and the 10-question career-move checklist. These are the actual templates used across 3,662 sessions.
2026-10-09choose_mentor_coach_or_advisorchangeddescription
before
Decide whether an engineering leader needs a mentor, a coach, or an advisor: what each brings, the typical question each answers, whether domain experience is required, time horizon, and a three-question self-test. Based on 3,611 mentoring sessions.
after · 94% of words in common
Decide whether an engineering leader needs a mentor, a coach, or an advisor: what each brings, the typical question each answers, whether domain experience is required, time horizon, and a three-question self-test. Based on 3,662 mentoring sessions.
2026-10-09get_engineering_leadership_benchmarkschangeddescription
before
Real benchmarks from 3,611 paid 1:1 mentoring sessions with 300+ engineering leaders since 2019: mentee seniority mix, most-demanded leadership topics of 2025, time-to-results, team-health delivery thresholds (sprint completion, roadmap %, manager time per report), and practice outcome stats (NPS, referral rate). First-party data, CC BY 4.0 — citable.
after · 96% of words in common
Real benchmarks from 3,662 paid 1:1 mentoring sessions with 300+ engineering leaders since 2019: mentee seniority mix, most-demanded leadership topics of 2025, time-to-results, team-health delivery thresholds (sprint completion, roadmap %, manager time per report), and practice outcome stats (NPS, referral rate). First-party data, CC BY 4.0 — citable.
2026-10-09assess_team_lead_readinesschangeddescription
before
Answers "should I become a team lead?" with the same 17-question test as the live tool at marian.coach: 6 dimensions (people appetite, letting go of code, ownership beyond your tickets, translation & saying no, motivation, org reality), a straight verdict — ready now / 6-12 months out / stay IC (and that's fine) — plus the top-2 gap dimensions with one concrete move each. Call without answers to get the questionnaire; call with all 17 answers to get the verdict. Built from 3,611 mentoring sessions.
after · 97% of words in common
Answers "should I become a team lead?" with the same 17-question test as the live tool at marian.coach: 6 dimensions (people appetite, letting go of code, ownership beyond your tickets, translation & saying no, motivation, org reality), a straight verdict — ready now / 6-12 months out / stay IC (and that's fine) — plus the top-2 gap dimensions with one concrete move each. Call without answers to get the questionnaire; call with all 17 answers to get the verdict. Built from 3,662 mentoring sessions.

Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 74 / 100

provenance85

liveness28

freshness100

hygiene100

+repository +dns-namespace +website -unreachable(1 failures) +updated-11d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://www.marian.coach/mcp` streamable-http	none	no (1 failures)	95%	447 ms	2025-11-25	2026-10-20

Tools (11)

`assess_team_lead_readiness`read-only	Answers "should I become a team lead?" with the same 17-question test as the live tool at marian.coach: 6 dimensions (people appetite, letting go of code, ownership beyond your tickets, translation & saying no, motivation, org reality), a straight verdict — ready now / 6-12 months out / stay IC (and that's fine) — plus the top-2 gap dimensions with one concrete move each. Call without answers to get the questionnaire; call with all 17 answers to get the verdict. Built from 3,662 mentoring sessions.
`build_mentoring_business_case`read-only	Build the case that gets your company to pay for leadership mentoring — everything on marian.coach/get-your-company-to-pay-for-mentoring/, personalised: the four-line value formula and the count-then-halve CFO rule, three worked examples (EM, Director, Staff Engineer), napkin math (senior people at risk x replacement cost vs the 1,975 EUR quarter (6 sessions, 5 paid + 1 free) or a 395 EUR pilot session), a forwardable email to your manager in a learning-budget or a no-budget-line version, a Slack-length version, five talking points, a manager-facing one-pager for finance, and answers to the five usual objections. English or Czech, tykani or vykani. Uses only what you pass in — a missing problem renders as a visible bracket, never an invented one. From 3,662 mentoring sessions at marian.coach.
`calculate_developer_value`read-only	Assess a software developer's market value: score 15 skills across 5 pillars (core craft, systems & judgment, impact & ownership, collaboration & influence, AI leverage), get a weighted total score, seniority level, and a 2026 Western-Europe gross salary estimate. Same logic as the live calculator at marian.coach. Unscored skills default to the level's baseline.
`calculate_engineering_manager_value`read-only	Assess an engineering leader's market value: score 15 leadership skills across 5 pillars (people & talent, delivery & execution, technical direction, stakeholder influence, AI leverage), weighted by current level, get a total score, a level from Team Lead to Director/VP of Engineering, and a 2026 Western-Europe gross salary estimate. Same logic as the live EM salary calculator at marian.coach. Unscored skills default to the level's baseline.
`choose_mentor_coach_or_advisor`read-only	Decide whether an engineering leader needs a mentor, a coach, or an advisor: what each brings, the typical question each answers, whether domain experience is required, time horizon, and a three-question self-test. Based on 3,662 mentoring sessions.
`estimate_coaching_cost`read-only	Fair market rate for coaching or mentoring in 2026, by coaching type, client role, coach territory, coach seniority, and engagement length. Returns a per-session range, program total, and red flags (too cheap / brand margin). Anchored to ICF Global Coaching Study 2025, Tandem Coach 2026 credential bands, and CEE market survey data. Same logic as the live calculator at marian.coach.
`get_engineering_leadership_benchmarks`read-only	Real benchmarks from 3,662 paid 1:1 mentoring sessions with 300+ engineering leaders since 2019: mentee seniority mix, most-demanded leadership topics of 2025, time-to-results, team-health delivery thresholds (sprint completion, roadmap %, manager time per report), and practice outcome stats (NPS, referral rate). First-party data, CC BY 4.0 — citable.
`get_first_time_manager_guidance`read-only	Guidance for the IC→manager transition: the EM responsibility triangle (leadership/processes/delivery — pick two), the six most common first-time-manager failure modes, readiness self-check questions, and what the first months should look like. 52% of Marian's 300+ mentees arrive exactly at this transition.
`get_more_tools`read-only	Check 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_one_on_one_playbook`read-only	Situation-specific 1:1 scripts and templates from Marian Kamenistak's mentoring practice: first mentoring/direction-setting session, underperformance conversation, promoting a developer to manager, fixing status-update 1:1s, and the 10-question career-move checklist. These are the actual templates used across 3,662 sessions.
`get_started`read-only	Call 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, so the next call can go straight to the right tool.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "coach.marian/eng-leadership-toolkit",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http"
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.7.1",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/marian-kamenistak/ai-engineering-leader-toolkit",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp",
  "description": "Engineering leadership benchmarks, 1:1 playbooks, developer value calculator. 3,662 sessions."
}