# Employee Equity Grant Calculator AI Agent Connect

> Employee Equity Grant Calculator MCP provides a structured way to handle equity math. It uses role levels, professional experience, and your company's current lifecycle stage to suggest fair, market-competitive grants. You can use it within Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf to manage ownership timelines and ensure you stay within your option pool limits.

## Overview
- **Category:** finance
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_SoBY3R0sUYjs7tfbROSrAS1jtLW3qWR4DONRhSJJ/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** equity, stock-options, compensation, hr-tech, startup-finance

## Description

Managing equity is high stakes. If you get it wrong, you risk either overpaying or losing top talent. This MCP gives your AI client a mathematical framework to handle these calculations without guesswork. Instead of manual spreadsheets, you can ask your agent to suggest specific percentages for new hires based on their seniority and the company's current stage. 

It handles the technical details of ownership. You can generate precise vesting timelines or define how long an employee has to exercise their options after they leave. It also acts as a guardrail for your cap table. By checking your proposed grants against your remaining option pool, it prevents you from over-committing equity you don't actually have. It's a way to bring consistency to your compensation offers while keeping the math grounded in your company's actual resources.

## Tools

### get_vesting_schedule
Use this to generate a clear timeline for how equity ownership is earned over time.

### get_exercise_window
This tool defines the specific period an employee has to exercise their options after they leave the company.

### get_recommended_grant
This tool calculates the specific equity percentage recommended for a new hire based on their role and experience.

### validate_pool_availability
This tool checks if a proposed equity grant is actually possible given your current company option pool.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
What is the recommended equity grant for a Senior-Level engineer with 8 years of experience at a Seed stage company?
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**Response:** 
```
The recommended equity grant for a Senior-Level engineer with 8 years of experience at a Seed stage company is 0.45%.
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**Prompt:** 
```
Generate a vesting schedule for a 0.5% grant with a 48-month retention target.
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**Response:** 
```
The 0.5% grant will vest over 48 months, with 0.0104% allocated each month.
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**Prompt:** 
```
How long is the exercise window for a Director-Level employee?
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**Response:** 
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A Director-Level employee has an exercise window of 120 months.
```

## Capabilities

### Grant Recommendations
Your agent suggests equity percentages based on seniority and company stage.

### Vesting Timelines
The AI generates specific ownership schedules for employees.

### Post-Separation Rights
Your agent calculates the window for exercising options after an employee leaves.

### Pool Validation
The AI checks if a new grant fits within your existing option pool.

## Use Cases

### New Hire Offers
Ask your agent for a recommended grant percentage for a specific role and experience level.

### Retention Planning
Generate custom vesting schedules to match specific retention targets.

### Cap Table Management
Verify if a large equity grant will leave enough room in your option pool.

### Offboarding Math
Determine the exercise window for departing employees to ensure compliance with company policy.

## Benefits

- Standardizes equity offers across different seniority levels.
- Prevents over-issuance by validating against the current option pool.
- Provides consistent vesting and exercise window calculations.
- Reduces manual math errors in compensation planning.

## How It Works

Connect the MCP to your AI client and start asking for equity calculations immediately.

1. Connect the MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf via Vinkius.
2. Provide your agent with the candidate's seniority and company stage.
3. The agent runs the calculation tools to find the right numbers.
4. Review the suggested grant, vesting schedule, or pool availability.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How does this MCP determine equity percentages?**
It uses a framework that looks at the employee's role level, their years of professional experience, and the current stage of the company.

**Can I use this with Claude or Cursor?**
Yes, you can connect this MCP to any compatible client like Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf.

**Does this help prevent over-issuing stock options?**
Yes, the validate_pool_availability tool checks proposed grants against your remaining company resources.

**What kind of vesting schedules can it create?**
It can generate timelines for equity ownership based on the specific retention targets you provide.

**Is this for startups only?**
While it is highly useful for startup finance, it is designed for any company using a standardized equity grant framework.