# Project Fee Quote Builder AI Agent Connect

> Project Fee Quote Builder MCP handles the math for your project estimates. It aggregates labor tasks and material expenses, applies your specific profit margins and contingency buffers, and calculates the final price including taxes. You can use it directly within your AI client to move from a rough idea to a finished quote in seconds.

## Overview
- **Category:** productivity
- **Price:** Free
- **Endpoint:** https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_4mDExwv4i1VSXxLLjF5GDyrNBDJ3zzE5822486JA/ai-agent-connect
- **Tags:** quoting, pricing, project-management, labor-costs, margin-calculation

## Description

Stop guessing at your project margins. This MCP gives your AI client the specific math tools needed to build professional fee quotations. Instead of manually calculating subtotals and adding buffers, you tell your agent what the labor and material costs are, and it handles the heavy lifting. You can factor in revisions, add contingency buffers to protect your bottom line, and set target profit margins to ensure every job is profitable. Once the math is set, it generates the final price including taxes so you can send a clean number to your client. It's built for anyone who needs to turn project requirements into a hard number without the spreadsheet headache.

## Tools

### calculate_final_quote
This tool generates the final price for your client by adding taxes to the adjusted subtotal.

### calculate_labor_subtotal
Use this to sum up the total cost of all planned labor tasks for a project.

### calculate_material_subtotal
This tool aggregates all direct material expenses into a single subtotal.

### apply_project_adjustments
This tool calculates the pre-tax amount by applying revisions, contingency buffers, and your target profit margins to the base costs.

## Prompt Examples

**Prompt:** 
```
Calculate the labor subtotal for 5 hours at $100/hr and 10 hours at $150/hr.
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**Response:** 
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The labor subtotal is $2000.
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**Prompt:** 
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I have a labor subtotal of $5000 and material costs of $1000. Apply a 1.1 revision multiplier, a 10% contingency, and a 20% target margin. What is the pre-tax total?
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**Response:** 
```
The adjusted subtotal before tax is $7320.00.
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**Prompt:** 
```
What is the final price for a $5000 pre-tax amount with a 15% tax rate?
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**Response:** 
```
The final price is $5750.00.
```

## Capabilities

### Labor Aggregation
Your agent sums up various task durations and rates into one labor subtotal.

### Expense Tracking
The MCP totals all direct material costs for a project.

### Margin Protection
It applies contingency buffers and target margins to your base costs.

### Tax Calculation
The tool adds specific tax rates to your adjusted totals for a final price.

### Adjustment Handling
It factors in revision multipliers to account for project changes.

## Use Cases

### Quick Freelance Bidding
Tell your agent your estimated hours and material costs to get a total price immediately.

### Project Scope Revisions
Apply a revision multiplier to an existing quote when project requirements change.

### Margin Management
Ensure every quote meets a specific profit target by applying target margins to base costs.

### Contingency Planning
Add a percentage buffer to your subtotal to protect against unexpected project expenses.

## Benefits

- Reduces manual math errors in project pricing.
- Standardizes how contingency and margins are applied.
- Speeds up the transition from project scope to client quote.
- Keeps profit margins consistent across different projects.

## How It Works

Get your pricing math running inside your AI client in a few steps.

1. Connect the MCP to your client like Claude or Cursor via Vinkius.
2. Provide your labor and material costs to your agent.
3. Instruct the agent to apply your specific margins and contingencies.
4. Request the final price including taxes to get your client-ready number.

## Frequently Asked Questions

**How do I use this MCP with my AI client?**
You connect to the MCP through the Vinkius catalog. Once connected, your AI client can immediately use the pricing tools.

**Can I add tax to my quotes?**
Yes. The calculate_final_quote tool is designed to generate a final price that includes taxes.

**How does it handle profit margins?**
The apply_project_adjustments tool allows you to set a target profit margin that is applied to your base costs.

**Does this replace my spreadsheet?**
It acts as a specialized calculator for your agent, handling the specific math for labor, materials, and margins within your chat interface.

**Can I include a buffer for unexpected costs?**
Yes. You can use the apply_project_adjustments tool to add a contingency buffer to your project totals.

**How does the tool handle profit margins?**
The tool uses a margin-based calculation via `apply_project_adjustments` to ensure the profit represents a specific percentage of the final price, rather than just adding a markup to the cost.

**Can I include material costs in my quote?**
Yes, you can use `calculate_material_subtotal` to aggregate all direct material expenses before applying adjustments.

**How are taxes applied?**
Taxes are applied to the pre-tax amount using the `calculate_final_quote` tool, which calculates the tax amount and the final grand total.