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Connect Hiring Cost Calculator to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Set it up once and it works in ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and any other client you love. It all runs safely in the background, so you can relax and focus on what really matters. Get the true economic impact of every new hire.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

ChatGPTClaudeCursorPerplexityGeminiMicrosoft CopilotRaycastMeta AI

Your AI does the work. We keep it safe and sound.

No other AI tool gives you this. Your workflow runs in the client you already love, your account stays protected, and you decide what the agent can and cannot do. It is the whole reason to make the switch.

Each Connector lives inside our infrastructure, the same place where your workflow runs. The three things below are already part of it, working quietly in the background so you never have to think about them. Nothing to add, nothing to set up, nothing to worry about.

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Each Connector runs inside its own sealed environment.

Each Connector runs inside its own sealed V8 runtime — no access to your files, your system, or other servers. A Connector never sees past its own request.

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One switch stops every agent. Instantly.

One action deactivates every Connector, revokes every token, and ends every session at once. AI Governance keeps the record.

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Spending limits that pause instead of surprise.

Every user keeps their own connections and credentials, isolated from everyone else. Anything that would cross your spending limit is held for your approval, not billed.

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Curated set · 4 capabilities

We ship only the actions that matter.

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4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through Hiring Cost Calculator.

  1. 01

    Calculate recruitment impact

    This capability calculates the upfront expenses tied to talent acquisition. It helps your agent determine the immediate cost of headhunters or job advertisements.

  2. 02

    Get total first year cost

    This capability aggregates every individual hiring expense into one final number. It provides the complete first-year economic impact for a specific hire.

  3. 03

    Calculate compensation package

    This capability determines the total annual cash and benefit obligations for an employee. It covers base pay alongside health, dental, and retirement costs.

  4. 04

    Calculate onboarding and ramp up

    This capability quantifies the costs associated with training and the loss of productivity. It measures the financial impact of the initial ramp-up period.

Real work

What teams actually run

01

Headcount Budgeting

Build a realistic budget for the next fiscal year by calculating the fully burdened cost of planned hires.

02

Recruitment ROI Analysis

Compare the cost of using a headhunter versus internal recruiting efforts.

03

Onboarding Planning

Estimate the total investment needed to get a new team member to full productivity.

04

Compensation Benchmarking

Determine the total annual obligation for different compensation packages.

One connector, every AI

Hiring Cost Calculator works with the most popular AI clients.

These are the most popular clients, each with a step-by-step guide: one link, set up once, with governance and visibility built in. And because everything runs on the MCP standard, the same connection also works in any other compatible client — nothing to rebuild.

ClaudeClaudeChatGPTChatGPTGeminiGeminiPerplexityPerplexityGrokGrokMicrosoft CopilotMicrosoft CopilotCursorCursorVS CodeVS CodeWindsurfWindsurfJetBrainsJetBrainsClineClineLangChainLangChainVercel AI SDKVercel AI SDKLovableLovableZ.aiZ.aiRaycastRaycastQwen CodeQwen CodeKimi CodeKimi CodeLe ChatLe Chat

Building your own app? The connector is yours to use.

You don't need a client to put Hiring Cost Calculator to work: the same hosted connection plugs into your own applications and agent code, with the same governance on every request. Build with it, chat with it — one connection for both.

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710ms average. Fast in production.

Hiring Cost Calculator is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 837ms
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Fastest day
526ms
Slowest day
837ms
14-day trend
Stable-2%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Hiring Cost Calculator, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Hiring Cost Calculator. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Hiring Cost Calculator Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_A14Jy693lBHMyrydioDmz9gIDjNrJ8jQJobOryjX/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Hiring Cost Calculator capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hiring-cost-calculator-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_A14Jy693lBHMyrydioDmz9gIDjNrJ8jQJobOryjX/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

Guided setup for Claude? Set up Hiring Cost Calculator in Claude and other AIs

See all the AI clients this connector works with ↑

Who it's for

Built for the work Hiring Cost Calculator owners hand off.

This MCP is built for finance and operations professionals who need to move beyond simple salary estimates to build accurate headcount budgets.

  • 01

    Finance Managers

    They hand off salary and benefit data to the AI to generate precise budget forecasts.

  • 02

    HR Business Partners

    They use the capability to present the true cost of recruitment and onboarding to leadership.

  • 03

    Operations Directors

    They use the productivity ramp-up data to plan for departmental capacity and resource allocation.

FAQ

Questions Hiring Cost Calculator owners ask.

  • 01

    What is a fully burdened cost?

    It is the total cost of an employee including their base salary plus all additional expenses like benefits, taxes, and recruitment fees.

  • 02

    Does this MCP include onboarding costs?

    Yes, it includes capabilities to quantify the costs of training and the productivity loss during the ramp-up period.

  • 03

    Which AI clients can use this MCP?

    You can use this MCP with any compatible client like Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, or VS Code.

  • 04

    How does this handle recruitment fees?

    The recruitment impact capability allows your agent to calculate specific upfront costs like headhunter fees or job advertisements.

  • 05

    Can I calculate benefits separately?

    Yes, the compensation package capability is designed to determine annual cash and benefit obligations specifically.

  • 06

    What is included in the total cost calculation?

    The calculation includes base salary, employer-paid benefits (health, dental, vision), retirement matching, recruitment costs, onboarding expenses, equity grants, and the monetary value of productivity loss during the ramp-up period.

  • 07

    How does the capability handle recruitment costs?

    You can use calculate_recruitment_impact to input costs from different sources, such as headhunter fees or job advertisement expenditures.

  • 08

    Can I calculate the impact of productivity loss?

    Yes, using calculate_onboarding_and_ramp_up, you can quantify the cost of the 'productivity gap' by specifying the monthly loss value and the duration of the ramp-up period.

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