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Use Cost Inflation Forecast with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Forecast oil and gas project cost escalation using historical data and economic indicators.

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

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Complete set · 4 capabilities

The complete Cost Inflation Forecast capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Cost Inflation Forecast.

Capability set01 / 01

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4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through Cost Inflation Forecast.

  1. 01

    Analyze driver impact

    Breaks down which specific cost category is the primary contributor to forecasted inflation

  2. 02

    Calculate contingency requirement

    Determines the necessary financial buffer required to protect a project against inflation

  3. 03

    Get escalation forecast

    Calculates the expected percentage increase in project costs

  4. 04

    Get regional index

    Provides a normalized cost comparison for a specific geographic area

One connector, every AI

Cost Inflation Forecast 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.

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

You don't need a client to put Cost Inflation Forecast 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.

Observed, not estimated

1017ms average. Fast in production.

Cost Inflation Forecast is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 2284ms
Sep 10Today
Fastest day
945ms
Slowest day
2284ms
14-day trend
Improving-59%

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 Cost Inflation Forecast, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

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

Cost Inflation Forecast Connector

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

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_O44c2NyESQ1CBzMyAoaDo2Khn7tpz7jBKlPfKoAa/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 — Cost Inflation Forecast capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "oil-and-gas-cost-inflation-forecast-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_O44c2NyESQ1CBzMyAoaDo2Khn7tpz7jBKlPfKoAa/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

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FAQ

Questions Cost Inflation Forecast owners ask.

  • 01

    What data is required for a cost forecast?

    To use get_escalation_forecast, you need historical cost records, the current market price of oil, and macroeconomic indicators like inflation and interest rates.

  • 02

    How is the project contingency calculated?

    The calculate_contingency_requirement capability calculates the buffer by multiplying the base cost by the escalation rate and adjusting for a volatility score.

  • 03

    Can I compare costs between different regions?

    Yes, you can use get_regional_index to get a normalized cost comparison for specific geographic areas like US-GULF or NORTH-SEA.

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