Opportunity Cost Prover Connector for AI agents.
1 live capability
Prove the economic reality of your engineering and business tradeoffs.
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Why people use Opportunity Cost Prover
Opportunity Cost Prover for Engineering Tradeoffs
This Connector stops that cycle. It forces your agent to put a price tag on every choice. You get a clear view of what you are sacrificing, turning a gut feeling into a defensible, data-backed strategy.
What Vinkius changes
That you get a verified decision that accounts for what you are giving up, not just what you are gaining.
Use it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another AI client you already have.
One account · 5,900+ Connectors
- Real-world use case 01
Evaluating Tech Debt vs. New Features
A lead dev asks if they should rewrite a legacy module.
- Real-world use case 02
Cloud Migration Risks
An ops manager wants to move to serverless.
- Real-world use case 03
Marketing Budget Allocation
A founder wants to spend 50k on a new campaign.
Complete set · 1capability
The complete Opportunity Cost Prover capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Opportunity Cost Prover.
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1 capability in this set.
Part of 1 available through Opportunity Cost Prover.
- 01 Capability
Validate opportunity cost
Forces the agent to map out the chosen path, the real alternative, and the math behind the decision. It identifies hidden costs and one-way doors to ensure the move is actually worth it.
Set up in minutes
One URL. Then ask Opportunity Cost Prover to work.
Claude and ChatGPT only need the Connector URL. Copy it once, add it in settings, and use Opportunity Cost Prover from the conversation.
Choose your client
Live previewAdvanced clients IDE · CLI
Claude · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp - Step 01
Open Connectors
In Claude Web or Claude Desktop, open Settings and choose Connectors.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add custom connector, name it Opportunity Cost Prover, and paste the URL above.
- Step 03
Turn it on in chat
Select +, open Connectors, and enable Opportunity Cost Prover for the conversation.
ChatGPT · Web + desktop
Connector URL · ready to paste
Streamable HTTPhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp - Step 01
Open MCP settings
On desktop, open Settings and MCP servers. On web, open your workspace app or connector settings.
- Step 02
Add the URL
Choose Add server with Streamable HTTP, or create a custom MCP app, then paste the Opportunity Cost Prover URL.
- Step 03
Save and start
Save the connection and enable Opportunity Cost Prover in your conversation. Desktop may ask you to restart once.
Cursor · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"opportunity-cost-prover": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Press Cmd+Shift+P (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) → search "MCP Settings"
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above into the mcp.json file that opens
- Step 03
Save the file
Cursor will automatically detect the new Connector
- Step 04
Start using Opportunity Cost Prover
Open Agent mode in chat and ask: "Using Opportunity Cost Prover, help me...". 1 tools available
VS Code Copilot · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"opportunity-cost-prover": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Create MCP config
Create a .vscode/mcp.json file in your project root
- Step 02
Add the server config
Paste the JSON configuration above
- Step 03
Enable Agent mode
Open GitHub Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode using the dropdown
- Step 04
Start using Opportunity Cost Prover
Ask Copilot: "Using Opportunity Cost Prover, help me...". 1 tools available
Windsurf · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"opportunity-cost-prover": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Open MCP Settings
Go to Settings → MCP Configuration or press Cmd+Shift+P and search "MCP"
- Step 02
Add the server
Paste the JSON configuration above into mcp_config.json
- Step 03
Save and reload
Windsurf will detect the new server automatically
- Step 04
Start using Opportunity Cost Prover
Open Cascade and ask: "Using Opportunity Cost Prover, help me...". 1 tools available
Cline · IDE configuration
Advanced setup
{
"mcpServers": {
"opportunity-cost-prover": {
"url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp"
}
}
} - Step 01
Open Cline MCP Settings
Click the Connectors icon in the Cline sidebar panel
- Step 02
Add remote server
Click "Add Connector" and paste the configuration above
- Step 03
Enable the server
Toggle the server switch to ON
- Step 04
Start using Opportunity Cost Prover
Ask Cline: "Using Opportunity Cost Prover, help me...". 1 tools available
Claude Code · Terminal command
Advanced setup
claude mcp add opportunity-cost-prover --transport http "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ZFd8LqEVtY701O4TOCE0mGQ2ALJXVY7ItOpEKw72/mcp" - Step 01
Install Claude Code
Run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code if not already installed
- Step 02
Add the Connector
Run the command above in your terminal
- Step 03
Verify the connection
Run claude mcp to list connected servers, or type /mcp inside a session
- Step 04
Start using Opportunity Cost Prover
Ask Claude: "Using Opportunity Cost Prover, show me...". 1 tools are ready
Where the request belongs
Work Opportunity Cost Prover can move forward.
The project lead tired of good enough tech debt, the investor looking for real ROI, or the founder trying to decide between two massive pivots. It is for anyone where a wrong move costs real money or time.
Software Architect
Validating if a new framework migration is worth the long term maintenance cost versus the speed of the current setup.
Product Manager
Deciding which high value feature to cut from the roadmap to meet a hard deadline without losing key users.
Investment Analyst
Comparing different asset allocations and quantifying the lost growth of the rejected options.
When one Connector is not enough
Carry the request into a workflow.
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Bring your own AI
Change the model, client or framework. Keep Opportunity Cost Prover connected.
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Before you connect
Questions about Opportunity Cost Prover.
The practical details behind the request, access and result.
What does the Opportunity Cost Prover do?
It forces your AI agent to perform a rigorous economic analysis of any decision. It makes sure the agent looks at what you are giving up, not just what you are gaining.
How can it help with engineering decisions?
It helps you validate tech choices by quantifying hidden costs like maintenance, learning curves, and the value of the features you have to delay to make the switch.
Can I use it for personal career planning?
Yes. You can use it to compare different career paths, calculating the sunk costs of your current role against the time and money required to switch.
Does it help with budget allocation?
It is excellent for budgets. It forces the agent to put a price tag on the 'lost' opportunities of every dollar spent on one project instead of another.
How does it stop AI tunnel vision?
It acts as a cognitive trap. By requiring a 'discarded alternative' and 'math verification,' it prevents the AI from just agreeing with your first idea.
Is it good for identifying one-way doors?
Yes, it specifically flags irreversible decisions. This helps you identify high-risk moves that would be very expensive or impossible to undo later.
Why can't 'doing nothing' be the discarded alternative?
Because comparing a solution against 'doing nothing' is a false dichotomy used to artificially inflate the value of the solution. The engine forces the AI to compare its idea against the next best active technical strategy.
Why does the prover require an irreversible tradeoff analysis?
Because decisions are classified into two categories: type-1 (irreversible, one-way doors) and type-2 (reversible, two-way doors). If an AI suggests a type-1 decision without acknowledging its permanent nature (e.g. schema changes, switching databases), it creates technical debt that cannot be undone.
What does 'quantify lost opportunities' mean in practice?
It means assigning a concrete cost (such as engineering velocity, infrastructure costs, or latency) to what you lose by choosing the path. For example, choosing custom development instead of a SaaS integration has an opportunity cost of slower time-to-market.
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