# Retainer: consulting tools (remote · useretainer.com)

Free tools for consultants: stakeholder maps, rates, capacity, client profitability, follow-ups.

- Trust score: 85/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +2
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-11-05

## Components

- remote · `useretainer.com`: 85/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-useretainer-tools/useretainer.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-useretainer-tools/useretainer)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://useretainer.com/mcp/`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-11-05.

- **Endpoint Security**: 80/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - No authorisation is required to call this server. Every tool declares its destructiveHint and none is destructive, so open access doesn't expose one.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - The HSTS (Strict-Transport-Security) header is present.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 64/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (good).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 840 tokens (~168/item across 5 items; 5 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 100/100
  - No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.
- **Tool Coverage**: 93/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 79% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 5 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a current MCP spec version (2026-07-28).

## Install

### How do I install the Retainer: consulting tools MCP server?

Retainer: consulting tools is a hosted endpoint at https://useretainer.com/mcp/, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-useretainer-tools 'https://useretainer.com/mcp/'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-useretainer-tools": {
      "url": "https://useretainer.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-useretainer-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://useretainer.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-useretainer-tools]
url = "https://useretainer.com/mcp/"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-useretainer-tools": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://useretainer.com/mcp/",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-useretainer-tools --url 'https://useretainer.com/mcp/' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-useretainer-tools:
    url: "https://useretainer.com/mcp/"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-useretainer-tools": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://useretainer.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-useretainer-tools -t streamable-http -u 'https://useretainer.com/mcp/'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-useretainer-tools": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://useretainer.com/mcp/"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-11-03 (score 85, 0)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-11-02 (score 85, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 93 to 97. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 28 days of observed history at the previous scan, 29 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-31 (score 84, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 87 to 90. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 26 days of observed history at the previous scan, 27 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-29 (score 83, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 80 to 83. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 24 days of observed history at the previous scan, 25 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-27 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 73 to 77. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 22 days of observed history at the previous scan, 23 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-25 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 67 to 70. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 20 days of observed history at the previous scan, 21 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-23 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 60 to 63. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 18 days of observed history at the previous scan, 19 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-10-21 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 53 to 57. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 16 days of observed history at the previous scan, 17 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

## MCP tools (5)

### `map_stakeholders` (~112 tokens)

Map stakeholders (power/interest grid)

Sort stakeholders on a power/interest grid (Mendelow's matrix) into Manage Closely, Keep Satisfied, Keep Informed, and Monitor, with what to do for each group. Returns a link that opens the finished map in Retainer's free stakeholder mapping tool. Scores are relative: what matters is where people sit compared to each other, not the exact number.

Input parameters:

- `stakeholders` (array, required)
- `title` (string): Optional map title, e.g. the client or project name.

### `calculate_consulting_rate` (~240 tokens)

Calculate a consulting rate

Work out what an independent consultant should charge: minimum and recommended hourly rate, day rate, monthly equivalent, and a suggested monthly retainer or project day rate. Use when someone asks what to charge, how to price a retainer, or whether their rate is too low. Ask for their income goal if you don't know it; the other inputs have sensible defaults. Returns a link that opens Retainer's free rate calculator with these numbers.

Input parameters:

- `billable_hours_per_week` (number): Hours per week actually billed to clients, not total hours worked. Default 25.
- `expenses` (number): Yearly business expenses (software, insurance, travel...). Default 12000.
- `margin_percent` (number): Profit margin on top of income and expenses, as a percent. Default 20.
- `pricing_model` (string): 'retainer' for a monthly retainer price, 'project' for a fixed-project day rate.
- `target_income` (number, required): Take-home income the consultant wants per year, in dollars.
- `working_weeks` (number): Weeks worked per year after vacation and holidays. Default 46.

### `check_capacity` (~172 tokens)

Check consulting capacity

Check whether an independent consultant has room for another client: available billable hours, current utilization, and whether they are under target, over target, or overcommitted. Use when someone asks if they can take on new work or feels stretched. Returns a link that opens Retainer's free capacity calculator with these numbers.

Input parameters:

- `committed_hours_per_week` (number, required): Client hours per week already committed across all current engagements.
- `non_billable_hours_per_week` (number): Weekly hours on admin, sales, and business development that nobody pays for. Default 15.
- `target_utilization_percent` (number): Share of billable hours they want filled, leaving a buffer for overruns. Default 80.
- `total_hours_per_week` (number): Total hours the consultant works per week. Default 45.

### `rank_client_profitability` (~82 tokens)

Rank clients by profitability

Rank a consultant's clients by revenue per hour, with totals and the average, and flag which clients earn below average. Use when someone asks which clients are worth keeping, which to raise prices on, or why they're busy but not earning more. Returns a link that opens Retainer's free client profitability calculator with these clients.

Input parameters:

- `clients` (array, required)

### `find_neglected_relationships` (~114 tokens)

Find neglected client relationships

Check which clients, past clients, or referral sources a consultant has gone too long without talking to. Sorts contacts by days of silence into healthy (<30 days), cooling (30+), neglected (60+), and urgent (90+), with a suggested next step for each and an overall network health score. Use when someone asks who to follow up with or worries their pipeline is drying up. Returns a link that opens Retainer's free BD neglect detector with these contacts.

Input parameters:

- `contacts` (array, required)

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-useretainer-tools/useretainer#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-11-05: 85
- 2026-11-04: 85
- 2026-11-03: 85
- 2026-11-02: 85
- 2026-11-01: 84
- 2026-10-31: 84
- 2026-10-30: 83
- 2026-10-29: 83
- 2026-10-28: 82
- 2026-10-27: 82
- 2026-10-26: 81
- 2026-10-25: 81
- 2026-10-24: 80
- 2026-10-23: 80
- 2026-10-22: 79
- 2026-10-21: 79
- 2026-10-20: 78
- 2026-10-19: 78
- 2026-10-18: 78
- 2026-10-17: 77
- 2026-10-16: 77
- 2026-10-15: 76
- 2026-10-14: 76
- 2026-10-13: 75
- 2026-10-12: 75
- 2026-10-10: 74
- 2026-10-04: 71

## Common questions

### What is the Retainer: consulting tools MCP server?

Retainer: consulting tools is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as com.useretainer/tools. Free tools for consultants: stakeholder maps, rates, capacity, client profitability, follow-ups. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://useretainer.com/mcp/).

### Is the Retainer: consulting tools MCP server safe to use?

Retainer: consulting tools scores 85 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the Retainer: consulting tools MCP server expose?

Retainer: consulting tools exposes 5 tools: map_stakeholders, calculate_consulting_rate, check_capacity, rank_client_profitability, find_neglected_relationships. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 720 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Retainer: consulting tools MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Retainer: consulting tools without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Retainer: consulting tools MCP server still maintained?

Retainer: consulting tools is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 5 November 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://useretainer.com/mcp/
- Website: https://useretainer.com/ai-connector/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-useretainer-tools/useretainer.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-useretainer-tools/useretainer.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-useretainer-tools/useretainer