# Start Companies LLC Formation (remote · mcp.startcompanies.io)

US LLC formation for non-residents: no SSN, plus EIN, banking, ITIN and annual renewals.

- Trust score: 86/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: 0
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-29

## Components

- remote · `mcp.startcompanies.io`: 86/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-startcompanies-llc-formation/mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-startcompanies-llc-formation/mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `2.1.0`

## 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 2026-09-29.

- **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**: 75/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 1235 tokens (~176/item across 7 items; 7 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 86/100
  - Stability check failed: schema churn in the 30 days we've observed: 1 tool removals, 0 breaking changes, 0 auth/transport breaks, 1 additions.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% 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 7 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 8 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the Start Companies LLC Formation MCP server?

Start Companies LLC Formation is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.startcompanies.io/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 net-startcompanies-llc-formation 'https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "net-startcompanies-llc-formation": {
      "url": "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "net-startcompanies-llc-formation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.net-startcompanies-llc-formation]
url = "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "net-startcompanies-llc-formation": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add net-startcompanies-llc-formation --url 'https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  net-startcompanies-llc-formation:
    url: "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "net-startcompanies-llc-formation": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add net-startcompanies-llc-formation -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "net-startcompanies-llc-formation": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://mcp.startcompanies.io/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.

### 2026-09-28 (score 86, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-25 (score 86, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-09-22 (score 86, +68)

- [security regression] Stability: unverified → fail
- [security improvement] Authorization: unverified → partial
- [security improvement] HTTPS: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] HSTS header: fail → pass
- [security improvement] Transport: fail → pass
- [functional improvement] Endpoint reachability: not serving MCP → reachable
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass

### 2026-09-21 (score 18, −68)

- [security regression] Endpoint reachability: reachable → not serving MCP
- [security regression] Stability: fail → unverified
- [security regression] Tool safety: pass → unverified
- [security regression] HTTPS: pass → unverified
- [security regression] Authorization: partial → unverified
- [security regression] Transport: pass → fail
- [security regression] HSTS header: pass → fail
- [functional regression] Capabilities: pass → unverified
- [functional regression] Tool coverage: 100 → unverified
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: unverified

### 2026-09-18 (score 86, −1)

- [security regression] Stability: pass → fail
- [security regression] Tool “start_itin_application” was removed
- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “get_llc_options” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_order_status” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_renewal_info” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “recommend_llc_package” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional] Server version: 2.1.0 → 2.2.0
- [functional] New tool “get_itin_info”
- [cosmetic] Tool “get_renewal_info” changed its title: Annual LLC renewal pricing and scope → Annual LLC renewal cost and scope
- [cosmetic] Tool “recommend_llc_package” changed its title: Recommend the right LLC package → Recommend an LLC package

### 2026-09-16 (score 87, 0)

- [security] Stability: 0.97 → pass

### 2026-09-15 (score 87, +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.

### 2026-09-13 (score 86, +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.

## MCP tools (7)

### `get_llc_options` (~60 tokens)

Get LLC packages and pricing

Returns the three US LLC formation packages offered by Start Companies, with price, turnaround time and what each one includes, plus add-on services, annual renewals and tax advisory. Call this before discussing prices, renewals, advisory or what is included.

### `recommend_llc_package` (~175 tokens)

Recommend an LLC package

Given the US state, whether the LLC has more than one member, and which services the user needs, returns the package that matches those inputs and explains why. Read-only: it does not create anything.

Input parameters:

- `estado` (string): US state where the LLC will be formed. E.g. "Wyoming", "WY", "Delaware".
- `multimember` (boolean): true if the LLC has more than one member.
- `quiere_account_manager` (boolean): true if the user wants a dedicated account manager.
- `quiere_declaracion_federal` (boolean): true if the user wants the federal tax filing (1120+5472 or 1065) included.
- `quiere_renovacion_incluida` (boolean): true if the user wants the annual renewal and Annual Report included.

### `create_llc_lead` (~235 tokens)

Submit an LLC formation request

Registers the LLC formation request, emails the user a confirmation with their reference number, and returns the payment link. The user does not need to fill in any web form afterwards: everything was captured here. If they are not ready to pay, hand them off to a person, not to a form. Call this ONLY after the user has explicitly confirmed the package. Start Companies replies by email within 24 hours.

Input parameters:

- `actividad` (string, required): What the business does. E.g. "marketing agency".
- `email` (string, required): Contact email.
- `estado` (string): US state where the LLC will be formed.
- `nombre` (string, required): Full name of the owner.
- `nombre_empresa` (string): Desired LLC name, without the "LLC" suffix.
- `pais` (string, required): Country of residence of the owner.
- `paquete` (string, required): The package the user confirmed.
- `socios` (integer, required): Total number of members, including the owner.
- `whatsapp` (string, required): WhatsApp number including country code. E.g. +54 9 11 5555 5555.

### `get_checkout_link` (~122 tokens)

Get the payment link for a package

Returns the Stripe checkout link for one of the three packages. Use it when the user already knows which package they want and wants to pay now, or when they submitted the request earlier and want to pay afterwards. If they already have a reference number, pass it so the payment can be matched to their request.

Input parameters:

- `paquete` (string, required): Which package to get the payment link for.
- `referencia` (string): Reference number from a previous create_llc_lead, e.g. SC-0812-KDJC. Pass it if the user has one.

### `get_renewal_info` (~152 tokens)

Annual LLC renewal cost and scope

Returns what the annual LLC renewal costs and covers, including the yearly IRS filings: Form 1120 + 5472 for foreign-owned single-member LLCs, or Form 1065 with its schedules for multimember LLCs. Renewals are not sold through this server: the user is referred to the team by WhatsApp, email or the client portal. Use it when the user asks about renewing, keeping the LLC active, IRS filings, penalties, the annual report, the state fee, or what happens after the first year.

Input parameters:

- `estado` (string): US state of the existing LLC. Delaware costs more.
- `multimember` (boolean): true if the LLC has more than one member.

### `get_itin_info` (~121 tokens)

ITIN cost and requirements

Returns what an ITIN is, what it costs, which documents are needed, how long the IRS takes, and the link to the application form on the Start Companies website. It does not submit or start an application. An ITIN is the IRS personal tax ID for people without an SSN. Use it when the user asks about ITIN, tax ID, taxpayer number or filing as a member of a multimember LLC.

Input parameters:

- `socios` (integer): How many people need an ITIN. Used to quote the total. Defaults to 1.

### `get_order_status` (~125 tokens)

Check the status of a request

Looks up a previously submitted LLC formation request and returns its status. Requires BOTH the reference number (format SC-MMDD-XXXX) and the email address used when the request was submitted: the email is a second factor, not a search key. Ask the user for both before calling. Returns the status only, not personal data.

Input parameters:

- `email` (string, required): The email address used when the request was submitted. Must match the one on file.
- `referencia` (string, required): Reference number returned by create_llc_lead, e.g. SC-0812-KDJC.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-startcompanies-llc-formation/mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-29: 86
- 2026-09-28: 86
- 2026-09-27: 86
- 2026-09-26: 86
- 2026-09-25: 86
- 2026-09-24: 86
- 2026-09-23: 86
- 2026-09-22: 86
- 2026-09-21: 18
- 2026-09-20: 86
- 2026-09-19: 86
- 2026-09-18: 86
- 2026-09-17: 87
- 2026-09-16: 87
- 2026-09-15: 87
- 2026-09-14: 86
- 2026-09-13: 86
- 2026-09-12: 85
- 2026-09-11: 85
- 2026-09-10: 84
- 2026-09-09: 84
- 2026-09-08: 83
- 2026-09-07: 83
- 2026-09-06: 83
- 2026-09-05: 82
- 2026-09-04: 82
- 2026-09-03: 81
- 2026-09-02: 81
- 2026-09-01: 80
- 2026-08-31: 80

## Common questions

### What is the Start Companies LLC Formation MCP server?

Start Companies LLC Formation is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as net.startcompanies/llc-formation. US LLC formation for non-residents: no SSN, plus EIN, banking, ITIN and annual renewals. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp).

### Is the Start Companies LLC Formation MCP server safe to use?

Start Companies LLC Formation scores 86 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 Start Companies LLC Formation MCP server expose?

Start Companies LLC Formation exposes 7 tools: get_llc_options, recommend_llc_package, create_llc_lead, get_checkout_link, get_renewal_info, and 2 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 990 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the Start Companies LLC Formation MCP server require authentication?

No. We connected to Start Companies LLC Formation without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.

### Is the Start Companies LLC Formation MCP server still maintained?

Start Companies LLC Formation is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 29 September 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://mcp.startcompanies.io/mcp
- Website: https://www.startcompanies.net/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-startcompanies-llc-formation/mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-startcompanies-llc-formation/mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/net-startcompanies-llc-formation/mcp