About hourly-rate
An MCP server that calculates the hourly rate a freelancer needs to reach a target annual after-tax income, using expenses, billable hours, working weeks, and tax rate. It also provides break-even and side-by-side scenario calculations without storing data or making network requests.
Key features
- 01Calculate a target-income hourly rate
- 02Calculate an expense-only break-even rate
- 03Compare what-if scenarios
- 04Run calculations locally without network access
Use cases
- 01Set a rate for a target annual after-tax income
- 02Estimate the hourly rate needed to cover expenses
- 03Compare rates across business scenarios
MCP support
Exposes `calculate_rate`, `break_even`, and `what_if` tools to MCP clients for hourly-rate calculations.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculatorclaude mcp add --transport http theluckystrike-hourly-rate https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculator{"mcpServers":{"theluckystrike-hourly-rate":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculator"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"theluckystrike-hourly-rate":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculator"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"theluckystrike-hourly-rate":{"type":"http","url":"https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculator"}}}{"mcpServers":{"theluckystrike-hourly-rate":{"serverUrl":"https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculator"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/freelance-rate-calculatorAuth requiredTools
Details
From the project READMEhourly-rate
MCP server: the minimum hourly rate a freelancer must charge to hit a desired annual after-tax income, given business expenses, billable hours, working weeks and the tax rate on profit. Plus a break-even rate and side-by-side what-if scenarios.
Free, pure calculation: no storage, no rate tables, no network.
Tools
calculate_rate— minimum hourly rate from income, expenses, hours, weeks, taxbreak_even— the rate that covers expenses onlywhat_if— compare 2–12 scenarios, highest rate first
Run
node servers/hourly-rate/src/index.js
Install
One-click hourly-rate.mcpb bundle from the releases page,
or build from source. See llms-install.md.
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