eng-leadership-toolkit — Claude Code MCP server: setup guide
Remote MCP server providing engineering management benchmarks, compensation estimates, and 1:1 playbooks. Useful when navigating leadership transitions or team evaluations.
claude mcp add --transport http eng-leadership-toolkit https://www.marian.coach/mcpWhat eng-leadership-toolkit does
This server connects assistants to empirical metrics derived from 3,662 mentoring sessions across 17+ countries. It features compensation calculators for engineers and managers pegged to 2026 estimates. Another tool runs a 17-question evaluation on whether an engineer is ready to step into a team lead role.
Hosted on Cloudflare Workers, the endpoint requires no local package installation and no secret tokens. The salary calculations focus strictly on 2026 Western European compensation numbers, while coaching benchmarks mirror ICF 2025 and Central-Eastern European market rates.
What it helps with
- estimate market compensation for software engineers and managers
- evaluate readiness to transition from an IC to a team lead
- retrieve battle-tested agendas for difficult 1:1 meetings
- draft a structured business case to sponsor leadership mentoring
Example prompts for the agent
- Estimate my compensation level for 2026 using
calculate_developer_value - Run the
assess_team_lead_readinesssurvey to evaluate my management gaps - Generate a conversation plan for underperformance via
get_one_on_one_playbook
How to install eng-leadership-toolkit
Platform CLI: remote server
claude mcp add --transport http eng-leadership-toolkit https://www.marian.coach/mcpPlatform CLI: remote server
codex mcp add eng-leadership-toolkit --url https://www.marian.coach/mcpConfig file
{
"mcpServers": {
"eng-leadership-toolkit": {
"url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
}
}
}Config file
{
"servers": {
"eng-leadership-toolkit": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.marian.coach/mcp"
}
}
}Platform CLI: remote server
gemini mcp add -t http eng-leadership-toolkit https://www.marian.coach/mcpStep by step, with commands for each platform: How to add an MCP server to Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI and more
Questions about eng-leadership-toolkit
How to install eng-leadership-toolkit in Claude Code?
Run claude mcp add --transport http eng-leadership-toolkit https://www.marian.coach/mcp in your terminal. The remote endpoint connects without any local dependencies.
What does eng-leadership-toolkit do?
It exposes tools for evaluating engineering salaries, measuring team lead readiness, and structuring 1:1 meetings. Responses draw directly from empirical records of 3,662 mentoring sessions.
Does eng-leadership-toolkit require an API key?
No credentials or account setups are needed. The server runs as an open HTTP service at https://www.marian.coach/mcp.
