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Launch529: 529 plans and college costs

By launch529.com Verified namespace

Compare state 529 plans, look up college costs and check qualified 529 expenses. Free, no key.

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Connect to Launch529: 529 plans and college costs
Checks passed
13 / 22

1 failed · 8 not measured

Median response
812 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
7

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
004
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
400
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
312

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 812 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-06-18, serverInfo.name launch529.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 7 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-06-18. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 812 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 812 ms over 1 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    1 of 1 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Not measured
    Stable tool list

    Fewer than two successful probes in 30 days, so tool-list stability is not measured.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Pass
    Valid input schemas

    Every inputSchema is a JSON Schema object.

  • Pass
    Parameters documented

    18 of 18 parameters have a description (100%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Fail
    Source repo linked

    No repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-19T00:57:02.594721Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    No GitHub repository to ask about a licence.

Start using Launch529: 529 plans and college costs

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http launch529-529-plans-and-college-costs https://launch529.com/api/public/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 7

check_expense

Say whether a college expense is a qualified 529 expense (for example 'laptop', 'off-campus rent', 'gas', 'student health insurance') with the reason, based on IRS Publication 970.

Discovered
compare_529_plans

Compare two to four 529 plans side by side on fees, ratings, tax benefit, minimums and who can join.

Discovered
estimate_college_cost

Project what college will cost and what to save. Give a US school id and the year the student starts. Returns the projected cost per year and in total, and the monthly amount that would fully fund it from today, assuming steady returns after the plan's fees.

Discovered
get_529_plan

Everything we know about one 529 plan: fees, minimums, investment options, ratings, state tax benefit, restrictions and features. Use the slug from list_529_plans, or the plan's name.

Discovered
get_school

Details for one US school by id: current sticker price, average net price, net price by family income, cost history since 2005, graduation rate and median earnings. Get the id from search_schools.

Discovered
list_529_plans

List state 529 savings plans, ranked by popularity and ratings, with fees, Morningstar and Saving For College ratings, state tax benefit and whether residents of other states can join. Filter by state, by plans anyone can open, by maximum yearly fee, or by minimum rating.

Discovered
search_schools

Find colleges and universities by name, in the US and 529-eligible schools abroad. Returns each school's id, location and annual published costs (tuition, room and board, books). Use get_school with the id for cost history and net price.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
CheckedResultResponseTools
Connected812 ms7

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