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COLA Insight

by ge3m0r · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.1 · published by GitHub user ge3m0r

Read-only Social Security COLA data, calculations, history, and official source links.

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4 tools: 1 change things and 3 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http cola-insight https://www.colainsight.com/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

4 tools

Changes things 1Claude Code: ask
  • calculate_benefit_changeEstimate the monthly and annual benefit change using COLA Insight's latest tracked rate.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • Nothing in its name or description says what it does, so it is counted as a write.
    • The server marks it read-only (readOnlyHint: true), but an annotation never lowers a class.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Estimate the monthly and annual benefit change using COLA Insight's latest tracked rate. This is an educational estimate, not an SSA benefit determination.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
Only reads 3Claude Code: allow
  • get_cola_historyReturn preserved forecast, formula-derived, and official COLA snapshots in reverse chronological order.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_cola_history" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return preserved forecast, formula-derived, and official COLA snapshots in reverse chronological order.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_cola_sourcesReturn the government sources, methodology, data dictionary, and public datasets used by COLA Insight.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_cola_sources" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the government sources, methodology, data dictionary, and public datasets used by COLA Insight.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false
  • get_current_colaReturn the latest tracked 2027 Social Security COLA status, rate, CPI-W observations, timestamp, and primary source links.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_current_cola" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the latest tracked 2027 Social Security COLA status, rate, CPI-W observations, timestamp, and primary source links.

    Annotations the server declares

    • readOnlyHint: true
    • destructiveHint: false
    • idempotentHint: true
    • openWorldHint: false

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.1. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http cola-insight https://www.colainsight.com/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__cola-insight__get_current_cola",
      "mcp__cola-insight__get_cola_history",
      "mcp__cola-insight__get_cola_sources"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__cola-insight__calculate_benefit_change"
    ],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as cola-insight. Review it before you use it.