com.launch529Published by launch529.comOfficial publisherv1.0.0Updated Oct 26, 2026
Compare state 529 plans, look up college costs and check qualified 529 expenses. Free, no key.
Remote MCP server for US college costs and 529 savings plans: search schools, project costs, compare plans and check qualified expenses.
Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.
Paste this prompt into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or another agent — or into SourceWeft chat. The agent reads this server's install guide, shows you its publisher, endpoint and sign-in, and adds it to your client once you agree. Keys never go into a command.
Read https://sourceweft.com/mcp/com.launch529%2Fopen-data/install.md and connect the MCP server it describes to my client. Before changing any config, show me its publisher, endpoint and sign-in method and wait for my OK. Never put an API key in a command or in a file I would commit; ask me where it should come from.Add this to your client's mcpServers config.
{
"mcpServers": {
"launch529-529-plans-and-college-costs": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://launch529.com/api/public/mcp"
}
}
}Search colleges
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.
queryrequiredGet college costs
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.
school_idrequiredEstimate college savings needed
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.
yearshousingschool_idrequiredstart_yearrequiredcurrent_savingsmonthly_contributionannual_return_percentList state 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.
limitstatetop_ratedmax_fee_percentdirect_sold_onlyopen_to_nonresidentsGet a 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.
planrequiredCompare 529 plans
Compare two to four 529 plans side by side on fees, ratings, tax benefit, minimums and who can join.
plansrequiredCheck if an expense is qualified
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.
descriptionrequired72% of the applicable checks met
How complete this listing is, computed from the registry entry, the endpoint and public sources. Not a rating of the server and not a statement that it is safe or working today: reachability is a dated check, and no installs or reviews go into the score.
Publish an icon in the registry entry.
Declare a GitHub repository with a README, or serve resource_documentation in the OAuth protected-resource metadata.
A hosted service is used under its provider's terms, so no license is expected here. This check is left out of the percentage.
