COLA Insight

io.github.ge3m0rPublished by GitHub account ge3m0rv1.0.1Updated Oct 24, 2026

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

VerifiedStreamable HTTPWeb executableFinance Data & Analytics

Server details

Identifier: io.github.ge3m0r/cola-insight
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Runtime: Web executable
Trust: Verified
Published: Oct 16, 2026

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Overview

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Read-only remote MCP server exposing COLA Insight's tracked 2027 Social Security COLA rate, benefit-change estimates, snapshot history and source links.

What you can do: Read the latest tracked 2027 COLA status, rate, CPI-W observations, timestamp and primary source links
Estimate monthly and annual benefit changes from the latest tracked rate
Retrieve preserved forecast, formula-derived and official COLA snapshots in reverse chronological order
Look up the government sources, methodology, data dictionary and public datasets behind the data
When to use it: Useful when an assistant needs to answer questions about the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, show how a benefit amount might change, or check the history and provenance of the figures. It is an educational, independent project rather than an official SSA service.
Requirements: A remote Streamable HTTP endpoint; no API key, environment variables or headers are required. Network access to the provider's site is needed.

Before you install

Benefit-change output is an educational estimate, not an SSA benefit determination, and forecast or computed records must not be presented as official SSA announcements. The project is independent and not affiliated with SSA, BLS, CMS or the U.S. government. All tools are read-only.

Installation

In SourceWeft

Open COLA Insight in the dashboard and add it to a workspace.
Enable the server for the chats that should use its tools.

Web executable via Streamable HTTP. Remote servers run from the web runtime once configured in a workspace.

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Other MCP clients

Add this to your client's mcpServers config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cola-insight": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.colainsight.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

README

COLA Insight Data

Open data, calculation notes, charts, and an embeddable widget for tracking the 2027 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA).

Live project: COLA Insight
Current forecast and CPI-W tracker: 2027 Social Security COLA forecast
Public asset library: Data, charts, downloads, and widget

Archived dataset: Latest Zenodo record · Version 2026.10.16

Public MCP server: Connect an AI assistant

Official Registry: io.github.ge3m0r/cola-insight

COLA Insight is an independent educational project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the Social Security Administration (SSA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), or the U.S. government.

What is in this repository

This repository publishes the parts of COLA Insight that are most useful for independent verification and reuse:

preserved 2027 COLA forecast and calculation snapshots;
a complete benefit-impact table from $100 through $5,000;
the public JSON data contract and an example record;
calculation methodology and status definitions;
publication-ready SVG charts;
a copy-and-paste version of the live COLA widget;
public MCP distribution metadata and connection documentation.

The production website, Cloudflare Worker deployment, D1 configuration, scheduled refresh system, rate limiting, analytics, and editorial/SEO application source are intentionally maintained separately.

Current public endpoints

Asset	Permanent URL
Current JSON record	colainsight.com/api/cola
Snapshot history CSV	2027 COLA history CSV
Benefit amount CSV	2027 benefit amounts CSV
Zenodo dataset	Latest version (concept DOI)
Archived version 2026.10.16	10.5281/zenodo.23431339
Preserved revision timeline	2027 COLA forecast history
CPI-W chart	2027 COLA CPI-W chart
Benefit increase chart	2027 COLA increase chart
Embeddable tracker	Free 2027 COLA widget
Interactive calculator	2027 COLA calculator
MCP documentation	Connect to COLA Insight MCP
MCP endpoint	`https://www.colainsight.com/mcp`
Official MCP Registry	`io.github.ge3m0r/cola-insight`
Smithery directory	`ge3m0r/cola-insight`
Glama connector	`io.github.ge3m0r/cola-insight`

The files in this repository are publishable snapshots. The permanent URLs above are the authoritative, automatically updated versions.

Data status matters

Every record uses exactly one status:

forecast — an independent estimate while one or more required Q3 CPI-W observations are unavailable;
computed — all three observations are available and the statutory formula can be reproduced, but SSA confirmation is still pending;
official — SSA has published the benefit-year COLA.

Do not describe a forecast or computed record as an official SSA announcement.

See methodology/status-definitions.md and schema/data-dictionary.md before reusing the data.

Quick examples

Fetch the current record:

const response = await fetch("https://www.colainsight.com/api/cola");const record = await response.json();
console.log(record.status, record.rate.displayed);

const response = await fetch("https://www.colainsight.com/api/cola");const record = await response.json();
console.log(record.status, record.rate.displayed);

Embed the live tracker:

html

<iframe  src="https://www.colainsight.com/embed/2027-cola"  title="2027 Social Security COLA tracker by COLA Insight"  width="100%"  height="430"  style="border:0;max-width:720px"  loading="lazy"></iframe>

<iframe  src="https://www.colainsight.com/embed/2027-cola"  title="2027 Social Security COLA tracker by COLA Insight"  width="100%"  height="430"  style="border:0;max-width:720px"  loading="lazy"></iframe>

Connect an MCP-compatible assistant using the remote Streamable HTTP endpoint:

The MCP server is public, read-only, and requires no API key. It provides four tools for the current COLA record, educational benefit calculations, preserved snapshot history, and primary sources. See mcp/README.md for the tool list, example configuration, privacy guidance, and versioning policy.

Primary sources

BLS Public Data API — CPI-W series CWUR0000SA0
SSA latest COLA determination
CMS Medicare premiums and deductibles
FRED CPI-W series — retrieval fallback and cross-check

The source used to retrieve each stored observation is included with the record. A fallback changes the retrieval path, not the underlying BLS series.

Citation

Suggested citation for the archived 2026.10.16 dataset:

COLA Insight. (2026). COLA Insight 2027 Social Security COLA Dataset: CPI-W History and Benefit Amount Table (Version 2026.10.16). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23431339

Use the concept DOI when linking to the latest available version, and the version DOI when citing this exact release.

For machine-readable citation metadata, see CITATION.cff. Questions and corrections can be sent to [email protected].

Licensing

Example code and widget snippets: MIT License
Original documentation, charts, and explanatory content: CC BY 4.0
Government facts and source data may have their own public-domain or agency terms; attribution to the responsible agency should be preserved.
The COLA Insight name and logo are not granted for reuse as a product identity. See TRADEMARKS.md.

Attribution is appreciated and helps readers verify freshness, but no specific keyword-rich anchor text is required.

Source: README.md at commit ca03675

Tools

get_current_cola

Get current Social Security COLA data

Return the latest tracked 2027 Social Security COLA status, rate, CPI-W observations, timestamp, and primary source links.

Takes no parameters.

calculate_benefit_change

Calculate a COLA benefit change

Estimate the monthly and annual benefit change using COLA Insight's latest tracked rate. This is an educational estimate, not an SSA benefit determination.

ParametersmedicarePartBPremiumcurrentMonthlyBenefitrequired

get_cola_history

Get preserved COLA history

Return preserved forecast, formula-derived, and official COLA snapshots in reverse chronological order.

Parameterslimit

get_cola_sources

Get COLA primary sources

Return the government sources, methodology, data dictionary, and public datasets used by COLA Insight.