Show Real Cost
Calculate loan payments, compare offers, and understand the true cost of borrowing.
Calculates monthly payments, total interest, and payoff timelines for personal loans, auto loans, credit cards, payday loans, and refinancing. Compares loan offers fairly and simulates debt payoff strategies. Uses Federal Reserve average rates for context.
Try asking Muse: "Compare a car loan at 6% with a $500 origination fee against one at 6.5% with no fee to see which costs less overall."
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Source: Found in the official MCP Registry (io.github.SPFreedom/showrealcost) · First listed October 28, 2026
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https://mcp.showrealcost.com/mcpNot in Muse's Connectors list yet. Muse can still use it: its page gives you a request to paste into Muse.
Also use it in ChatGPT or Claude
Show Real Cost is a remote MCP server, so any assistant that can add a custom connector by link can use it. Same link, same tools.
Add it to ChatGPT
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Open ChatGPT settings
In ChatGPT, open Settings, then Connectors (called Apps & Connectors on some accounts).
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Turn on developer mode
Under Advanced settings, switch on Developer mode. That is what lets you add a connector by link.
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Create the connector
Choose Create, give it a name, paste the link as the MCP server URL, and save. If it needs a sign-in, ChatGPT asks for it here.
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Start a chat, open the tools menu, pick the connector, and ask. ChatGPT asks before it runs a tool the first time.
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Open Claude settings
In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors.
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Add a custom connector
Choose Add custom connector, give it a name, and paste the link.
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Connect and use it
If it needs a sign-in, Claude sends you to it. Then turn the connector on in a chat from the tools menu and ask.
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https://mcp.showrealcost.com/mcpWhat people ask Muse to do
Technical details: safety screening, tools, response time and recent checks
Response time at the last check: 232ms. Worked in 100% of checks over 30 days.
Screening · October 28, 2026
Screened, no issues found
Screening looks for known threats and hidden instructions at the time of the check, and runs again weekly and whenever the tool list changes. It cannot see the server's code, so only connect what you need and review what Muse asks to do. How screening works.
Tools · 9
loan_paymentFor a fixed-rate installment loan (personal, auto, any level-payment loan): the monthly payment, total interest, total repaid, how the first payment splits between interest and principal, and optionally how much has been paid and is still owed after a number of payments. Use for payoff_timeHow long a balance (credit card or loan) takes to pay off at a fixed monthly payment, and the interest paid. Use for "how long to pay off my card at $X a month" and for comparing a bigger payment by calling it twice.compare_loan_offersCompare two to four loan offers with different rates and fees fairly: each offer is sized so the borrower receives the same cash, then compared on payment, total cost of borrowing (interest plus fees) and estimated APR. Use for "is a lower rate with an origination fee cheaper thapayday_loan_costFor a payday loan, title loan, pawn loan, cash-advance app or any loan priced by a fee for a number of days: the fee in dollars, the APR, and what renewing (rolling over) costs. Use for "what is the APR on a $500 payday loan at $15 per $100" and "what does rolling it over cost".refinance_checkCompare keeping a loan against a refinance offer, from today forward: interest remaining on the current loan, interest on the new loan, and what happens if the borrower takes the new rate but keeps paying the old payment. Use for "the new loan has a lower payment, does it actuallprecomputed_loan_payoffFor a precomputed or add-on interest loan (common from dealers, finance companies and furniture stores): the payoff after a number of payments under the Rule of 78s and under the actuarial method, and how much more the Rule of 78s keeps. Use for "why is my payoff different from mper_diem_interestThe interest a simple-interest loan adds each day, and over a number of days. Use for reading a payoff letter, for "how much more is my payoff than my statement balance", and for the cost of a skipped or deferred payment.debt_payoff_planSimulate paying off several debts with minimum payments plus an optional extra each month, highest rate first (avalanche) and smallest balance first (snowball), against minimums only. Returns months to debt-free and total interest for each. Use for "avalanche or snowball on my deaverage_loan_ratesThe latest Federal Reserve (G.19) average interest rates at commercial banks for a 24-month personal loan, 60- and 72-month new car loans, and credit cards, with the change from the previous quarter and from a year earlier. Optionally compares a rate someone was offered with the Recent checks
Link
https://mcp.showrealcost.com/mcpQuestions about Show Real Cost in Muse
How do I connect Show Real Cost to Muse?
Not in Muse's Connectors list yet, but Muse can still use it. Paste this into Muse: "Use Show Real Cost to help me. It is a free service with an MCP server at https://mcp.showrealcost.com/mcp. It does not need an API key. Ask me before you share anything with it." Muse asks before it shares anything with the app's site. Meta does not review apps used this way, so only use ones you trust. We tested this in the Muse app on September 24, 2026: Muse used an app's link directly this way and returned a live answer.
Is Show Real Cost working right now?
At the last check (October 29, 2026, 08:30 UTC) the endpoint was working, answering in 232ms. Over the last 7 days it answered 100% of health checks. It is checked every 15 minutes.
Is Show Real Cost safe to connect to Muse?
It was screened on October 28, 2026 with the result "screened, no issues found". Screening checks the domain against threat feeds and reads the tools for hidden instructions and requests for passwords or card numbers. It cannot see the server's code, so grant only the access you need.
What can Show Real Cost do in Muse?
It exposes 9 tools, including loan_payment, payoff_time, compare_loan_offers, payday_loan_cost. For example, you could ask Muse: "Compare a car loan at 6% with a $500 origination fee against one at 6.5% with no fee to see which costs less overall."
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