Launch529: 529 plans and college costs

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Launch529: 529 plans and college costs is healthy: it completed an MCP handshake in 1121 ms and exposes 7 tools.

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

Endpoint: https://launch529.com/api/public/mcp (streamable-http)

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Last checked (UTC)2026-10-19T03:45:34.697Z

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Tools (7)

search_schoolsFind 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.
get_schoolDetails 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.
estimate_college_costProject 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.
list_529_plansList 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.
get_529_planEverything 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.
compare_529_plansCompare two to four 529 plans side by side on fees, ratings, tax benefit, minimums and who can join.
check_expenseSay 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.