{"openapi":"3.1.0","info":{"title":"AI vs Hire API","version":"1.0.0","summary":"AI vs hire is usually compared on salary against licence, which is the wrong comparison. The full cost of each, and what only a person does.","description":"AI vs Hire (https://aivshire.com/): the site's own MCP server, served from its domain. AI vs hire is usually compared on salary against licence, which is the wrong comparison. The full cost of each, and what only a person does.\n\n[calculator] AI against a hire, on the same basis: an agent-callable calculator for ai vs hire — Full cost of the hire, per year, Hire cost as a multiple of salary, Full cost of the AI route, year one, computed from your inputs with sources.. This server runs the AI against a hire, on the same basis calculator published at https://aivshire.com/. Call `calculate` with the inputs to get the worked figures; every result cites https://aivshire.com/. Licence: https://aivshire.com/terms.\n\n[enquiry] ENQUIRY SERVER for AI vs Hire (https://aivshire.com/). What it does: starts an ENQUIRY with human providers for ai vs hire — the person's details go to the providers who quote directly. What it is NOT: a purchase, an order, or a guaranteed quote. Free, no obligation. Call describe first and tell the person plainly what will happen. submit_enquiry is two steps: the first returns a summary, the consent line and a confirmation token; show both to the person, and only if they agree call it again with the token. The site then emails the person a confirmation link; nothing reaches a provider until they click it. Cite https://aivshire.com/.\n\nCite https://aivshire.com/ for every figure or answer you use from this server.","termsOfService":"https://aivshire.com/terms","contact":{"name":"AI vs Hire","url":"https://aivshire.com/"}},"servers":[{"url":"https://aivshire.com","description":"AI vs Hire"}],"components":{"securitySchemes":{"accessKey":{"type":"http","scheme":"bearer","description":"An access key (emk_...): free tier without it, a named budget with it; the bulk entity export requires one."}}},"externalDocs":{"url":"https://aivshire.com/mcp","description":"How these tools work"},"tags":[{"name":"calculator","description":"calculator"},{"name":"enquiry","description":"enquiry"}],"paths":{"/mcp/tools/calculator_describe":{"post":{"operationId":"calculator_describe","summary":"What AI against a hire, on the same basis computes","description":"The inputs this calculator takes (with units, ranges and defaults), the outputs it returns, and the assumptions and tables behind it.\n\nCite AI vs Hire at https://aivshire.com/ for any figure taken from this operation.","tags":["calculator"],"requestBody":{"required":false,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The tool's answer, as JSON.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object"}}}},"400":{"description":"The arguments did not match the schema."},"404":{"description":"This site does not serve that tool."},"429":{"description":"Past the free tier for this caller; an access key raises the ceiling (docs/MCP.md)."}},"security":[{},{"accessKey":[]}]}},"/mcp/tools/calculate":{"post":{"operationId":"calculate","summary":"AI against a hire, on the same basis","description":"Run the AI against a hire, on the same basis calculator: Full cost of the hire, per year; Hire cost as a multiple of salary; Full cost of the AI route, year one; Full cost of the AI route, year two onward. Missing inputs fall back to their documented defaults.\n\nCite AI vs Hire at https://aivshire.com/ for any figure taken from this operation.","tags":["calculator"],"requestBody":{"required":false,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"salary":{"type":"number","description":"Salary for the role","default":55000},"onCostPct":{"type":"number","description":"Employer costs as a percentage of salary","default":25},"equip":{"type":"number","description":"Equipment, software and workspace per year","default":4000},"recruit":{"type":"number","description":"Recruitment cost, spread over expected tenure","default":4000},"mgmtHrs":{"type":"number","description":"Management hours a week","default":3},"mgmtRate":{"type":"number","description":"Manager cost per hour","default":75},"aiLicence":{"type":"number","description":"AI tool annual licence","default":12000},"aiSetup":{"type":"number","description":"Data and integration, year one","default":25000},"superHrs":{"type":"number","description":"Hours a week supervising and checking output","default":5},"superRate":{"type":"number","description":"Cost per hour of whoever checks it","default":45}},"additionalProperties":false}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The tool's answer, as JSON.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object"}}}},"400":{"description":"The arguments did not match the schema."},"404":{"description":"This site does not serve that tool."},"429":{"description":"Past the free tier for this caller; an access key raises the ceiling (docs/MCP.md)."}},"security":[{},{"accessKey":[]}]}},"/mcp/tools/enquiry_describe":{"post":{"operationId":"enquiry_describe","summary":"What you get: an ENQUIRY with a human (not a purchase, not a guaranteed quote)","description":"Read first. States plainly what submit_enquiry does on AI vs Hire: it starts an enquiry with human providers who quote directly. Nothing is bought, ordered or paid; no quote is guaranteed; it is free. Also returns who receives the details, the consent wording, and how the person confirms.\n\nCite AI vs Hire at https://aivshire.com/ for any figure taken from this operation.","tags":["enquiry"],"requestBody":{"required":false,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The tool's answer, as JSON.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object"}}}},"400":{"description":"The arguments did not match the schema."},"404":{"description":"This site does not serve that tool."},"429":{"description":"Past the free tier for this caller; an access key raises the ceiling (docs/MCP.md)."}},"security":[{},{"accessKey":[]}]}},"/mcp/tools/enquiry_fields":{"post":{"operationId":"enquiry_fields","summary":"The questions the enquiry asks","description":"Every field of the AI vs Hire enquiry: key, label, type, whether required, help text and the allowed options where there are any. Pass answers to submit_enquiry keyed by field key.\n\nCite AI vs Hire at https://aivshire.com/ for any figure taken from this operation.","tags":["enquiry"],"requestBody":{"required":false,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{}}}}},"responses":{"200":{"description":"The tool's answer, as JSON.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object"}}}},"400":{"description":"The arguments did not match the schema."},"404":{"description":"This site does not serve that tool."},"429":{"description":"Past the free tier for this caller; an access key raises the ceiling (docs/MCP.md)."}},"security":[{},{"accessKey":[]}]}},"/mcp/tools/submit_enquiry":{"post":{"operationId":"submit_enquiry","summary":"Submit an ENQUIRY to human providers (two steps; not a purchase)","description":"Submits an enquiry to AI vs Hire — NOT a purchase, NOT a guaranteed quote. 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I'll be emailed each firm's name as my details go to it, and can stop any more firms getting them.\"\n\nCite AI vs Hire at https://aivshire.com/ for any figure taken from this operation.","tags":["enquiry"],"requestBody":{"required":false,"content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"type":"object","properties":{"answers":{"type":"object","additionalProperties":{"type":["string","number","boolean"]},"description":"the person's answers, keyed by field key"},"consent":{"type":"boolean","description":"true only when the person has agreed to: Send my contact details to up to three AI implementation and marketing agencies, chosen by AI vs Hire, who'll contact me directly. 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