Guides

Practical guides that support the tool network.

These pages explain the calculations and workflows behind the Etsy seller tools, ScopeGuard, and the MCP Context Budget Auditor.

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Etsy Offsite Ads Fee Explained for Small Sellers guide cover Etsy seller profit Etsy Offsite Ads Fee Explained for Small Sellers

Understand how Etsy Offsite Ads can change order profit and why sellers should calculate margin with and without the ad fee.

Etsy seller profit
How Handmade Sellers Should Price Labor Time guide cover Etsy seller profit How Handmade Sellers Should Price Labor Time

A practical method for handmade sellers to include labor time in product pricing without guessing.

Etsy seller profit
How Many Extra Hours Can a Project Absorb? guide cover Client project margin How Many Extra Hours Can a Project Absorb?

A method for calculating how much additional work a fixed-price project can absorb before margin becomes unsafe.

Client project margin
How to Calculate Etsy Profit After Fees and Shipping guide cover Etsy seller profit How to Calculate Etsy Profit After Fees and Shipping

A practical guide to calculating Etsy profit after transaction fees, payment processing, listing fees, shipping, packaging, labor, and discounts.

Commerce / Pricing / Fees
How to Calculate Profit on a Fixed-Price Project guide cover Client project margin How to Calculate Profit on a Fixed-Price Project

A practical guide for freelancers and agencies calculating profit on fixed-price client work.

Client work / Profit / Scope
How to Reduce MCP Tool Context Overhead guide cover AI developer workflow How to Reduce MCP Tool Context Overhead

Practical ways to reduce MCP context overhead by trimming tool lists, shortening descriptions, and using task profiles.

AI developer workflow
MCP Tool Filtering Explained guide cover AI developer workflow MCP Tool Filtering Explained

What MCP tool filtering means and how developers can think about include and exclude tool lists.

AI developer workflow
What Is MCP Context Budget? guide cover AI developer workflow What Is MCP Context Budget?

A plain-English explanation of MCP context budget and why tool schemas can consume an AI agent context window before work begins.

AI Agents / MCP / Workflow
When to Send a Scope Change Approval Email guide cover Client project margin When to Send a Scope Change Approval Email

How freelancers and agencies can decide when a client request needs written scope approval.

Client project margin
Why Too Many MCP Tools Can Hurt Agent Performance guide cover AI developer workflow Why Too Many MCP Tools Can Hurt Agent Performance

How large MCP tool lists can increase context overhead and make AI agent tool selection less reliable.

AI developer workflow
Why Your Etsy Margin Changes After Discounts guide cover Etsy seller profit Why Your Etsy Margin Changes After Discounts

Learn why Etsy discounts can reduce profit faster than expected and how to test sale pricing before launching a promotion.

Etsy seller profit