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JobHound MCP

MCP server that lets Claude Code scan, score, and apply to jobs autonomously. Connects directly to Ashby, Greenhouse, and Lever job board APIs. No browser. No resume upload portals. Claude does the tailoring.

Python

language

tools

ATS sources

MIT

license

What it does

JobHound MCP exposes a set of tools to Claude Code that form a complete autonomous job application pipeline. The flow is linear: scan job boards for matching roles, score each one against your profile, queue the best candidates, let Claude tailor a cover letter and resume for each, then submit directly via the ATS API. No human in the loop unless you want one.

The pipeline: scan pulls fresh listings from Ashby, Greenhouse, and Lever. score runs each listing through a relevance model against your stored profile. queue holds anything above the threshold. Claude reads the full job description, rewrites your materials for that specific role, then submit fires the POST directly to the ATS endpoint. Status is written back to a local SQLite database that the TUI reads in real time.

The 8 tools

jobhound_scan

Fetch fresh job listings from all configured ATS sources. Deduplicates against the local database and scores new entries automatically.

jobhound_list

Return all tracked jobs filtered by status. Accepts optional status, company, and score threshold arguments for targeted queries.

jobhound_get

Fetch the full record for a single job by ID. Returns title, company, URL, score, status, and all stored metadata.

jobhound_get_for_tailoring

Returns the job description alongside your base resume and profile in a single context block — ready for Claude to tailor in one pass.

jobhound_apply_tailored

Submit a tailored application to the ATS endpoint. Accepts the job ID plus Claude's generated cover letter and resume body. Logs result to DB.

jobhound_update

Write any field on a job record — status, notes, interview date, follow-up flag. Used by Claude after status changes or manual review.

jobhound_pause

Pause automatic scanning and queuing without stopping the server. Useful when you want to review the queue before Claude submits anything new.

jobhound_resume

Resume automatic operation after a pause. Scanning, scoring, and submission return to the configured schedule.

Claude Code setup

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jobhound": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "jobhound.server"],
      "env": {
        "ASHBY_API_KEY": "your_key_here",
        "GREENHOUSE_API_KEY": "your_key_here",
        "LEVER_API_KEY": "your_key_here",
        "JOBHOUND_DB": "~/.jobhound/jobs.db",
        "JOBHOUND_PROFILE": "~/.jobhound/profile.json"
      }
    }
  }
}

Sources

JobHound pulls from the following job board APIs directly — no scraping, no third-party aggregators:

Ashby — direct REST API, supports custom fields and structured application forms
Greenhouse — Job Board API v1, covers the majority of mid-to-large tech companies
Lever — Postings API, strong coverage in early-stage startups
RemoteOK — public JSON feed, no API key required
HN Who's Hiring — monthly thread parser, extracts structured listings from free-form comments

Stack

Python 3.11+ FastMCP httpx sqlite3 Pydantic Claude API

Open source on github.com/Null-Phnix/jobhound-mcp. Issues and PRs welcome.