Read job postings, applicants, submissions, clients, vendors, interviews and placements in Ceipal. For staffing agencies and recruiters that run their pipeline in Ceipal. Hosted by usefulapi — connect from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or any MCP client.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ceipal": {
"url": "https://ceipal.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"ceipal": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://ceipal.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other MCP clients (Windsurf, Cline, Zed and more): add the URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser. Do not add an Authorization header: see Before you connect.
List the job postings, open one and read the applicants and submissions that match it.
ceipal_list_job_postings ceipal_get_job_posting ceipal_list_applicants ceipal_list_submissions
Read an applicant and the interviews that are set for that person.
ceipal_get_applicant ceipal_list_interviews ceipal_get_interview
List the consultants on the bench and open one to read the details.
ceipal_list_talent_bench ceipal_get_bench_consultant
Read a client with the notes and the contacts. Then list the open requisitions.
ceipal_get_client ceipal_list_client_notes ceipal_list_client_contacts ceipal_list_job_requisitions
List the placements and the vendors to see who works where.
ceipal_list_placements ceipal_list_vendors ceipal_get_vendor
The login page asks for your Admin email, API password and API key.
An administrator sets the API password and creates the API key in the Ceipal ATS Admin Panel (API settings). Ask your Ceipal account representative if API access is not on for your account. Your details are used only to call your own Ceipal account and are never shown to anyone.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Admin email, API password and API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Turn on the Ceipal connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
ceipal_list_job_postings | read | List job postings List job postings, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getJobPostingsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_job_requisitions | read | List job requisitions List job requisitions, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getRequisitionsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_applicants | read | List applicants List applicants (candidates), one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getApplicantsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_submissions | read | List submissions List submissions of applicants to a job, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getSubmissionsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_talent_bench | read | List talent bench List bench consultants, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getBenchList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_clients | read | List clients List clients, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getClientsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_client_notes | read | List client notes List notes of a client or lead, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getClientNotesList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_client_contacts | read | List client contacts List client contacts, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getClientContactsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_leads | read | List leads List sales leads, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getLeadsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_vendors | read | List vendors List vendors (staffing partners), one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getVendorsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_interviews | read | List interviews List interviews, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getInterviewsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_placements | read | List placements List placements, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getPlacementsList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_list_users | read | List users List users of the Ceipal account, one page at a time. Read only. GET /v2/getUsersList/. Reads are limited to 60 a minute per account token. |
ceipal_get_job_posting | read | Get job posting Get one job posting by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_job_postings. Read only. GET /v2/getJobPostingDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_job_requisition | read | Get job requisition Get one job requisition by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_job_requisitions. Read only. GET /v2/getRequistionsDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_applicant | read | Get applicant Get one applicant with documents and custom fields by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_applicants. Read only. GET /v2/getApplicantDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_submission | read | Get submission Get one submission by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_submissions. Read only. GET /v2/getSubmissionDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_bench_consultant | read | Get bench consultant Get one bench consultant by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_talent_bench. Read only. GET /v2/getBenchDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_client | read | Get client Get one client with contacts and accounts by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_clients. Read only. GET /v2/getClientDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_lead | read | Get lead Get one sales lead with contacts by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_leads. Read only. GET /v2/getLeadsDetail/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_vendor | read | Get vendor Get one vendor with contacts by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_vendors. Read only. GET /v2/getVendorDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_interview | read | Get interview Get one interview by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_interviews. Read only. GET /v2/getInterviewDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_placement | read | Get placement Get one placement with pay details by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_placements. Read only. GET /v2/getPlacementDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_get_user | read | Get user Get one user by its encrypted id from ceipal_list_users. Read only. GET /v2/getUserDetails/{id}/. |
ceipal_usage_status | Usage status (free-tier meter) Report the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. | |
ceipal_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the Ceipal tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. | |
ceipal_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on Ceipal (the free tier caps monthly usage). Plans: "monthly" — $9/month; "yearly" — $90/year (2 months free). Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. *A fair use limit applies. For heavy use (near Pro's limit): "plus" or "plus_yearly" — Pro+, $39/month or $390/year, unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 100,000 a month); an existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place (needs confirm: true; the price difference for the rest of the period is charged at once). Otherwise returns a short link to open in your browser (it opens Stripe Checkout); after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. | |
ceipal_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's Ceipal Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run ceipal_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter. |
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | Unlimited* |
*Pro fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to [email protected].
Pro covers this Ceipal server only. Subscribe with ceipal_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with ceipal_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running ceipal_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Review the applicants for a job. Prepare for an interview. Check the talent bench. Review a client account. Track placements and vendors. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Ceipal. The server calls the Ceipal API with your own Ceipal access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
The login page asks for your Admin email, API password and API key. See Before you connect for where to find them.
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Admin email, API password and API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Ceipal API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Ceipal.
All 24 Ceipal tools are marked read-only.
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 tool calls a month), for this Ceipal server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run ceipal_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run ceipal_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run ceipal_cancel_subscription. Pro continues to the end of the paid period.
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with ceipal_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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