Search jobs and candidates, read applications, and add candidate tags in SmartRecruiters. For recruiters and hiring managers who run job requisitions in SmartRecruiters. 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": {
"smartrecruiters": {
"url": "https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
}Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"smartrecruiters": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://smartrecruiters.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.
Search open job requisitions, read one job, then search the candidates who applied to it.
smartrecruiters_search_jobs smartrecruiters_get_job smartrecruiters_search_candidates
Read a candidate's profile, then their application to one job, with status and screening answers.
smartrecruiters_get_candidate smartrecruiters_get_candidate_application
Add tags to one candidate. Existing tags stay, because the call never replaces or removes tags.
Changes data · smartrecruiters_add_candidate_tags
List the company users with their system roles. Search job offers if your key's user has the Extended or Admin role.
smartrecruiters_list_users smartrecruiters_search_offers
The login page asks for your SmartRecruiters API key.
Create the key in SmartRecruiters → Settings → Credential Manager → New Credential → API Key. An Administrator must create it, and it is shown only once. The key is used only to call the SmartRecruiters API on your behalf; it is 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 SmartRecruiters 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 SmartRecruiters connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
smartrecruiters_search_jobs | read | Search jobs Search the company's job requisitions by keyword, status, city, department or update time. Returns content with each job, totalFound and nextPageId. SmartRecruiters: GET /jobs. |
smartrecruiters_get_job | read | Get job Get one job requisition by id: title, status, location, department and hiring team. SmartRecruiters: GET /jobs/{jobId}. |
smartrecruiters_search_candidates | read | Search candidates Search candidates who have at least one job application, by keyword, job, status, tag or update time. Returns content, totalFound and nextPageId. Call one page at a time: this endpoint allows one concurrent request. SmartRecruiters: GET /candidates. |
smartrecruiters_get_candidate | read | Get candidate Get one candidate's profile by id: name, contact details, source, tags and properties. SmartRecruiters: GET /candidates/{id}. |
smartrecruiters_get_candidate_application | read | Get candidate application Get one candidate's application to one job: status, substatus, rating and screening answers. SmartRecruiters: GET /candidates/{id}/jobs/{jobId}. |
smartrecruiters_list_candidate_attachments | read | List candidate attachments List the files attached to a candidate, such as a CV or cover letter (metadata only). SmartRecruiters: GET /candidates/{id}/attachments. |
smartrecruiters_search_offers | read | Search offers Search job offers by status, keyword or posting id. The key must belong to a user with the Extended or Admin system role. SmartRecruiters: GET /offers. |
smartrecruiters_list_users | read | List users List the users of the company, such as recruiters and hiring managers, with name, email and system role. SmartRecruiters: GET /users. |
smartrecruiters_add_candidate_tags | write | Add candidate tags Add tags to one candidate. Existing tags stay; this call never replaces or removes tags. Up to 100 tags, 150 characters each. SmartRecruiters: POST /candidates/{id}/tags. |
smartrecruiters_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. | |
smartrecruiters_request_feature | Request a missing feature Tell usefulapi that the user needs something the SmartRecruiters 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. | |
smartrecruiters_upgrade | Upgrade to Pro (unlimited*) Get Pro: unlimited tool calls (fair use limit: 10,000 a month) on SmartRecruiters (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. | |
smartrecruiters_cancel_subscription | Cancel the Pro subscription Cancel the caller's SmartRecruiters 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 smartrecruiters_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 SmartRecruiters server only. Subscribe with smartrecruiters_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with smartrecruiters_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running smartrecruiters_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to [email protected].
Track open jobs and their candidates. Review one candidate's application. Tag candidates for a shortlist. Check recruiters and job offers. See what you can do for the details.
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by SmartRecruiters. The server calls the SmartRecruiters API with your own SmartRecruiters 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 SmartRecruiters API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
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 SmartRecruiters 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 SmartRecruiters 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 SmartRecruiters.
Yes, if you approve it. 1 of the 9 SmartRecruiters tools can create or change data. The other 8 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
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 SmartRecruiters server only. Cancel any time: Pro then runs to the end of the paid period. Run smartrecruiters_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
Ask the AI to run smartrecruiters_upgrade: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. To cancel, run smartrecruiters_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 smartrecruiters_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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