HireBase MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server providing tools to interact with the HireBase Job API.

Available MCP Interactions

This server exposes the following MCP interactions:

Tools

• search_jobs: Search for jobs using the HireBase API based on various criteria (keywords, title, location, salary, etc.).
  • Parameters: query, and_keywords, or_keywords, not_keywords, title, category, country, city, location_type, company, salary_from, salary_to, salary_currency, years_from, years_to, visa, limit.
• get_job: Retrieve detailed information about a specific job using its HireBase ID.
  • Parameters: job_id.

Prompts

• create_candidate_profile: Generates a structured prompt based on candidate details (name, LinkedIn, website, resume text) to help guide job searching.
  • Parameters: name, linkedin_url, personal_website, resume_text.

Client Setup (Examples: Claude Desktop, Cursor)

To use this server with an MCP client like Claude Desktop or Cursor, you need to configure the client to run the server process and optionally provide the HireBase API key.

1. Ensure uv is installed: curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

2. Obtain a HireBase API Key (optional): Request a key from HireBase You can set this as an environment variable (HIREBASE_API_KEY) or just leave it empty.

3. Configure your client:

   • Using uvx:

     • Claude Desktop: Edit your claude_desktop_config.json:

       {
         "mcpServers": {
           "hirebase": {
             "command": "uvx",
             "args": [
               "hirebase-mcp" 
             ],
             "env": {
               "HIREBASE_API_KEY": "" 
             }
           }
         }
       }
       

     • Cursor: Go to Settings > MCP > Add Server:
       • Mac/Linux Command: uvx hirebase-mcp (Adjust package name if needed)
       • Windows Command: cmd
       • Windows Args: /c, uvx, hirebase-mcp (Adjust package name if needed)
       • Set the HIREBASE_API_KEY environment variable in the appropriate section.

   • Running from source via Python (Alternative):

     1. Clone the repo and note where you clone it to
     2. Claude Desktop: Edit your claude_desktop_config.json:

     {
         "mcpServers": {
             "hirebase": {
                 "command": "uv",
                 "args": [
                     "run",
                     "--with",
                     "mcp[cli]",
                     "--with",
                     "requests",
                     "mcp",
                     "run",