SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi MCP Server

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SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi is answering right now. Last checked 11 min ago. It exposes 9 tools. Last commit 2 Nov 2026.

Search jobs and candidates, read applications, and add candidate tags in SmartRecruiters.

Uptime history 21 hours of history

21 hours agonow

100.0%

Uptime 24h

77 of 77 checks

Tools

read from the server

256 ms

Response time

average over 24h

Stars

last commit 2 Nov 2026

What changed 1

Every tool that appeared, vanished or quietly changed what it asks for. Recorded since 2 November 2026. No other catalogue keeps this.

2 Nov a tool changed version

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Today is the operative word: we check SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.

Connect this server

Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 11 min ago.

Claude Code Claude Desktop Codex Cursor VS Code

run in your terminal

claude mcp add smartrecruiters --transport http https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste this address

https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.smartrecruiters]
url = "https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp"

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "smartrecruiters": {
      "url": "https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "smartrecruiters": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Available tools 9

Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on. If a tool disappears, we record the date.

smartrecruiters

smartrecruiters_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_get_candidate

Get one candidate's profile by id: name, contact details, source, tags and properties. SmartRecruiters: GET /candidates/{id}.

smartrecruiters_get_candidate_application

Get one candidate's application to one job: status, substatus, rating and screening answers. SmartRecruiters: GET /candidates/{id}/jobs/{jobId}.

smartrecruiters_get_job

Get one job requisition by id: title, status, location, department and hiring team. SmartRecruiters: GET /jobs/{jobId}.

smartrecruiters_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_list_users

List the users of the company, such as recruiters and hiring managers, with name, email and system role. SmartRecruiters: GET /users.

smartrecruiters_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_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_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.

Endpoints

URL	Transport	State	Latency	Checked
https://smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io/mcp	streamable-http	answering	207 ms	11 min ago

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SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi — questions

Answers built from our own checks of this server.

What can SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi do?

It exposes 9 tools, read directly from the server on our last check. Among them: smartrecruiters_add_candidate_tags, smartrecruiters_get_candidate, smartrecruiters_get_candidate_application, smartrecruiters_get_job, smartrecruiters_list_candidate_attachments, smartrecruiters_list_users and 3 more. The full list with descriptions is on this page — we take it from the server itself via tools/list, not from a README. How MCP servers expose tools in the first place →

Is SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi working right now?

We send a real MCP handshake every 15 minutes. Over the last 24 hours 77 of 77 checks got a reply (100.0%), average response time 256 ms. The bar chart above shows every period we have measured.

How do I connect SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi?

Copy the ready config from this page. We generate it for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Cursor and VS Code, each in the form that client actually reads. It is a remote server, so there is nothing to install — the client connects to the address.

Does SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi need an API key?

No. SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi completed a full MCP handshake with us as an anonymous client and listed its tools without asking for anything. All 9 of them are readable on this page. This is what we observed, not what the docs claim.

How fast is SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi?

It answers our handshake in 256 ms on average, which is faster than 56% of all working MCP servers we measure. The comparison comes from our own checks across the whole registry, every 15 minutes.

Is SmartRecruiters MCP by usefulapi open source?

The code is open source: it is published under the MIT licence, written in JavaScript, 1 stars on GitHub and 1 open issue. The licence covers the code in the repository, not the hosted service at smartrecruiters.usefulapi.io, which runs on its operator's own terms.