How to Use the Ashby MCP in Claude Code

Q: How do I use Claude Code to get a list of all candidates from Ashby into a CSV file?

Run claude mcp call ashby-mcp listcandidates jq -r '. .id, .name, .email @csv' > candidates.csv. Claude Code outputs JSON, so you can pipe it to jq or any other shell tool.

Q: What's the command to find all 'Senior Engineer' jobs in Ashby using Claude Code?

You'd run claude mcp call ashby-mcp searchjobs --title "Senior Engineer". It returns a JSON array of matching jobs that you can use in your scripts.

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Get Daily Recruiting Reports via Cron

Set up a simple cron job that calls Claude Code. Your script can use `list_applications` to find all applications from the last 24 hours. Pipe the output to another command to format it and send a summary to a Slack channel. You'll get a daily digest of your recruiting pipeline without ever opening a browser.

Find Candidates from Your Terminal

Need to quickly check if a candidate is in your system? Just run `claude mcp call ashby-mcp search_candidates --name "Jane Doe"`. You get the candidate ID back as clean JSON. You can then pipe that ID to another call, like `claude mcp call ashby-mcp get_candidate_info --id 456`, to get their full profile. It's fast and scriptable.

Integrate Ashby into CI/CD with Claude Code

This MCP Server lets you integrate recruiting data into your DevOps workflows. For example, a GitHub Action could use Claude Code and `list_jobs` to check if a required hiring ticket is still open before allowing a deployment. Or, you could have a script that uses `list_interviews` to automatically create calendar blockers for your engineering team. It all runs headlessly in your existing infrastructure.

Setup guide

Set up Ashby MCP in Claude Code

Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Run the add command

Open your terminal and run the command shown on the right. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com. Use --scope user to make it available across all projects.
2

Verify the connection

Start a Claude Code session and type /mcp to list connected servers. You should see ashby-mcp with a green status indicator.
3

Start using tools

Ask Claude Code something like "Check my latest Ashby transactions." It will automatically discover and invoke the available Ashby tools.

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claude mcp add --transport http ashby-mcp https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

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Prerequisites

Claude Code CLI installed
Active Vinkius subscription with a valid endpoint token

1

Open the config file

Create or edit .mcp.json in your project root for project-level scope, or ~/.claude.json for user-level scope.
2

Add the Ashby MCP

Paste the JSON snippet shown on the right into the mcpServers object. Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your endpoint token from cloud.vinkius.com.
3

Restart Claude Code

Start a new Claude Code session. Type /mcp to confirm the server is connected. The tools will be automatically available in your conversation.

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "ashby-mcp": {
      "type": "url",
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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Common questions about Ashby MCP in Claude Code

Run `claude mcp call ashby-mcp list_candidates | jq -r '.[] | [.id, .name, .email] | @csv' > candidates.csv`. Claude Code outputs JSON, so you can pipe it to `jq` or any other shell tool.

Not directly, but you can set up a cron job. Have a script run every 5 minutes with Claude Code, call `list_applications` with a time filter, and check for new entries.

You'd run `claude mcp call ashby-mcp search_jobs --title "Senior Engineer"`. It returns a JSON array of matching jobs that you can use in your scripts.

No. You connect Claude Code to the Vinkius endpoint with a single token. Vinkius manages the actual Ashby authentication securely on the backend for the MCP server.

All requests are stateless. When you run a command, data like candidate profiles and job listings pass through an isolated execution environment and are immediately discarded. No sensitive recruiting data is ever logged or stored.

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