Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server for Vercel AI SDK 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes
The Vercel AI SDK is the TypeScript toolkit for building AI-powered applications. Connect Lightcast Labor Market through Vinkius and every tool is available as a typed function. ready for React Server Components, API routes, or any Node.js backend.
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import { createMCPClient } from "@ai-sdk/mcp";
import { generateText } from "ai";
import { openai } from "@ai-sdk/openai";
async function main() {
const mcpClient = await createMCPClient({
transport: {
type: "http",
// Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
url: "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp",
},
});
try {
const tools = await mcpClient.tools();
const { text } = await generateText({
model: openai("gpt-4o"),
tools,
prompt: "Using Lightcast Labor Market, list all available capabilities.",
});
console.log(text);
} finally {
await mcpClient.close();
}
}
main();
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About Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server
Integrate Lightcast (formerly Emsi Burning Glass), the global leader in labor market analytics, directly into your AI workflow. Access the world's most comprehensive skill taxonomy and job title index, track occupation trends and regional labor market summaries, and oversee workforce intelligence using natural language.
The Vercel AI SDK gives every Lightcast Labor Market tool full TypeScript type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking. Connect 10 tools through Vinkius and stream results progressively to React, Svelte, or Vue components. works on Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and any Node.js runtime.
What you can do
- Skill Taxonomy Oversight — List and retrieve detailed information for over 30,000 standardized technical and soft skills.
- Job Title Intelligence — Monitor standardized job titles and occupations, resolving unique identifiers and regional naming conventions.
- Market Analysis — Access high-level labor market summaries for specific economic regions, including job volumes and wage trends.
- Workforce Auditing — Retrieve high-level summaries of skill distributions, occupation volumes, and organizational labor market health instantly.
The Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Vercel AI SDK in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.
How to Connect Lightcast Labor Market to Vercel AI SDK via MCP
Follow these steps to integrate the Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
Install dependencies
Run npm install @ai-sdk/mcp ai @ai-sdk/openai
Replace the token
Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token
Run the script
Save to agent.ts and run with npx tsx agent.ts
Explore tools
The SDK discovers 10 tools from Lightcast Labor Market and passes them to the LLM
Why Use Vercel AI SDK with the Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server
Vercel AI SDK provides unique advantages when paired with Lightcast Labor Market through the Model Context Protocol.
TypeScript-first: every MCP tool gets full type inference, IDE autocomplete, and compile-time error checking out of the box
Framework-agnostic core works with Next.js, Nuxt, SvelteKit, or any Node.js runtime. same Lightcast Labor Market integration everywhere
Built-in streaming UI primitives let you display Lightcast Labor Market tool results progressively in React, Svelte, or Vue components
Edge-compatible: the AI SDK runs on Vercel Edge Functions, Cloudflare Workers, and other edge runtimes for minimal latency
Lightcast Labor Market + Vercel AI SDK Use Cases
Practical scenarios where Vercel AI SDK combined with the Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server delivers measurable value.
AI-powered web apps: build dashboards that query Lightcast Labor Market in real-time and stream results to the UI with zero loading states
API backends: create serverless endpoints that orchestrate Lightcast Labor Market tools and return structured JSON responses to any frontend
Chatbots with tool use: embed Lightcast Labor Market capabilities into conversational interfaces with streaming responses and tool call visibility
Internal tools: build admin panels where team members interact with Lightcast Labor Market through natural language queries
Lightcast Labor Market MCP Tools for Vercel AI SDK (10)
These 10 tools become available when you connect Lightcast Labor Market to Vercel AI SDK via MCP:
get_labor_market_region_summary
Get a high-level labor market summary for a specific economic region
get_lightcast_api_metadata
Retrieve metadata and authorization status for your Lightcast API connection
get_skill_details
Get detailed settings and definition for a specific skill
list_economic_regions
List economic regions and geographies supported by Lightcast
list_labor_market_skills
g., specialized, common) from the Lightcast API. List all technical and soft skills in the Lightcast taxonomy
list_skill_taxonomic_categories
List high-level taxonomic categories for skills
list_standardized_job_titles
List standardized job titles from the Lightcast index
list_standardized_occupations
List occupations categorized by Lightcast (SOC/O*NET compatible)
list_taxonomically_related_skills
Identify skills that are taxonomically related to a target skill
quick_labor_market_audit
Retrieve a high-level summary of skills and occupations in the index
Example Prompts for Lightcast Labor Market in Vercel AI SDK
Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Vercel AI SDK agent to start working with Lightcast Labor Market immediately.
"Search for skills related to 'Data Science'."
"Show me standardized job titles for 'Software Engineer'."
"Get a labor market summary for 'New York'."
Troubleshooting Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK
Common issues when connecting Lightcast Labor Market to Vercel AI SDK through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.
createMCPClient is not a function
npm install @ai-sdk/mcpLightcast Labor Market + Vercel AI SDK FAQ
Common questions about integrating Lightcast Labor Market MCP Server with Vercel AI SDK.
How does the Vercel AI SDK connect to MCP servers?
createMCPClient from @ai-sdk/mcp and pass the server URL. The SDK discovers all tools and provides typed TypeScript interfaces for each one.Can I use MCP tools in Edge Functions?
Does it support streaming tool results?
useChat and streamText that handle tool calls and display results progressively in the UI.Connect Lightcast Labor Market with your favorite client
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Connect Lightcast Labor Market to Vercel AI SDK
Get your token, paste the configuration, and start using 10 tools in under 2 minutes. No API key management needed.