Bring Applicant Tracking
to OpenAI Agents SDK
Create your Vinkius account to connect Lever to OpenAI Agents SDK and start using all 10 AI tools in minutes. Fully managed, enterprise secure, and ready to use without writing a single line of code. No hosting, no server setup — just connect and start using.
Compatible with every major AI agent and IDE
What is the Lever MCP Server?
Connect your Lever account to any AI agent to streamline your recruitment and talent acquisition workflows. This MCP server enables your agent to interact with job postings, manage candidate opportunities, and move applications through your hiring pipeline directly.
What you can do
- Posting Oversight — List and retrieve detailed configurations for all your active job advertisements
- Opportunity Management — Manage candidate applications (Opportunities), track their status, and move them through hiring stages
- Candidate Insight — Access complete candidate profiles, contact details, and interaction histories
- Pipeline Control — List hiring stages and automate the archiving of applications with specific reasons
- Workflow Automation — Create new job postings or candidate records directly from natural language interfaces
How it works
- Subscribe to this server
- Enter your Lever API Key
- Start managing your hiring pipeline from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client
Who is this for?
- Recruiters & Sourcers — Quickly update candidate statuses and job notes without leaving your development environment
- Hiring Managers — Monitor the progress of applicants for specific roles via natural language commands
- HR Operations — Automate the creation of job drafts and maintain clean recruitment data effortlessly
Built-in capabilities (10)
Archive a candidate opportunity
Requires a JSON body with opportunity details. Create a new candidate opportunity
Requires a JSON body with posting details. Create a new job posting
Get details for a specific candidate (person)
Get details for a specific candidate opportunity
Get details for a specific job posting
List all candidate opportunities (applications)
g., Screen, Interview) configured in your Lever account. List all defined hiring pipeline stages
List all job postings
g., move to "Interview" or "Offer"). Move a candidate to a different hiring stage
Why OpenAI Agents SDK?
The OpenAI Agents SDK auto-discovers all 10 tools from Lever through native MCP integration. Build agents with built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns. chain multiple agents where one queries Lever, another analyzes results, and a third generates reports, all orchestrated through Vinkius.
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Native MCP integration via
MCPServerSse, pass the URL and the SDK auto-discovers all tools with full type safety - —
Built-in guardrails, tracing, and handoff patterns let you build production-grade agents without reinventing safety infrastructure
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Lightweight and composable: chain multiple agents and MCP servers in a single pipeline with minimal boilerplate
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First-party OpenAI support ensures optimal compatibility with GPT models for tool calling and structured output
Lever in OpenAI Agents SDK
Why run Lever with Vinkius?
The Lever connection runs on our fully managed, secure cloud infrastructure. We handle the hosting, maintenance, and security so you don't have to deal with servers or code. All 10 tools are ready to work instantly without any complex setup.
You stay in complete control of your data. Your AI only accesses the information you approve, keeping your sensitive passwords and private details completely safe. Plus, with automatic optimizations, your AI works faster and more efficiently.

* Every connection is hosted and maintained by Vinkius. We handle the security, updates, and infrastructure so you don't have to write code or manage servers. See our infrastructure
Over 4,000 integrations ready for AI agents
Explore a vast library of pre-built integrations, optimized and ready to deploy.
Connect securely in under 30 seconds
Generate tokens to authenticate and link external services in a single step.
Complete visibility into every agent action
Audit live requests, latency, success rates, and active security compliance policies.
Optimize spending and track token ROI
Analyze real-time token consumption and cost metrics detailed by connection.




Explore our live AI Agents Analytics dashboard to see it all working
This dashboard is included when you connect Lever using Vinkius. You will never be left in the dark about what your AI agents are doing with your tools.
Lever and 4,000+ other AI tools. No hosting, no code, ready to use.
Professionals who connect Lever to OpenAI Agents SDK through Vinkius don't need to write code, manage servers, or worry about security. Everything is pre-configured, secure, and runs automatically in the background.
Raw MCP | Vinkius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ready-to-use MCPs | Find and configure each manually | 4,000+ MCPs ready to use |
| Connection Setup | Manual coding & server setup | 1-click instant connection |
| Server Hosting | You host it yourself (needs 24/7 uptime) | 100% hosted & managed by Vinkius |
| Security & Privacy | Stored in plaintext config files | Bank-grade encrypted vault |
| Activity Visibility | Blind execution (no logs or tracking) | Live dashboard with real-time logs |
| Cost Control | Runaway AI token spend risk | Automatic budget limits |
| Revoking Access | Must delete files or code to stop | 1-click disconnect button |
How Vinkius secures
Lever for OpenAI Agents SDK
Every request between OpenAI Agents SDK and Lever is protected by our secure gateway. We automatically keep your sensitive data private, prevent unauthorized access, and let you disconnect instantly at any time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I move a candidate to a specific stage?
Use the update_opportunity_stage tool with the unique opportunity ID and the target stage ID. You can find stage IDs using the list_hiring_stages tool.
Can I archive an application via the agent?
Yes, use the archive_hiring_opportunity tool. You will need to provide the opportunity ID and a valid archive reason ID.
Is it possible to see a candidate's contact information?
Absolutely. Use the get_candidate_profile tool with the candidate's unique ID to retrieve their full profile, including email, phone, and links.
How does the OpenAI Agents SDK connect to MCP?
Use MCPServerSse(url=...) to create a server connection. The SDK auto-discovers all tools and makes them available to your agent with full type information.
Can I use multiple MCP servers in one agent?
Yes. Pass a list of MCPServerSse instances to the agent constructor. The agent can use tools from all connected servers within a single run.
Does the SDK support streaming responses?
Yes. The SDK supports SSE and Streamable HTTP transports, both of which work natively with Vinkius.
MCPServerStreamableHttp not found
Ensure you have the latest version: pip install --upgrade openai-agents
Agent not calling tools
Make sure your prompt explicitly references the task the tools can help with.
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