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Use Lightcast Labor Market with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Equip your AI agent to access labor market data, track skill taxonomies, and monitor job titles via the Lightcast API.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 10 capabilities

The complete Lightcast Labor Market capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Lightcast Labor Market.

Capability set01 / 03

01-04

4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Lightcast Labor Market.

  1. 01

    List labor market skills

    G., specialized, common) from the Lightcast API. List all technical and soft skills in the Lightcast taxonomy

  2. 02

    Get labor market region summary

    Get a high-level labor market summary for a specific economic region

  3. 03

    Get lightcast API metadata

    Retrieve metadata and authorization status for your Lightcast API connection

  4. 04

    List skill taxonomic categories

    List high-level taxonomic categories for skills

Capability set02 / 03

05-07

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Lightcast Labor Market.

  1. 05

    List standardized job titles

    List standardized job titles from the Lightcast index

  2. 06

    Get skill details

    Get detailed settings and definition for a specific skill

  3. 07

    List economic regions

    List economic regions and geographies supported by Lightcast

Capability set03 / 03

08-10

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 10 available through Lightcast Labor Market.

  1. 08

    Quick labor market audit

    Retrieve a high-level summary of skills and occupations in the index

  2. 09

    List taxonomically related skills

    Identify skills that are taxonomically related to a target skill

  3. 10

    List standardized occupations

    List occupations categorized by Lightcast (SOC/O*NET compatible)

Observed, not estimated

829ms average. Fast in production.

Lightcast Labor Market is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1002ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
690ms
Slowest day
1002ms
14-day trend
Slowing+20%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 10 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Lightcast Labor Market, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Lightcast Labor Market. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Lightcast Labor Market Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_NYvsWBEzq7xzQYXLXrrv5snMeMpPAhbKOM3YXS4l/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Lightcast Labor Market capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "lightcast-labor-market-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_NYvsWBEzq7xzQYXLXrrv5snMeMpPAhbKOM3YXS4l/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Lightcast Labor Market owners ask.

  • 01

    How do I get Lightcast API credentials?

    You need a registered developer account at the Lightcast Developer Portal. Once approved, you can create an application to receive your Client ID and Client Secret.

  • 02

    Which API versions does this support?

    This integration currently utilizes the latest stable versions of the Skills, Titles, and Occupations APIs provided by the Lightcast platform.

  • 03

    Is global labor data available?

    Yes, Lightcast provides labor market data for various international regions. Availability depends on the specific geographic permissions associated with your API credentials.

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