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ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents. Manage your entire recruiting and job pipeline from one place

ApplicantStack brings your entire hiring lifecycle into your AI agent. You track job openings, manage candidate profiles, and move people through custom workflow stages—all without leaving your chat interface. It handles everything from initial job listing retrieval to updating a candidate's status from 'Interviewing' to 'Hired.'

ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
See Vinkius in Action

Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Review Candidate Profiles

Retrieve full details for any candidate using their ID or name.

Track Open Jobs

List all your current and closed job postings, or pull deep metadata on a specific role.

Audit Applicant Database

See an aggregate list of all candidates in the system, allowing filtering by workflow stage or score.

Advance Candidate Status

Instantly change a candidate's position within your defined hiring workflow stages.

Generate Onboarding Lists

Access data for new hires, ensuring you have all the necessary information to start their employee journey.

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ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents

What AI agents can do with 7 Tools in the ApplicantStack MCP for Candidate Management

These tools let your agent access every part of your hiring data, from listing all jobs to updating a single candidate's status.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

Start using ApplicantStack MCP

Get Account Check

Verifies that your connection to ApplicantStack is active and ready to use.

Get Candidate

Retrieves detailed information for a single candidate record.

Get Job

Pulls specific data points about one job listing.

List Candidates

Generates an overview list of all applicants in the system.

List Hires

Provides a manifest of all records flagged as new hires, including onboarding data.

List Jobs

Fetches a list containing every active and closed job listing in your account.

Update Candidate

Updates candidate information, most commonly used to change their stage in the hiring workflow.

Security and governance baked right in.

Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Choose How to Get Started

Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

Build Your Own

Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

  • Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
  • Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
  • Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
  • Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
  • Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
  • Publish to catalog or keep private
Start building

Make Your AI Do More

Start with ApplicantStack, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
  • Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
  • Connections are secured and governed automatically
  • Track usage and costs across all your servers
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
  • New servers added to the catalog weekly
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ApplicantStack MCP: Solving Candidate Tracking Pain Points in Recruiting

Today, managing a single candidate is a nightmare. You start on one system for the job description, switch tabs to another platform for their resume, and then jump into a third CRM just to see their interview notes. Every time you have to copy an ID or check a status across systems, you lose minutes of productive time.

With this MCP, those manual hops disappear. You simply ask your agent to pull up the full profile using 'get_candidate'. The system gathers all that metadata—job details, workflow stage, and hiring history—and presents it in one clean summary. It's instant context.

ApplicantStack MCP: Automating Hiring Workflow from Job Listings

Before this tool, launching a new role meant manually updating the job board, notifying internal stakeholders, and creating tickets in three different project management tools. The process was slow, error-prone, and required coordination across multiple departments.

Now, you tell your agent to list all jobs using 'list_jobs'. You get not only the open position but also the associated metadata—like ownership or budget code—right then. It makes launching roles fast and verifiable.

What ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP does for your AI

This MCP connects your recruiting data directly into your AI workspace. Instead of jumping between ApplicantStack and multiple spreadsheets, you tell your agent what you need—like, 'Show me all candidates who interviewed last week but haven't been updated.' The agent handles the complexity; it pulls candidate records, checks job metadata, and even moves people to new workflow stages when they pass review.

It lets you manage everything from job listings to onboarding data. You can list every open role or drill down into a specific person’s profile for an instant summary. If your team uses other AI clients, you'll find this MCP listed in the Vinkius catalog, giving you one place to connect all your enterprise tools.

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Score 100/100
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Frequently asked questions about ApplicantStack MCP for AI Agents MCP

How do I find my ApplicantStack API Token? +

Log in to ApplicantStack, go to Settings, then Edit Settings. Your API token will be listed under the API section.

What is the subdomain? +

The subdomain is the first part of your ApplicantStack URL (e.g., if your URL is mycompany.applicantstack.com, your subdomain is mycompany).

Can I move a candidate to a new stage? +

Yes, use the update_candidate tool and provide the new stage name in the stage field to advance them in your workflow.