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MCP server · Data access / search

Applystead

Search open jobs from employers' own career sites: roles, companies and posting status.

Checks passed
13 / 22

2 failed · 7 not measured

Median response
1136 ms

Median of successful probes over 7 days

30-day uptime
Not measured

Share of countable probes over 30 days, including daily rollups. Auth challenges are excluded.

Discovered tools
47

Tool definitions returned by this server

Independent monitoring

Health & checks

Status history

Responded

The server completed its last measured handshake. This is an observation, not a guarantee.

Last checked
Check summary by test group
Test areaPassedFailedUnmeasured
ConnectionCan a client connect and discover tools?
500
Reliability & speedDoes it respond consistently and quickly?
103
Access & authenticationWhat is required to use this server?
102
Tool qualityAre the tool definitions usable by an agent?
220
Publisher identityCan the publisher be traced to its source?
402

Unmeasured means there is not enough evidence to decide. How these checks work

Inspect individual checks 22 recorded

Core

  • Pass
    Reachable

    Latest probe returned HTTP 200 in 1056 ms.

  • Pass
    Valid handshake

    protocolVersion 2025-11-25, serverInfo.name applystead.

  • Pass
    Lists tools

    tools/list returned 47 tools.

  • Pass
    Current protocol

    Negotiated 2025-11-25. The bar is 2025-06-18 or newer.

  • Pass
    HTTPS

    The endpoint URL is https.

Performance

  • Not measured
    Fast (p50)

    Median latency 1136 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 1000 ms. Need at least 5 samples.

  • Not measured
    Consistent (p95)

    95th percentile 1207 ms over 2 samples in 7 days. The bar is 3000 ms. Need at least 20 samples.

  • Not measured
    Reliable (uptime)

    2 of 2 attempts returned a tool list in 30 days (100%). The bar is 99%. Need at least 30 samples.

  • Pass
    Stable tool list

    No tool was removed and no required parameter was added in the last 30 days.

Access

  • Pass
    Open access

    tools/list succeeded with no credential, and the record declares none.

  • Not measured
    Standard auth

    Auth is not required, so the OAuth metadata check does not apply.

  • Not measured
    Free tier cited

    No publisher quote has been checked.

Tools

  • Pass
    Tools described

    Every tool description is at least 20 characters.

  • Fail
    Valid input schemas

    2 tools are missing an object inputSchema.

  • Fail
    Parameters documented

    101 of 140 parameters have a description (72%). The bar is 80%.

  • Pass
    Safety hints

    Every tool sets readOnlyHint or destructiveHint.

Publisher

  • Pass
    Verified namespace

    Listed in the Official MCP Registry.

  • Pass
    Website matches publisher

    The website host matches the reverse-domain namespace.

  • Pass
    Source repo linked

    A repository URL is on file.

  • Not measured
    Repo owner matches

    This namespace is not an io.github login, so the owner comparison does not apply.

  • Pass
    Recently updated

    Updated 2026-10-06T22:51:52.607594Z, within 180 days.

  • Not measured
    Open-source licence

    The GitHub licence lookup has not returned an OSI result yet.

Start using Applystead

Connect to this server

Choose your client, copy the configuration, then enable the server in your client’s MCP settings.

Run this command in your terminal, then restart Claude Code.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http applystead https://applystead.com/mcp

Capabilities

Tools 47

apply_to_job

Sends one application to the employer: the only tool that applies. It takes the preparation_id, review_digest and authority_digest of the packet the member reviewed (get_applications packet), or approve_only for a job marked approveOnly (an approve-first job with no packet yet), which Applystead prepares and sends.

Discovered
ask_otto

Ask Otto, Applystead's job search coach, a question about the member's search, an application or a company.

Discovered
call_line

Calls a US or Canadian number the member names from their own recruiter line (needs an Applystead membership): the member's phone rings first, then the number is dialed. The member confirms; nothing is dialed otherwise. Actions: dial. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
check_job_posting

Checks whether one employer job posting is still open, for questions like “is this job still taking applications?”: url is the https link to the employer's posting. Returns open, closed, unknown (a posting Applystead does not track) or unsupported (not a posting link Applystead reads), as of Applystead's last read (the link itself is not fetched), with a tracked posting's title, company and Applystead job page, and an open one's listed pay and Apply with Applystead link. Apply with Applystead opens an Applystead account that tailors a résumé to a job and prepares applications for the person.

Discovered
delete_account

Delete the member's Applystead account: send_code emails a code, confirm deletes with it. Actions: send_code, confirm. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_account

The member's account: overview, membership, notifications, invites, reference lists, feedback, review, what's new and a full export. Actions: overview, membership, notifications, invites, reference, feedback, my_review, whats_new, export. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

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get_answers

The member's saved answers, finished questions, the questions only they can answer, and questions about them. Actions: questions, library, finished, ask_library. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

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get_applications

Applications ready for review, approve-first jobs, every application, totals, replies, one application, its packet (whose preparationId, reviewDigest and authorityDigest apply_to_job needs) and its documents. Actions: ready, approvals, applied, totals, live, replies, get, packet, document, job_page. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

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get_assistant

The interview assistant's settings, paired devices and call recordings. Actions: settings, devices, recordings, recording. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_auto_apply

The member's Auto apply settings and résumés. Actions: settings. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_calendar

The member's calendar, events, invitations found in mail, the job search schedule, and the page where the member connects a Google or Microsoft calendar. Actions: view, export_ics, event, event_context, mail_invitations, schedule, schedule_sources, time_budget, connect_link. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_company_jobs

Looks up one company's open roles on Applystead, for questions like “is Stripe hiring?” or “what jobs does Acme have open?”. company is a company name or Applystead company slug. Returns the company's name, its number of open roles and its company page, with its 10 newest open jobs, each linking its Applystead job page and an Apply with Applystead link. Apply with Applystead opens an Applystead account that tailors a résumé to a job and prepares applications for the person.

Discovered
get_connections

Connected apps, API keys, webhooks and API usage. Actions: list. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_contacts

The member's contacts (needs an Applystead membership) and one person's profile. Actions: list, person. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_insights

The member's dashboard, stats, time-away summary, analytics, LinkedIn suggestions, and their LinkedIn connection, views and queued changes. Actions: dashboard, stats, away, analytics, analytics_home, analytics_search, analytics_selection, analytics_chat, linkedin_text, linkedin_account. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_interview_practice

Practice interviews (needs an Applystead membership): setups, sessions, scores and the question bank. Actions: overview, bank, get_session. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_interviews

The member's interviews, rounds, briefings, people, playbooks, company research, calendar feed and question sets. Actions: list, follow_ups, get, briefing, people, playbook, company_intel, calendar_feed, question_set. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_jobs

The member's job matches, newest jobs, why a job matches, the market map, company pages and a changed search's matches. Actions: matches, preview_search, newest, explain_match, market_map, market_map_jobs, company. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_line

The member's own recruiter line (needs an Applystead membership): the calls and texts that reached it and the calls they placed from it, with whom each was known as, when, how it was answered, how long it lasted, and the voicemail, summary or transcript stored for it. Actions: activity, contact_card. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_mailbox

The member's Mailbox: threads, messages, attachments, contacts, settings, drafts, held replies, drafted replies (and a reply drafted now), sending accounts and custom domain quotes. Actions: threads, thread, reply_address, messages, attachment, contacts, settings, applying_address, forwarding, draft, held_replies, held_reply, held_reply_attachment, ai_replies, draft_reply, connected_senders, connect_sender_link, domain_suggestions, check_domain. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_membership

The questions asked about a cancellation the member made, with their ids. Actions: cancellation_questions. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_outreach

Outreach to people at companies (needs an Applystead membership): threads, people worth reaching with a drafted first email, suggestions, one message and the exact message a send would deliver, and Mailbox campaigns (one email each to the recruiter or hiring manager of many jobs) with their expected response, research, emails and approval. Actions: threads, cold_context, suggestions, get, preview, campaigns, campaign, campaign_targets, campaign_approval. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_profile

The member's profile, job search preferences, saved questions and photo. Actions: profile, questions, photo. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_resume_studio

The résumé studio's saved résumés, a master résumé built from the profile, and a résumé as a PDF or Word file; nothing is saved. Actions: get, create_from_profile, export. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_setup

Where first-time setup stands, a résumé import's progress and setup's job previews. Actions: status, import_status, preview_matches, role_groups. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
get_website

The member's Applystead personal website (needs an Applystead membership), for building it with the member's own agent: whether the member can have one, its address and state, the profile facts to build from, its files and one file's content. Spends no points. Actions: status, profile, list_files, read_file. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_answers

Improve, keep, edit and delete answers in the library, and answer the questions only the member can answer. Actions: improve, keep_ai_answers, edit, answer_question, delete, edit_saved, delete_saved, delete_finished. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_applications

Add a job to the queue, pass on one, mark one not interested or a favourite, prepare one now, apply to the ready ones, choose its résumé, edit its packet or rate the queue. Actions: add_job, pass, not_interested, undo_not_interested, favorite, unfavorite, approve_all, prepare_now, choose_resume, edit_packet, rate_queue. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_assistant

Change the interview assistant's settings, remove a paired device, and delete, file or unfile call recordings. Actions: update_settings, remove_device, delete_recording, file_recording, unfile_recording. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_calendar

Create and connect calendars, add, change and delete events, prepare replies to invitations and manage the job search schedule. Events are written to the member's own calendars; no invitations are sent. Actions: create_local, connect_caldav, import_ics, sync, choose_calendar, create_event, update_event, delete_event, hide_interview_event, prepare_rsvp, import_invitation, disconnect, update_schedule, generate_schedule, approve_schedule, discard_schedule, set_time_budget. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_connections

Disconnect a connected app, revoke an API key or remove a webhook. Keys and webhooks are created in Agents & API. Actions: disconnect_agent, revoke_key, remove_webhook. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_contacts

Add, remove and import the member's contacts (needs an Applystead membership). Actions: add, remove, remove_all, import_csv. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_interview_practice

Practice interviews (needs an Applystead membership): create, change and delete setups and questions, and start, answer, finish, score and delete practice sessions. Actions: create_setup, update_setup, delete_setup, create_question, update_question, delete_question, start_session, answer, finish_session, cancel_session, score_session, delete_session. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_interviews

Create and update interviews and rounds, notes, transcripts, briefings, recordings, scorecards, debriefs, invites, checks, thank-you notes and next-steps or feedback notes to employers. Actions: create, update, add_round, update_round, add_correspondence, add_transcript, link_calendar, generate_briefing, attach_recording, detach_recording, score_round, add_interviewer, save_debrief, mark_invite_seen, rate_tracking, answer_check, mark_thank_you_done, draft_thank_you, draft_follow_up. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_line

Set how the member's recruiter line (Premium) answers calls and whether it texts recruiters' texts to their phone, finish its setup, ring their phone to try it, and text a recruiter back from it. Every switch is the member's own: change it only on their explicit instruction. Actions: set_answering, set_text_forwarding, setup, test_call, text_back. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_mailbox

Organise threads, labels, settings, forwarding and drafts, link or mark a received message, take an employer's quiz it invites, and manage held replies, drafted replies, sending accounts, a custom domain order and a domain the member already owns. Sending is send_email. Actions: organize, update_settings, create_label, rename_label, delete_label, set_forwarding, approve_applying_address, save_draft, delete_draft, attach_file, remove_attachment, cancel_send, discard_held_reply, dismiss_ai_reply, redraft_ai_reply, resume_ai_reply, link_message, mark_message, take_quiz, ai_reply_settings, sender_settings, disconnect_sender, cancel_domain_order, connect_own_domain, check_own_domain, disconnect_own_domain, retry_domain_setup. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_membership

Start a plan, open the payment details page, answer the questions about a cancellation the member made, and buy a custom domain or extra campaigns. Prices come from get_account membership or get_outreach campaigns (packs), and pricingAcceptance is the exact value the member accepted. Payment happens on a page the member opens. Cancelling is never done through an agent: the member cancels the membership under Membership at the top of Account, or ends a free trial on Membership, on applystead.com. Actions: start_checkout, billing_portal, cancellation_feedback, buy_domain, buy_extra_campaigns. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_outreach

Draft and manage outreach messages to people at companies: accept the terms, draft, edit, redraft, discard, record the outcome and close a thread; build Mailbox campaigns, choose their message, edit or remove their emails and cancel them. Sending is send_email send_outreach or send_campaign. Actions: accept_terms, draft, edit, discard, regenerate, resolve, close_thread, create_campaign, choose_campaign_template, retry_campaign_templates, write_campaign_emails, edit_campaign_email, cancel_campaign. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_resume_studio

Save the résumé studio, tailor or refine a résumé for a job, and read a job description from a link. Job links and descriptions given are kept with the account. Actions: save, tailor, refine, read_job_link. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
manage_website

Build the member's Applystead personal website (needs an Applystead membership) with the member's own agent: write and delete the draft's text files (html, htm, css, json, txt, xml, svg, md and webmanifest), publish the draft, and connect or disconnect their own domain. Images are added in the app, not written as files. Sites are static HTML and CSS with no scripts: pages may not run scripts (<script>, on...= attributes, javascript: links), ask for passwords or hold forms, redirect, or embed frames or other pages; such files are refused with a message saying what to change. Spends no points. Actions: write_file, delete_file, publish, connect_domain, disconnect_domain. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
run_setup

Import a résumé, answer setup questions, approve the applying address and finish setup. Actions: import_resume, cancel_import, save_setup_answers, approve_applying_address, finish. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
search_jobs

Searches open jobs on employers' own career sites, for questions like “product manager roles at Stripe” or “remote data engineer jobs in the US”. query takes title or company words, and remote (remote jobs only) or remote in the US; remote_country narrows remote jobs to one country, and listed pay and recency have their own parameters. Returns up to limit jobs (default 10, max 20), employers' own postings before staffing firms' and job boards' reposts, newest first, each with title, company, place, pay, job page and Apply with Applystead link; a job's jobId queues it for a connected member with manage_applications add_job. Apply with Applystead opens an Applystead account that tailors a résumé to a job and prepares applications for the person.

Discovered
send_email

Send email from the member's Applystead Mailbox: drafts, replies, held replies, drafted replies, outreach and campaigns, and turn automatic replies on or off. Actions: send_draft, reply, confirm_held_reply, send_ai_reply, schedule_interview, full_auto_replies, send_outreach, send_campaign. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
update_auto_apply

Turn Auto apply on or off, change its switches, and manage the résumés it uses. Actions: set, set_default_resume, set_resume_rules, add_resume, remove_resume, dismiss_suggestion. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
update_profile

Change the profile and job search, work authorization, answers and photo, or import a LinkedIn data export. Actions: update, set_work_authorization, save_answers, set_photo, set_photo_flags, remove_photo, import_linkedin_export. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
update_settings

Change notification emails, job alerts, language, insights sharing, redeem a voucher, send feedback or a review, or resend the verification email. Actions: email_preferences, job_alerts, language, insights_sharing, redeem_voucher, send_feedback, report_pay_estimate, save_review, delete_review, resend_verification_email. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

Discovered
whoami

The connected Applystead member: id, name, email and plan.

Discovered

Recent measurements

Probe history

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Latest stored probes. Raw probe rows are kept for 14 days.
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