@careernow/mcp

MCP server for career.now — let your AI agent search 280k+ fresh tech jobs, read full job details, and pull your own CV/profile, then apply on the original board for you.

Read-only. This server only reads data. Your agent does the applying via the external url returned with each job.

Get an API key

Sign in at career.now.spolsky.co/byoa and generate a key. The free tier needs no credit card; paid access only raises rate limits.

Install

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "career-now": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@careernow/mcp"],
      "env": { "CAREERNOW_API_KEY": "cnk_live_..." }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add career-now \
  --env CAREERNOW_API_KEY=cnk_live_... \
  -- npx -y @careernow/mcp

Tools

| Tool | Description | |------|-------------| | search_jobs | Search jobs by query, tags, remote type, seniority, country, salary, visa sponsorship. | | get_job | Full detail for one job (responsibilities, skills, benefits, apply URL). | | list_boards | All indexed job boards + current counts. | | get_profile | Your own CV markdown + parsed profile. | | check_quota | Current tier and remaining daily quota. |

Configuration

| Env var | Default | Notes | |---------|---------|-------| | CAREERNOW_API_KEY | (required) | Your cnk_live_... key. | | CAREERNOW_BASE_URL | https://career.now.spolsky.co | Override for local/testing. |

Example prompts

• "Find me remote senior Rust jobs paying over $150k and read the top 3 in detail."
• "Compare my CV against the 5 freshest Staff Engineer roles and tell me which to apply to."