JobSeek CLI

AI-powered job search from your terminal. Search jobs, manage applications, optimize your resume, track unemployment claims, and prep for interviews — all without leaving the command line.

Features

• 🔍 Automated Job Search — Search Dice with AI-powered matching and scoring
• 🚀 Launch Pad — Open LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and more in one command
• 📄 Resume Management — Upload, optimize for ATS, and generate download links
• 📝 Application Generation — AI-crafted cover letters and tailored resumes
• 🎯 Job Matching — Score any job against your profile (0-100%)
• 📊 Gap Analysis — Identify recurring skill gaps across your matches
• 💬 Interview Prep — Get STAR-format answer suggestions for any question
• 🏛️ Unemployment Insurance — Track claims, log work search, generate certification logs
• 🔑 SSH Authentication — Passwordless login with your SSH keys

Quick Start

npm install -g jobseek-cli

jobseek login

jobseek profile

The js shorthand alias is also available:

js login
js profile

Authentication

Browser SSO (recommended)

Opens your browser for Google/GitHub sign-in:

js login --browser

API Key

Paste a key from your dashboard:

js login --key sk_live_your_key_here

SSH Key

Authenticate using an SSH key registered with JobSeek:

js login --ssh

Run js login without flags for an interactive prompt.

Commands

Profile & Resume

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | js profile | View your full profile (summary, skills, experience, education) | | js profile form-data | Get structured data for form filling (--fields name,email,phone) | | js resume | View your current resume | | js resume upload <file> | Upload a resume PDF | | js resume optimize | Optimize resume for ATS (--feedback "make summary more technical") | | js resume link | Generate temporary download link (--open to open in browser) |

js resume upload ~/Documents/resume.pdf
js resume optimize --feedback "emphasize leadership experience"

Job Search

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | js search launch | Open job boards in your browser (--query "React developer") | | js search auto | Run automated Dice search with AI analysis | | js jobs | List analyzed job matches | | js jobs analyze | Find best fits and identify skill gaps | | js jobs evaluate | Score a specific job against your profile |

# Automated search with filters
js search auto --keyword "Senior Engineer" --remote --posted SEVEN

# List top matches
js jobs --min-score 80 --sort matchScore

# Analyze a specific job
js jobs evaluate --title "Staff Engineer" --company "Acme" --file job-description.txt

# Skill gap analysis
js jobs analyze --mode gaps

search auto options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --keyword <text> | Search keyword | | --location <text> | Location (omit for remote) | | --remote | Remote jobs only | | --hybrid | Hybrid jobs | | --onsite | On-site jobs | | --contract | Contract positions | | --posted <days> | Posted within: ONE, THREE, SEVEN | | --max-matches <n> | Max full matches to analyze (default: 10) | | --min-score <n> | Minimum match score threshold (default: 60) |

Run js search auto without flags for an interactive wizard.

Applications

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | js apps | List job applications | | js apps generate | Generate cover letter and tailored resume | | js apps update <company> | Update application status |

# List applications with filters
js apps --status interview --sort matchScore

# Generate materials for a company
js apps generate --company "Stripe"

# Update status
js apps update "Acme Corp" --status interviewing --notes "Phone screen with hiring manager"

apps update statuses

received · interviewing · rejected · offer · accepted · declined

Unemployment Insurance

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | js claims | List your UI claims and upcoming certifications | | js claims create | Create a new claim (--state CA) | | js claims log | Log a work search activity | | js claims generate-log | Generate formatted log for certification period | | js claims rules <state> | Show state-specific UI rules and contact info | | js claims guidance | Get AI-powered guidance for your situation | | js claims prefill | Pre-fill certification answers from tracked activities |

# Create a claim
js claims create --state NY --weekly-benefit 45000

# Log a work search activity
js claims log --date 2026-02-10 --type JOB_APPLICATION --employer "Acme" --title "Engineer"

# Generate log for certification
js claims generate-log --start 2026-02-01 --end 2026-02-14

# State rules lookup
js claims rules CA

# Get personalized guidance
js claims guidance --state NY --situation "Laid off from tech job 2 weeks ago"

# Pre-fill certification
js claims prefill --start 2026-02-01 --end 2026-02-14

Activity types

JOB_APPLICATION · NETWORKING_EVENT · CAREER_COUNSELING · JOB_INTERVIEW · RESUME_SUBMISSION · EMPLOYER_CONTACT · ONLINE_JOB_SEARCH · TRAINING_WORKSHOP · OTHER

Interview Prep

# Inline question
js question "Tell me about a time you led a cross-functional project"

# Interactive prompt
js question

Returns multiple STAR-format answer suggestions tailored to your resume, plus tips.

Account

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | js whoami | Show current authenticated user | | js usage | Show AI token/credit balance | | js logout | Remove stored API key |

SSH Keys

| Command | Description | |---------|-------------| | js ssh-key add | Register an SSH public key (--key ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub) | | js ssh-key list | List registered SSH keys | | js ssh-key remove | Remove a registered SSH key |

Global Options

| Flag | Description | |------|-------------| | --json | Output as JSON (for scripting) | | --no-color | Disable color output | | --api-url <url> | Override API base URL | | --api-key <key> | Override API key (per-command) |

Configuration

Credentials are stored in ~/.jobseek/config.json (mode 0600):

{
  "apiKey": "sk_live_...",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.getjobseek.com"
}

Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | |----------|-------------| | JOBSEEK_API_KEY | API key (overrides config file) | | JOBSEEK_API_URL | API base URL (overrides config file) | | NO_COLOR | Disable color output (no-color.org) |

Priority: CLI flag > environment variable > config file > default.

Scripting & Automation

Use --json for machine-readable output:

# Get match scores as JSON
js jobs --min-score 80 --json | jq '.[].matchScore'

# Export applications to CSV
js apps --json | jq -r '.[] | [.job.company, .job.title, .status] | @csv'

# Use in CI/CD or cron jobs
JOBSEEK_API_KEY=sk_live_... js search auto --keyword "DevOps" --remote --json

Related

• getjobseek.com — Web dashboard
• jobseek-mcp — MCP server for Claude
• Chrome Extension — One-click job analysis from any job board

License

MIT © Shawn Mitchell