kcdevs-mcp

An MCP server for the Kansas City software-developer job market. It lets AI assistants (Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, ChatGPT, etc.) search live KC dev jobs, look up hiring companies, and pull real salary and demand statistics.

Powered by kcdevs.com. All data is served remotely — nothing runs locally and no API key is required.

Install / run

Local (stdio) — Claude Desktop and most MCP clients

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "kcdevs": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "kcdevs-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Remote (Streamable HTTP)

The same server can run as a remote HTTP endpoint, so clients that support remote MCP can connect without installing anything:

MCP_TRANSPORT=http PORT=8080 npx kcdevs-mcp
# → POST http://localhost:8080/mcp   (stateless JSON-RPC)
# → GET  http://localhost:8080/health

Tools

search_jobs

Search live KC-area developer jobs (and KC-based remote roles).

| Param | Type | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | q | string | Keyword (title, company, description). | | category | enum | frontend backend fullstack mobile devops data qa design management other. | | skill | string | Skill slug, e.g. react, python, aws. | | experience | enum | junior mid senior lead principal. | | remote | enum | remote hybrid onsite. | | salary_min | number | Minimum advertised salary in USD. | | posted_within | enum | 24h 3d 7d 30d. | | sort | enum | newest (default) or salary. | | per_page | number | 1–50 (default 25). |

get_job

Full detail of one job by its id (slug from search_jobs) — description, salary, skills, apply link.

list_companies

KC companies with open developer roles, ordered by number of openings.

get_company

One company by its id (slug from list_companies) — overview, HQ, typical roles, top-hired skills, and current open roles.

market_stats

Live snapshot of the KC developer job market: active jobs, companies hiring, median + interquartile advertised salary (USD, suppressed under 20 data points), demand by category, most in-demand skills, and the remote/hybrid/on-site mix.

Example agent uses: "Find senior backend jobs in Kansas City paying over $130k," "Which KC companies are hiring React developers?", "What's the median developer salary in Kansas City right now?"

Config

• KCDEVS_API_BASE — override the job-data API base (default https://kcdevs.com).
• MCP_TRANSPORT — stdio (default) or http.
• PORT / MCP_PATH — port and path for HTTP mode (default 8080 / /mcp).

Data

Backed by the public read-only API at https://kcdevs.com/api/v1 (/jobs, /companies, /stats). Read-only; per-IP rate limited.

License

MIT