Employbl MCP Server
Connect Claude Desktop and other AI assistants to Employbl's 25,000+ companies, 61,000+ jobs, and 59,000+ funding rounds via the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Quick Start
1. Get Your Access Token
Sign up for an Employbl Premium account at employbl.com. Navigate to Profile → MCP and generate a permanent access token. This token authenticates all MCP requests and is rate-limited per your subscription tier.
2. Configure Claude Desktop
Add the Employbl MCP server to your Claude Desktop configuration file:
macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"employbl": {
"url": "https://employbl.com/api/mcp/sse",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"
}
}
}
}Replace YOUR_TOKEN_HERE with the token from step 1. Restart Claude Desktop to apply changes.
Available Tools (24)
All tools are premium-gated and rate-limited. Use natural language with Claude to invoke them — you don't need to memorize the exact names or parameters.
Company Search & Discovery
find_companies
Search Employbl's index of 25,000+ American companies. Filter by name, city, state, hiring status, funding round, industry, tech stack, investors, and company size.
Example:
"Find Series B fintech companies in San Francisco that are hiring"
get_company
Fetch a single company's full profile by slug. Returns description, address, employee range, full funding history, social links, open role count, and premium fields like tagline, tech stack, and FAQ.
Example:
"Get the full profile for Anthropic"
find_companies_near_me
Find the tech companies nearest to any US location, sorted by distance. Give a street address, city + state, or zip code — matched against 29,000+ geocoded company HQs. Returns distance in miles, open role count, and profile links. Optional radius and hiring-only filters.
Example:
"Which startups within 10 miles of Oakland are hiring right now?"
find_similar_companies
Look up a company by name or domain and discover curated similar companies. Useful for competitive analysis, exploring a market segment, or finding alternative employers.
Example:
"Show me companies similar to Stripe"
compare_companies
Compare 2-5 companies side-by-side: what they do, HQ, founded year, size, total raised, latest round, open roles, work model, tech stack, and notable investors — as one table.
Example:
"Compare Anthropic, OpenAI, and Mistral as employers"
summarize_company
Generate a concise, AI-powered narrative summary of a company. Covers what they do, stage, investors, and why an engineer might want to work there. Uses your monthly AI token allowance or BYOK key.
Example:
"Summarize OpenAI for me"
Job Search
search_jobs
Search Employbl's index of 61,000+ active job listings. Filter by title, location, remote status, seniority, salary, posting recency, company stage, company size, industry, tech stack, investors, and job tags.
Example:
"Find remote senior engineering jobs at AI companies paying $180k+"
get_job_listing
Fetch a single job listing's full details by id, including the complete job description (truncated to ~4K chars).
Example:
"Get full details for job listing 12345"
Funding & Market Intelligence
recent_funding_rounds
List recent venture funding rounds across 25,000+ companies and 59,000+ rounds. Filter by date range, round name, minimum USD amount, location, and hiring status. Defaults to the last 90 days.
Example:
"Show me companies in NYC that raised Series B in the last 6 months"
AI-Powered Search
personalize_search
Interprets natural-language job search requests and recommends the most relevant search parameters. Optionally factors in work model, seniority, and location preferences. Uses your AI token allowance or BYOK key.
Example:
"I want to find startup jobs in climate tech where I can work remotely"
Profile Management
get_profile
Fetch your complete profile including basic info, work experience, education, projects, certifications, and skills. Optionally specify which sections to retrieve.
Example:
"Show me my work experience and skills"
update_profile
Update your basic profile information including name, job title, location, summary, LinkedIn, GitHub, personal website, and avatar.
Example:
"Update my profile: I'm now a Staff Engineer at Anthropic in San Francisco"
add_work_experience
Add a work experience entry to your profile with title, company, dates, and description.
Example:
"Add my last job: Senior Engineer at Google from Jan 2020 to Dec 2023"
add_skills
Add or update your technical skills. This replaces your existing skills list with the provided skills.
Example:
"Add my skills: Python, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes"
upload_profile_from_text
Build your entire profile from pasted text in one step. Paste a resume, LinkedIn About section, or bio — AI extracts your basic info, work history, and skills and writes them to your profile, then reports what's still missing. Uses your AI token allowance or BYOK key.
Example:
"Here is my resume [paste] — set up my Employbl profile from it"
Job Search Preferences
get_preferences
Retrieve your job search preferences including target seniority, industries, company stages, locations, skills, and minimum compensation.
Example:
"Show me my current job search preferences"
update_preferences
Update your job search preferences. Merges with existing preferences (partial update). Supports seniority levels, company stages, industries, locations, skills, and minimum compensation.
Example:
"Set my preferences: Series A-B AI companies, senior roles, remote or SF, $180k+"
Saved Searches & Alerts
save_search
Save a job search and get a daily or weekly email when new matching jobs are posted. Filter by title, city/state, remote, company size, funding stage, and investors.
Example:
"Watch for staff-level AI infra roles in SF and email me weekly"
list_saved_searches
List your saved searches with their filters, alert frequency, and when the last alert email went out.
Example:
"What job alerts do I have set up?"
delete_saved_search
Delete a saved search by id and stop its email alerts.
Example:
"Delete my old remote-fintech alert"
For Company Representatives
Free claim (sign in with your work Google account) unlocks the two profile tools below — no candidate subscription needed. Company Premium ($99/mo) additionally unlocks the full Employbl toolkit — every company, job, and funding intelligence tool on this page — for up to 10 teammates; teammates get a seat automatically by claiming with their work Google account. Objective data (funding, investors, headcount, verified roles) is maintained by Employbl and can never be company-edited.
get_my_company
Fetch your claimed company's profile status: last-30-day candidate view counts, profile completeness by section, published/draft state, and synced open roles.
Example:
"How is our Employbl company profile doing?"
update_company_profile
Update your company's descriptive profile — tagline, product description, highlights, candidate FAQ, work model, hiring focus, tech stack, notable customers, perks, culture. Partial updates; edits are reviewed before first publish.
Example:
"Update our Employbl profile: we're hiring for ML infra and our stack is Rust + Kubernetes"
Personalized Recommendations
get_recommended_jobs
Get personalized job recommendations based on your profile and preferences. Returns jobs matching your target seniority, industries, company stages, locations, and minimum compensation. Optionally includes reasoning for each match.
Example:
"Show me 10 recommended jobs with explanations"
get_recommended_companies
Get personalized company recommendations based on your preferences. Returns companies matching your preferred industries, stages, and locations, sorted by hiring activity. Optionally includes reasoning.
Example:
"What companies match my preferences?"
Example Queries
Find Series B AI companies in San Francisco with open senior engineering roles
Show me my profile and recommend 5 jobs that match my preferences
What companies raised funding recently and are they hiring?
Find companies similar to Stripe and summarize the top 3
Update my profile with my new job title and add my skills
Here's my resume [paste or attach] — build out my Employbl profile from it
Find startups within 10 miles of me that just raised and are hiring
Compare Anthropic, OpenAI, and Mistral as employers
Watch for staff-level AI infra roles in SF and email me weekly
Rate Limits & Authentication
Authentication: All MCP tools require a valid Employbl Premium access token. Tokens are permanent until revoked and should be kept secure.
Rate Limiting: Requests are rate-limited using a sliding window algorithm based on your subscription tier. Premium subscribers get higher limits. If you exceed your rate limit, you'll receive a clear error message with retry-after guidance.
AI Token Usage: Tools like summarize_company, personalize_search, and upload_profile_from_text consume AI tokens from your monthly allowance (or use your BYOK Anthropic key if configured). Each call uses approximately 1-6K tokens.
Support & Resources
Questions or Issues? Email us at support@employbl.com
Feature Requests: We're actively expanding our MCP capabilities. Have an idea for a new tool? Let us know!
Model Context Protocol: Learn more about MCP at modelcontextprotocol.io
Version History
get_my_company, update_company_profile): claim-gated, no candidate subscription required, descriptive fields onlycompare_companies (side-by-side comparison of 2-5 companies) and saved-search tools (save_search, list_saved_searches, delete_saved_search) wired to the same email-alert system as the websitefind_companies_near_me (geo search over 29,000+ geocoded company HQs) and upload_profile_from_text (build your profile from a pasted resume or bio) toolsfind_similar_companies tool