Productivity
applystead.com
An AI-powered resume tailoring tool that customizes resumes to job postings, exports clean PDFs, and checks keyword coverage to help with job applications.
ENDPOINT 1
https://applystead.com/mcp
MCP server metadata
- Name
- applystead
- Version
- 1.1.0
Applystead finds jobs and applies to them for its members. Anyone can search open jobs with search_jobs, get_company_jobs and check_job_posting. The other tools act on the member's own Applystead account once they connect it; start with get_account. Tools named get_* (and whoami and ask_otto) only read; the others change the account or send. Account tools take an action; call one with action "help" for its fields. Ask the member before apply_to_job, send_email, manage_membership, delete_account, changing what replies say with manage_mailbox ai_reply_settings and turning on automatic applying with update_auto_apply, and show them an application's documents (get_applications packet) before applying. Payments happen on a payment page the member opens. Never say an application was sent unless apply_to_job says so.
Known tools 42
search_jobsSearch open jobs that employers posted on their own career sites, newest first.
Inferred read-onlyget_company_jobsA company's open roles and company page, with its newest open jobs, each linking its Applystead job page and an Apply with Applystead link.
Inferred read-onlycheck_job_postingWhether an employer's job posting link was still open when Applystead last read it, with its listed pay.
Potential side effectsget_accountThe member's account: overview, membership, notifications, invites, reference lists, feedback, review, what's new and a full export.
Inferred read-onlyupdate_settingsChange notification emails, job alerts, language, insights sharing, redeem a voucher, send feedback or a review, or resend the verification email.
Potential side effectsget_membershipPreviews of what a plan, term or Premium upgrade change costs, the Membership page where the member confirms such a change, and the questions asked about a cancellation.
Inferred read-onlymanage_membershipStart a plan, open the payment details page, answer the questions about a cancellation the member made, and buy a custom domain, API credit or extra campaigns.
Potential side effectsdelete_accountDelete the member's Applystead account: send_code emails a code, confirm deletes with it.
Potential side effectsget_setupWhere first-time setup stands, a résumé import's progress and setup's job previews.
Inferred read-onlyrun_setupImport a résumé, answer setup questions, approve the applying address and finish setup.
Inferred read-onlyget_profileThe member's profile, job search preferences, saved questions and photo.
Inferred read-onlyupdate_profileChange the profile and job search, work authorization, answers and photo, or import a LinkedIn data export.
Inferred read-onlyget_answersThe member's saved answers, finished questions, and questions about them.
Inferred read-onlyget_jobsThe member's job matches, newest jobs, why a job matches, the market map and company pages.
Inferred read-onlyget_applicationsApplications 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.
Inferred read-onlymanage_applicationsAdd a job to the queue, pass on one, choose its résumé, edit its packet or rate the queue.
Potential side effectsupdate_auto_applyTurn Auto apply on or off, change its switches, and manage the résumés it uses.
Inferred read-onlyget_resume_studioThe résumé studio's saved résumés, a master résumé built from the profile, and a résumé as a PDF or Word file; nothing is saved.
Inferred read-onlymanage_resume_studioSave the résumé studio, tailor or refine a résumé for a job, and read a job description from a link.
Inferred read-onlyget_interviewsThe member's interviews, rounds, briefings, people, playbooks, company research, calendar feed and question sets.
Inferred read-onlymanage_interviewsCreate and update interviews and rounds, notes, transcripts, briefings, recordings, scorecards, debriefs, invites, checks, thank-you notes and next-steps or feedback notes to employers.
Potential side effectsget_interview_practicePractice interviews (Premium): setups, sessions, scores and the question bank.
Inferred read-onlymanage_interview_practicePractice interviews (Premium): create, change and delete setups and questions, and start, answer, finish, score and delete practice sessions.
Potential side effectsget_calendarThe member's calendar, events, invitations found in mail, the job search schedule, and the page where the member connects a Google or Microsoft calendar.
Inferred read-onlymanage_calendarCreate and connect calendars, add, change and delete events, prepare replies to invitations and manage the job search schedule.
Potential side effectsget_mailboxThe member's Mailbox: threads, messages, attachments, contacts, settings, drafts, held replies, drafted replies, sending accounts and custom domain quotes.
Inferred read-onlymanage_mailboxOrganise threads, labels, settings, forwarding and drafts, and manage held replies, drafted replies, sending accounts, a custom domain order and a domain the member already owns.
Inferred read-onlysend_emailSend email from the member's Applystead Mailbox: drafts, replies, held replies, drafted replies, outreach and campaigns, and turn automatic replies on or off.
Potential side effectsget_outreachOutreach to people at companies (Premium): 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.
Potential side effectsmanage_outreachDraft 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.
Potential side effectsget_insightsThe member's dashboard, stats, time-away summary, analytics and LinkedIn suggestions.
Inferred read-onlyask_ottoAsk Otto, Applystead's job search coach, a question about the member's search, an application or a company.
Inferred read-onlyget_assistantThe interview assistant's settings, paired devices and call recordings.
Inferred read-onlymanage_assistantChange the interview assistant's settings, remove a paired device, and delete, file or unfile call recordings.
Potential side effectsmanage_connectionsDisconnect a connected app, revoke an API key or remove a webhook.
Potential side effectsCONNECT WITH APPROVAL
Client installation
Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.
Codex
~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.applystead]
url = "https://applystead.com/mcp"
enabled = true
Claude Code
.mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"applystead": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://applystead.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Claude Desktop
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
Name: applystead
Remote MCP URL: https://applystead.com/mcp
Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.
Cursor
.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"applystead": {
"url": "https://applystead.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Visual Studio Code
.vscode/mcp.json
Add to Visual Studio Code{
"servers": {
"applystead": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://applystead.com/mcp"
}
}
}
Generic MCP
Client-specific MCP configuration
{
"name": "applystead",
"transport": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://applystead.com/mcp"
}
MCP Inspector
Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.
TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE
Trust Data Available
BuiltWith Trust API v2 evidence for applystead.com was fetched 2026-10-12T20:14:47.313Z.
applystead.com is assessed as Neutral: No suspicious signals found, but no strong positive signal either
Evidence is source-attributed and does not guarantee that a third-party server is safe. Risk labels are conservative metadata heuristics.