Applystead MCP server

• Registry namecom.applystead/jobsverified in the MCP registry

The registry name sits under applystead.com. The registry only lets a publisher use that namespace after proving control of the domain through DNS or HTTP.

• Stateanswerschecked 2026-10-19
• Tools42
• Server calls itselfapplystead
• Server version1.1.0
• Protocol version2025-06-18

On 2026-10-19 the server answered initialize and tools/list without a sign-in. First answer in 176 ms.

• Answeredmeasuring2 of the 7 daily checks it takes to print a share
• Median first answer535 ms
• Space in an agent's context≈ 9,511 tokensthe definitions of all its tools (42), which an agent carries on every turn
• Tool definitionsB · 86 of 100

• Parameters without a description: in 36 of 42

A program checks the server once a day: initialize and tools/list, no model. Tokens are the definitions' length at about four characters a token. The grade averages six checks of every tool's name, description, schema and annotations; it says how well the tools are described, not whether they work. The state of vendors' MCP servers: method and numbers →

• search_jobs

  Search open jobs that employers posted on their own career sites, newest first. Every job links its Applystead job page and an Apply with Applystead link; a job's jobId queues it for a connected member with manage_applications add_job…

• get_company_jobs

  A company's open roles and company page, with its newest open jobs, each linking its Applystead job page and an Apply with Applystead link. Apply with Applystead opens an Applystead account that tailors a résumé to a job and prepares…

• check_job_posting

  Whether an employer's job posting link was still open when Applystead last read it, with its listed pay. A tracked posting links its Applystead job page, and an open one an Apply with Applystead link; postings Applystead does not track…

• whoami

  The connected Applystead member: id, name, email and plan.

• get_account

  The member's account: overview, membership, notifications, invites, reference lists, feedback, review, what's new and a full export. Actions: overview, membership, notifications, invites, reference, feedback, my_review, whats_new, export…

• update_settings

  Change notification emails, job alerts, language, insights sharing, redeem a voucher, send feedback or a review, or resend the verification email. Actions: email_preferences, job_alerts, language, insights_sharing, redeem_voucher…

• get_membership

  Previews 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. Actions: cancellation_questions, preview_upgrade, upgrade_link…

• manage_membership

  Start 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. Prices come from get_account membership, a get_membership preview or…

• delete_account

  Delete the member's Applystead account: send_code emails a code, confirm deletes with it. Actions: send_code, confirm. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• get_setup

  Where first-time setup stands, a résumé import's progress and setup's job previews. Actions: status, import_status, preview_matches, role_groups. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• run_setup

  Import a résumé, answer setup questions, approve the applying address and finish setup. Actions: import_resume, cancel_import, save_setup_answers, approve_applying_address, finish. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• get_profile

  The member's profile, job search preferences, saved questions and photo. Actions: profile, questions, photo. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• update_profile

  Change the profile and job search, work authorization, answers and photo, or import a LinkedIn data export. Actions: update, set_work_authorization, save_answers, set_photo, set_photo_flags, remove_photo, import_linkedin_export. Call with…

• get_answers

  The member's saved answers, finished questions, and questions about them. Actions: library, finished, ask_library. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• manage_answers

  Improve, keep, edit and delete answers in the library. Actions: improve, keep_ai_answers, edit, delete, edit_saved, delete_saved, delete_finished. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• get_jobs

  The member's job matches, newest jobs, why a job matches, the market map and company pages. Actions: matches, newest, explain_match, market_map, market_map_jobs, company. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• get_applications

  Applications 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. Actions: ready, approvals…

• manage_applications

  Add a job to the queue, pass on one, choose its résumé, edit its packet or rate the queue. Actions: add_job, pass, choose_resume, edit_packet, rate_queue. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• apply_to_job

  Sends one application to the employer: the only tool that applies. It takes the preparation_id, review_digest and authority_digest of the packet the member reviewed (get_applications packet), or approve_only for a job marked approveOnly…

• get_auto_apply

  The member's Auto apply settings and résumés. Actions: settings. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• update_auto_apply

  Turn Auto apply on or off, change its switches, and manage the résumés it uses. Actions: set, set_default_resume, set_resume_rules, add_resume, remove_resume. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• get_resume_studio

  The résumé studio's saved résumés, a master résumé built from the profile, and a résumé as a PDF or Word file; nothing is saved. Actions: get, create_from_profile, export. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• manage_resume_studio

  Save the résumé studio, tailor or refine a résumé for a job, and read a job description from a link. Job links and descriptions given are kept with the account. Actions: save, tailor, refine, read_job_link. Call with action "help" for…

• get_interviews

  The member's interviews, rounds, briefings, people, playbooks, company research, calendar feed and question sets. Actions: list, follow_ups, get, briefing, people, playbook, company_intel, calendar_feed, question_set. Call with action…

• manage_interviews

  Create and update interviews and rounds, notes, transcripts, briefings, recordings, scorecards, debriefs, invites, checks, thank-you notes and next-steps or feedback notes to employers. Actions: create, update, add_round, update_round…

• get_interview_practice

  Practice interviews (Premium): setups, sessions, scores and the question bank. Actions: overview, bank, get_session. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• manage_interview_practice

  Practice interviews (Premium): create, change and delete setups and questions, and start, answer, finish, score and delete practice sessions. Actions: create_setup, update_setup, delete_setup, create_question, update_question…

• get_calendar

  The member's calendar, events, invitations found in mail, the job search schedule, and the page where the member connects a Google or Microsoft calendar. Actions: view, export_ics, event, event_context, mail_invitations, schedule…

• manage_calendar

  Create and connect calendars, add, change and delete events, prepare replies to invitations and manage the job search schedule. Events are written to the member's own calendars; no invitations are sent. Actions: create_local…

• get_mailbox

  The member's Mailbox: threads, messages, attachments, contacts, settings, drafts, held replies, drafted replies, sending accounts and custom domain quotes. Actions: threads, thread, reply_address, messages, attachment, contacts, settings…

• manage_mailbox

  Organise 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. Sending is send_email. Actions: organize, update_settings…

• send_email

  Send email from the member's Applystead Mailbox: drafts, replies, held replies, drafted replies, outreach and campaigns, and turn automatic replies on or off. Actions: send_draft, reply, confirm_held_reply, send_ai_reply…

• get_outreach

  Outreach 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…

• manage_outreach

  Draft 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…

• get_contacts

  The member's contacts (Premium) and one person's profile. Actions: list, person. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• manage_contacts

  Add, remove and import the member's contacts (Premium). Actions: add, remove, remove_all, import_csv. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• get_insights

  The member's dashboard, stats, time-away summary, analytics and LinkedIn suggestions. Actions: dashboard, stats, away, analytics, analytics_home, analytics_search, analytics_selection, analytics_chat, linkedin_text. Call with action…

• ask_otto

  Ask Otto, Applystead's job search coach, a question about the member's search, an application or a company.

• get_assistant

  The interview assistant's settings, paired devices and call recordings. Actions: settings, devices, recordings, recording. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• manage_assistant

  Change the interview assistant's settings, remove a paired device, and delete, file or unfile call recordings. Actions: update_settings, remove_device, delete_recording, file_recording, unfile_recording. Call with action "help" for each…

• get_connections

  Connected apps, API keys, webhooks, API balance and usage. Actions: list. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.

• manage_connections

  Disconnect a connected app, revoke an API key or remove a webhook. Keys and webhooks are created in Agents & API. Actions: disconnect_agent, revoke_key, remove_webhook. Call with action "help" for each action's fields.