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Summary
Manage Greenhouse (ATS recruiting: candidates, applications, jobs, scorecards, offers) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth.
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Example prompts for Greenhouse
Click any prompt to copy it. Paste into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot or OpenClaw to run it against this connector.
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Greenhouse + Cursor
Manage Greenhouse (ATS recruiting: candidates, applications, jobs, scorecards, offers) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth.
Prerequisites
See the full setup instructions baked into the connector (visible in the in-app store when you select the connector). The required environment variables for this connector are:
GREENHOUSE_API_KEY
Step 1 — Get credentials
This connector wraps the Greenhouse Harvest API v1 (harvest.greenhouse.io/v1).
Setup:
- In Greenhouse → ⚙️ Configure → Dev Center → API Credential Management → Create New API Key.
- Type: Harvest. Permissions: pick what you need (read candidates/applications/jobs minimum; write for create endpoints).
- Set
GREENHOUSE_API_KEY.
Authentication: HTTP Basic — API key as username, empty password.
On-Behalf-Of header: write endpoints REQUIRE On-Behalf-Of: <user_id> to attribute the action to a specific Greenhouse user. Pass on_behalf_of parameter when writing.
…(continued in the in-app connector instructions)
Step 2 — Install the adapter
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HelpCode-ai/anythingmcp/main/docker-compose.quickstart.yml -o docker-compose.yml
printf 'JWT_SECRET=%s\nENCRYPTION_KEY=%s\n' "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" "$(openssl rand -hex 32)" > .env
docker compose up -d
Step 3 — Add the connector in Cursor
Your server URL: in AnythingMCP, open MCP Servers → the server this connector is on, and copy its URL (
https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/…). Use it wherever this guide showsYOUR_SERVER_ID.
Cursor reads MCP servers from ~/.cursor/mcp.json. Add this entry:
{
"mcpServers": {
"anythingmcp": {
"url": "https://cloud.anythingmcp.com/mcp/YOUR_SERVER_ID",
"headers": { "X-API-Key": "YOUR_MCP_API_KEY" }
}
}
}
- Get your MCP API key from AnythingMCP → MCP Servers → your server → API keys.
- Save the file and restart Cursor.
- Open Cursor → Settings → MCP to verify
Greenhouseis listed and "Connected". - Start chatting — all
Greenhousetools are now invokable.
Available tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
greenhouse_list_candidates | List candidates |
greenhouse_get_candidate | Get one candidate with all applications + custom fields |
greenhouse_create_candidate | Create a candidate (+ optionally an application) |
greenhouse_list_applications | List applications |
greenhouse_advance_application | Move an application to the next pipeline stage |
greenhouse_reject_application | Reject an application with a reason |
greenhouse_list_jobs | List jobs |
greenhouse_get_job | Get one job with full job_post + hiring team + openings |
greenhouse_list_scorecards | List scorecards for an application |
greenhouse_list_users | List Greenhouse users (recruiters, interviewers, etc |
FAQ
Does Cursor support custom MCP servers on the free tier? Yes — MCP is available on Hobby, Pro and Business plans.
Next steps
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