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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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Greenhouse
Manage Greenhouse (ATS recruiting: candidates, applications, jobs, scorecards, offers) from any AI agent. 10 tools, basic-auth.
Setup
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)
Prerequisites: GREENHOUSE_API_KEY
Install the connector locally
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
Open http://localhost:3000/connectors/store, pick Greenhouse and paste in the env vars listed under Prerequisites.
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 |
Next steps
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