Official HireLayer MCP server: resume & CV parsing, job criteria extraction, candidate matching & ranking, and skills normalization for AI agents in Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Codex. Built for recruiting, ATS and HR tech.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
Local
claude mcp add hirelayer --env HIRELAYER_API_KEY='<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>' -- npx -y hirelayer-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.hirelayer]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "hirelayer-mcp"]
env = { HIRELAYER_API_KEY = "<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add hirelayer --env HIRELAYER_API_KEY='<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>' -- npx -y hirelayer-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hirelayer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIRELAYER_API_KEY": "<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"hirelayer": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hirelayer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIRELAYER_API_KEY": "<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hirelayer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIRELAYER_API_KEY": "<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hirelayer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIRELAYER_API_KEY": "<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"hirelayer-mcp"
],
"env": {
"HIRELAYER_API_KEY": "<HIRELAYER_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Remote
claude mcp add --transport http hirelayer https://hirelayer.co/mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.hirelayer]
url = "https://hirelayer.co/mcp"
# codex mcp add hirelayer --url https://hirelayer.co/mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"url": "https://hirelayer.co/mcp"
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"hirelayer": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://hirelayer.co/mcp"
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"httpUrl": "https://hirelayer.co/mcp"
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json · Customize › Connectors › Add custom connector
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://hirelayer.co/mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hirelayer": {
"url": "https://hirelayer.co/mcp"
}
}
}Environment variables
HIRELAYER_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.