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Connect Cutshort to Claude, Cursor, or any other MCP-compatible AI agent with your workspace API key. From the agent you can search the talent database, review candidates, and — with a production key — post jobs and reach out. Watch how to set up Cutshort with your AI agent

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What you can do from the agent

  • Search candidates and review a shortlist
  • Open candidate details (this uses unlock credits)
  • With a Production key: post jobs, invite people to apply, send follow-ups, and move applications in the pipeline
The same API key and quotas apply whether you use MCP or the REST API. Full setup, client config, and tool list: MCP server.

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1. Generate an API key

  1. Open Settings → Integrations (cutshort.io/profile/hiring-settings/integrations).
  2. Under API Key and MCP Server, choose Eval access (read-only with low limits) or Production access (full access).
  3. Click Generate API Key.
Eval keys are available to approved employers after you verify a work email. Production keys add job posting and messaging, and need production access on a paid plan. Copy the key when it is shown. You can Reveal it again later from the same page.

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2. Add Cutshort to Claude, Cursor, or another agent

Use the Cutshort MCP endpoint https://mcp.cutshort.io/mcp and send your key as Authorization: Bearer cs_live_<your-api-key>. Exact config for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and mcp-remote is in the MCP server guide. After you add it, restart the client. You should see cutshort in the agent’s tool list.

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3. Start hiring from the agent

Tell the agent who you want to hire. For example:
I’m hiring a senior backend engineer in Bangalore, 4–8 years, strong on Go and Kubernetes, 25–45 LPA. Search Cutshort and show me the top matches with headline, experience, and a short fit reason from the resume text.
With a production key you can then post a job, invite shortlisted people, and follow up from the same chat.

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If something goes wrong

  • Generate API Key is disabled — verify a work email and wait until the employer account is approved.
  • Production access is not enabled — email hello@cutshort.io. Available on paid plans only.
  • cutshort does not appear in the agent — check the MCP config, restart Claude or Cursor, and confirm the key still works on Settings → Integrations. Claude Desktop needs Node.js 18+.
  • Write tools (post job, invite, message) are missing — those only register on a production key.
Something else? Chat with us on cutshort.io, or email engineering@cutshort.io from the email on your Cutshort account.