About YubHub
YubHub MCP Server builds structured job feeds from careers pages and manages job discovery, enrichment, and statistics. It is for people operating recruiting data workflows and requires a YubHub account and API key.
Key features
- 01Create job feeds from careers pages
- 02Discover and scrape open roles
- 03Enrich job details with AI
- 04Manage runs and automatic schedules
- 05View jobs and market statistics
Use cases
- 01Publish company careers pages as XML job feeds
- 02Keep job listings updated on a schedule
- 03Analyze trends in categories, seniority, and work arrangements
MCP support
It exposes tools for managing feeds, triggering runs, viewing jobs, and querying market statistics to MCP clients. Connection requires a YubHub user ID and API key.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
npx -y @houtini/yubhubYUBHUB_USER_IDYour YubHub user ID, shown on https://yubhub.co/dashboard/accountYUBHUB_API_KEYSecretYubHub API key starting yh_ (Pro Publisher plan), from https://yubhub.co/dashboard/accountLocal servers need a runtime on your machine (e.g. Node.js 18+). Config file locations differ by client; see your client’s docs.
Tools
22Saved tool list · updated 5d ago
This tool takes no parameters.
Details
From the project README
YubHub MCP Server
Turn any careers page into a structured job feed. Straight from Claude, Cursor or any MCP client.
Quick start
Developer docs for YubHub's API, feeds and this server are at yubhub.co/developers.
You'll need a YubHub account on the Pro Publisher plan first: the server needs an API key. Head to your account page to grab your User ID and API key (required).
Claude Desktop
Open your Claude Desktop config file:
- macOS:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json - Windows:
%APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
Add this block inside "mcpServers":
{
"mcpServers": {
"yubhub": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@houtini/yubhub"],
"env": {
"YUBHUB_USER_ID": "your-user-id",
"YUBHUB_API_KEY": "yh_your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. That's it. Ask Claude to "list my YubHub feeds" and you should see your data come back.
Cursor / VS Code
Same idea. Drop the config into your MCP settings and point it at npx -y @houtini/yubhub with the same env vars.
What it does
YubHub watches careers pages. Point it at a company's jobs URL, and it will discover every open role, scrape the listings, enrich them with AI (title normalisation, category tagging, salary extraction, company research) and publish them as an XML feed.
This MCP server gives you full control over that pipeline from inside your AI assistant. Create feeds, trigger runs, check on jobs, view dashboards, browse market stats. No browser tab required.
The pipeline
Careers page URL
→ Discovery (ATS API / sitemap / crawl)
→ Scraping (page content extraction)
→ Enrichment (AI structuring + company research)
→ XML feed (ready for job boards, aggregators, your own site)
Supported ATS platforms include Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Workday, Oracle HCM, SmartRecruiters, Ashby, Pinpoint, Phenom and more. For platforms with public APIs (Greenhouse, Lever, Workable, Pinpoint), discovery skips scraping entirely and goes straight to enrichment.
Tools
22 tools across four areas.
Feed management
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
list_feeds | Get all your job feeds |
create_feed | Create a feed from a careers page URL |
get_feed | Feed details including run history and job counts |
show_feed_dashboard | Interactive visual dashboard for a single feed |
show_all_feeds_dashboard | Overview dashboard with all feeds, stats and XML links |
trigger_feed_run | Start job discovery now |
update_feed | Change feed name, tag or source URLs |
delete_feed | Remove a feed and all its jobs |
delete_jobs | Clear all jobs for a feed (keeps the feed) |
Scheduling
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
get_feed_schedule | Check auto-run schedule and next run time |
enable_feed_auto_run | Turn on automatic runs (default: weekly) |
disable_feed_auto_run | Turn off automatic runs |
Jobs
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
list_jobs | List jobs for a feed, optionally filtered by status |
get_job | Full job details: title, company, location, salary, skills, description |
retry_failed_jobs | Re-queue failed jobs for another attempt |
Market statistics
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
get_stats_overview | High-level numbers: total jobs, companies, active feeds |
get_top_companies | Companies ranked by job count with recent activity |
get_categories | Job counts by sector with experience level breakdown |
get_top_titles | Most common job titles by volume |
get_title_trends | Titles gaining or losing demand (2-week comparison) |
get_work_arrangements | Remote vs hybrid vs onsite distribution |
get_experience_levels | Entry, mid, senior level distribution |
Environment variables
| Variable | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
YUBHUB_USER_ID | Yes | Your YubHub user ID |
YUBHUB_API_KEY | Yes | API key from your account page |
YUBHUB_ADMIN_API_URL | No | API endpoint (defaults to https://api.yubhub.co) |
Example conversation
You: Create a feed for Mercedes F1 careers at https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/careers
Claude: Done. Feed created with ID
feed_abc123. Want me to trigger a run?You: Yes please.
Claude: Discovery started. I'll check back in a couple of minutes.
You: How did it go?
Claude: Found 47 jobs. 42 enriched successfully, 5 still processing. Here's a breakdown by category...
Tip: For best results, provide an example job URL when creating a feed. This helps YubHub identify the URL pattern for job listings on that site, significantly improving discovery accuracy. You can pass it as the optional exampleJobUrl parameter in create_feed.
Development
git clone https://github.com/houtini-ai/yubhub.git
cd yubhub
npm install
npm run build
The server compiles TypeScript to dist/ and runs as a stdio MCP server. Source lives in src/:
src/
├── index.ts # MCP server, tool definitions and handlers
├── api-client.ts # REST client for the YubHub API
├── dashboard-generator.ts # React-based interactive dashboard builder
└── types.ts # TypeScript interfaces
Running locally
YUBHUB_USER_ID=your-id YUBHUB_API_KEY=yh_your_key node dist/index.js
Or point your MCP client at the built output instead of using npx.
Contributing
Issues and pull requests welcome. If you're adding a tool or changing behaviour, please test against a real YubHub account.
Links
- YubHub — the platform
- Developer docs — API, feeds and MCP
- Documentation — full docs
- MCP specification — Model Context Protocol
License
MIT — see LICENSE for details.
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