Clera
Hire from your AI chat: search 210,000+ vetted startup candidates who opted in to hearing about roles, review Clera's picks, and request intros. Candidates search open startup jobs, read full listings and save the good ones. Remote MCP, OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration, free during the beta.
Hosted MCP Server
npx add-mcp 'https://mcp.getclera.com'Installs into Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more
Documentation
Clera MCP · early access
Hire with 

agents
Point your agent at Clera. 210,000+ vetted candidates, searched and screened from the chat you already have open.
Build with agents
›Hire with Clera: www.getclera.com/SKILL.md
Or set it up by hand for your client Join the early-access waitlist
Set it up in the client you already work in
One remote server, one sign-in with your Clera company account. Read-only tools run right away; anything that writes asks you first.
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Claude (web and desktop)
Anthropic
Add the connector once, then search, shortlist and ask for intros in the chat you already have open.View setup
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ChatGPT
OpenAI
Turn on developer mode, paste the server URL, and your open roles are in ChatGPT.View setup
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Claude Code
Anthropic
One command in the terminal puts the hiring tools next to the code you are shipping.View setup
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Codex
OpenAI
Add the server, sign in, and run a search without leaving the CLI.View setup
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Cursor
Anysphere
Drop the server into .cursor/mcp.json and hire from the editor.View setup
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Grok
xAI
Add a custom connector and Grok reads your open roles and the candidates behind them.View setup
Any other MCP client takes the same URL: https://mcp.getclera.com. Read the docs.
Connect once. Hire from the chat.
The same candidates and roles as your dashboard, reachable where you are already typing.
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Add the server URL in Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor or Grok, then sign in with your Clera company account.
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Describe the role the way you would to a recruiter. No filters, no Boolean, no tabs.
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Read the shortlist, open a profile, pass on the ones that miss and say why.
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Ask for an intro. Clera messages the candidate, talks to them, and reports back in the same thread.
Things you will just say
Type what you would tell a recruiter. Your agent picks the tools, Clera does the work, the answer comes back in the same thread.
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“ Find senior backend engineers in Berlin with Go and Postgres experience. ”
searchCandidates
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“ Show me the candidates Clera pre-selected for our Head of Product role. ”
listRecommendedCandidates
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“ Pull up the full profile for M. Kaya and tell me if they're a fit. ”
getCandidateProfile
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“ Help me write a job description for a Staff Frontend Engineer, remote in DACH. ”
editJob
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“ Intro me to the top 3 candidates for the backend role. ”
searchCandidates → requestIntro
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“ Who on my team has access to the MCP? Add our new hiring manager. ”
listTeamMembers → editCompanyContact
Get your company on the list
We onboard in small batches and sit with each team for the first week. Tell us where you would run it and we will save you a seat.
Work email*
Company*
Where would you run it?
Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT…
What's the first thing you'd ask it?
Optional. We read every one of these.
Join the waitlist
Questions
What is an MCP server?
The Model Context Protocol is an open standard that lets AI assistants call external tools. Clera MCP gives your AI access to Clera's candidate network and hiring tools, so you can search, review and request intros from inside the chat.
Which clients are supported?
Can my AI set this up itself?
What can I do through MCP?
Does it replace the Clera dashboard?
How does requesting an intro work?
What does Clera see from my chat?
Something is not working. Who do I ask?
What does it cost?
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