100hires
130 tools to run an ATS through LLM. Is 130 too many?
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What is 100hires?
100Hires MCP is an AI-native connector that gives Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible AI assistant secure access to 130 recruiting tools for candidates, jobs, applications, and interviews — all driven by natural-language prompts. It runs on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Anthropic's open standard for connecting AI assistants to external systems through a uniform interface, acting as
100hires pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
100Hires offers a Free plan with up to 3 active jobs. The Startup plan is $69/month for 10 active jobs with email integration. The Business/Advanced plan is $199/month for unlimited jobs, candidates, and users with advanced tools including automated emails, knockout questions, custom domain for career site, and global phone calling/texting. The Pro plan is $399/month with everything in Advanced plus email carousel & warmup, contact enrichment (work/personal emails and phone numbers), and enhanced onboarding with free data migration for annual contracts. Enterprise plan is custom-priced with everything in Pro plus Single Sign-On (SSO), dedicated account manager, requisition approvals, advanced analytics, custom integrations, and compliance reports. A 14-day free trial is available with no credit card required. The MCP server is available on the free trial (rate-limited) and all paid plans.
100hires pros
- 130 tools covering full hiring workflow from sourcing to hiring
- Natural language prompts replace clicking through tabs and filters
- Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf, Zed
- Remote server — nothing to install, deploy, or update locally
- OAuth 2.1 with PKCE for secure authentication, not shared API keys
- Access tokens expire after 1 hour with automatic refresh tokens
- All connected clients visible in Settings > Integrations with one-click revocation
- New tools and bug fixes land server-side automatically
- Batch operations support up to 100 items per request
- AI Score ranks applicants 0-100 against job requirements before opening resumes
- Knockout questions filter mismatches at application stage
- Free 14-day trial available with no credit card required
- Flat monthly rate on Advanced plan — add full hiring team without calculating seats
- Post jobs to LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor, and Monster at no additional cost
- Hiring manager feedback via shared candidate profile link without creating account
- Talent Pools for moving rejected candidates for future roles
- Self-scheduling interviews for candidates
- Evaluation Forms for hiring manager feedback
- Gmail and Calendar integrations included
- Forbes-ranked best ATS for small businesses and startups
- Capterra-named Best AI Applicant Tracking System
- Used by 30,000+ companies worldwide
100hires cons
- Rate-limited on free trial
- Limited platform integrations compared to competitors
- Reporting flexibility could be improved
- General triggers functionality is limited
- UI/UX could be more attractive with colors
- Cannot assign tasks to others
- No dedicated tab for essential skills in job postings
- New candidates don't appear at top of list automatically
- Pricing not publicly documented for long-term cost scaling
- Destructive actions require explicit IDs (manual overhead)
Frequently asked questions about 100hires
What is MCP and how does 100Hires use it?
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard from Anthropic that lets AI assistants connect to external systems through a uniform interface — think of it as USB-C for AI tools. 100Hires runs a remote MCP server at https://mcp.100hires.com/mcp that exposes 130 tools backed by its public REST API, secured by OAuth 2.1. This allows Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible assistant to read and act on your hiring pipeline on your behalf through natural language prompts.
How do I connect 100Hires to my AI assistant?
Open Settings > Integrations in your 100Hires account and find the 'AI Assistants (MCP)' panel. Pick your client from the Quick setup list, copy the server URL (https://mcp.100hires.com/mcp), and approve the one-time OAuth consent screen. To confirm it worked, ask your assistant to list your open jobs. Once it answers, you are connected and all 130 tools are available. The whole setup takes under a minute.
Which AI assistants work with 100Hires MCP?
100Hires plugs into Claude (web, Desktop, and Code), ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, Codex, Windsurf, and Zed. If an assistant speaks MCP, it can talk to your 100Hires account. For ChatGPT, go to Settings → Apps and find 100Hires in the directory. In claude.ai, open the sidebar, click Customize, go to Connectors, click +, and choose Add custom connector with the remote MCP server URL.
What can I ask my AI assistant to do with 100Hires?
You can ask things like: 'Show me candidates who applied this week for the Senior PM role', 'Move all rejected candidates from this job to the talent pool', 'Schedule a 30-minute interview with Sarah next Tuesday for the Backend Engineer role', 'Draft a follow-up email to candidates who haven't replied in 5 days and send it', 'Open a new Senior Product Designer job in New York and publish it to LinkedIn', 'Find every LinkedIn candidate with Python on their resume and tag them pythonista', 'What's on my interview calendar tomorrow?', 'How many candidates do we have at each stage in the Sales Rep pipeline?', 'Reject everyone still in Phone Screen for the Marketing Manager job with reason No response', and 'Pull the resume and last 3 notes for the candidate I interviewed yesterday'.
Is 100Hires MCP secure?
Yes. Authorization uses OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and Dynamic Client Registration, the current best practice, not a shared API key pasted into a chat window. Access tokens expire after one hour with refresh tokens issued automatically, so a leaked token has a short life. Every connected client is listed under Settings > Integrations and you can revoke any session in one click. Destructive actions require explicit IDs, and human confirmation is recommended so nothing irreversible happens by accident.
What's included in the 130 tools?
The 130 tools span the full hiring workflow including: managing candidates (create, get, list, tag, disqualify, delete), jobs (create, get, list, publish to boards, delete), applications (create, get, list, advance, reject, move, hire, delete), interviews (create, get, list), messages (create, get, list, cancel), notes (create, get, delete), evaluation forms (get, list), nurture campaigns (create, get, delete), webhooks (create, delete), email templates (create, get, delete), forms (create, get, delete), questions (create, get, delete), companies (create, get, delete), boards (list), and AI scoring (get AI score). Batch operations support up to 100 items per request for tagging, messaging, moving applications, rejecting applications, and publishing/removing from boards.
Do I need to install anything locally?
No. 100Hires runs a remote MCP server, not a local one. There's nothing to install, deploy, or update on your machine — every client, including Claude Desktop and Cursor, points at https://mcp.100hires.com/mcp and authorizes via OAuth. New tools and bug fixes land server-side and reach all your assistants the next time they call tools/list. For stdio-only clients like Zed, Windsurf, or n8n, you can use the mcp-remote shim as a third-party open source bridge.
What plans include the MCP server?
The MCP server is available on the 14-day free trial (but rate-limited) and on all paid plans including Free (up to 3 active jobs), Startup ($69/month for 10 active jobs), Business/Advanced ($199/month for unlimited jobs), Pro ($399/month with enhanced tools), and Enterprise (custom-priced). The MCP endpoint is available to every workspace regardless of plan.
How does AI Score work in 100Hires?
100Hires AI Score looks beyond keywords — it evaluates each applicant against the requirements that matter for the specific role and returns a ranked list with a written explanation for each candidate, before you open a single file. AI Score ranks every applicant 0-100 against your job requirements. You can get the structured AI score for an application including per-criterion scores, justifications, and follow-up questions using the hires_get_ai_score tool. You can also filter applications by AI score range using ai_score_min and ai_score_max parameters.
Can hiring managers feedback without an account?
Yes. Share a candidate with one link. The hiring manager reviews the profile and fills in the Evaluation Form without creating an account or using a seat. The hiring manager opens the link, fills in the Evaluation Form, and the feedback lands in your pipeline. This is built for teams that hire 5-50 roles per quarter and avoids the need for additional seat costs for hiring managers.