Clera MCP Server
com.getclera/clera
Search 210k+ vetted startup candidates and request intros directly from your AI chat.
What is the Clera MCP server?
The Clera MCP server integrates Clera's talent network into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP clients, enabling you to search vetted candidates, review pre-selected matches, and request introductions without leaving your chat. It automates candidate discovery and outreach for startup hiring.
Clera MCP lets you hire through your AI assistant by describing roles naturally. The server searches a network of 210,000+ vetted candidates who have opted in, surfaces Clera's pre-selected matches, and manages intro requests. Replies and candidate profiles appear in the same chat thread, streamlining the early-stage hiring workflow.
How to install Clera
Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.
Tools & capabilities
Tools this server exposes to the agent.
searchCandidates— Search the 210k+ vetted candidate network by skills, location, experience level, and other criteria.listRecommendedCandidates— View candidates Clera has pre-selected for your open roles.getCandidateProfile— Retrieve the full profile of a candidate to evaluate fit.requestIntro— Request an introduction to one or more candidates.editJob— Create or edit job descriptions for your open roles.listTeamMembers— View team members with access to Clera.editCompanyContact— Add or manage hiring team members.sendFeedback— Send feedback about the Clera MCP server.
Use cases
- Search for senior engineers in specific locations with particular tech stacks (e.g., Go + Postgres in Berlin).
- Review Clera's pre-selected candidates for an open Head of Product role.
- Request introductions to top candidates and have Clera handle outreach automatically.
- Create or refine job descriptions for new roles using your AI assistant.
- Manage hiring team access and add new hiring managers to your Clera account.
Clera MCP server FAQ
Clera MCP integrates Clera's talent network into your AI chat, letting you search 210k+ vetted candidates, review matches, and request intros without leaving Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, or other MCP clients.
Yes, it's free during beta for companies. Clera charges a success fee only when you hire. It's always free for candidates.
Go to Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste https://mcp.getclera.com, or use the direct link at claude.ai/customize/connectors.
Add the server to your .cursor/mcp.json file with the URL https://mcp.getclera.com.
Clera uses OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration. Sign in with your Clera company account.
Candidate profiles remain anonymized until Clera has formally introduced the person to your company.
README (reference)
Source of truth, from the repository.
Clera MCP
<!-- mcp-name: com.getclera/clera -->Hire with agents, straight from your chat.
Clera MCP puts Clera's talent network inside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, Grok and any MCP client. Describe the role the way you would brief a recruiter. Your assistant searches 210,000+ vetted candidates who have opted in to hearing about roles, reviews the people Clera already picked for you, and requests intros. Clera does the outreach and replies land back in the same thread.
- Server URL:
https://mcp.getclera.com - Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Auth: OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration. Sign in with your Clera company account.
- Pricing: Free during the beta. Companies pay a success fee on hire. Always free for candidates.
- Docs: https://www.getclera.com/mcp/docs
- Early access: https://www.getclera.com/mcp#waitlist
Install
Claude (web and desktop): Add to Claude, or Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector and paste https://mcp.getclera.com.
ChatGPT: Settings > Plugins > Advanced settings > turn on Developer mode, then add https://mcp.getclera.com.
Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http clera https://mcp.getclera.com
Or install the plugin (MCP plus the Clera hiring skill):
/plugin marketplace add getclera/mcp
/plugin install clera@clera
Codex:
codex mcp add clera --url https://mcp.getclera.com
codex mcp login clera
Cursor: add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"clera": { "url": "https://mcp.getclera.com" }
}
}
Grok: Connectors > New Connector > Custom, paste https://mcp.getclera.com.
Any MCP client: add a remote MCP server with URL https://mcp.getclera.com. Clients without native OAuth can use npx mcp-remote https://mcp.getclera.com.
What you can ask
| You say | Tools |
|---|---|
| Find senior backend engineers in Berlin with Go and Postgres experience. | searchCandidates |
| Show me the candidates Clera pre-selected for our Head of Product role. | listRecommendedCandidates |
| Pull up the full profile for this candidate and tell me if they're a fit. | getCandidateProfile |
| Help me write a job description for a Staff Frontend Engineer, remote in DACH. | editJob |
| Intro me to the top 3 candidates for the backend role. | searchCandidates, requestIntro |
| Who on my team has access? Add our new hiring manager. | listTeamMembers, editCompanyContact |
Read tools run right away. Anything that writes (intros, passes, role edits) asks you first in Claude and ChatGPT. Candidate profiles stay anonymized until Clera has introduced the person to your company.
Privacy
Clera sees only the arguments of the tools your assistant calls, never the rest of your conversation. Privacy policy: https://www.getclera.com/privacy. Terms: https://www.getclera.com/terms.
Support
hello@getclera.com, or ask your assistant to use the sendFeedback tool.
This repo
Config and listing metadata for the hosted Clera MCP server: server.json (Official MCP Registry), .cursor-plugin/ (Cursor Marketplace), .claude-plugin/ (Claude Code plugin marketplace), skills/clera/SKILL.md (agent skill). The server itself is hosted by Clera.
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