Recruiting MCP servers compared: which hiring tools work with Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini
The short answer
As of 1 October 2026, ten recruiting tools publish their own MCP server, the connection that lets Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants read and act on hiring data. Applicant tracking systems (Greenhouse, Workable, Ashby, Zoho Recruit, Pinpoint) expose candidate and job records. Agency CRMs (Manatal, Recruitly, Leonar, PCRecruiter) add sourcing, client and billing data. Workday’s MCP access is still in early access, and Bullhorn and Lever have no official MCP server. Beatview, an AI screening and interview agent, also returns the results of that evaluation. It is the only one whose MCP documentation covers the whole first stage of hiring — publishing jobs, AI resume screening results, AI interview assessments and sending interview invitations — and it is included on every plan, including Free.
Why Beatview’s MCP server goes further
Most recruiting MCP servers let an assistant read and update records. Beatview’s also hands it the evaluation: every resume already screened, every interview already assessed, and the invitation one confirmation away.
| Capability | Beatview | Greenhouse | Workable | Ashby | Manatal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Returns AI resume screening results | Resume file only | ||||
| Returns AI interview assessments | Human scorecards | Human feedback | |||
| Sends AI interview invitations | |||||
| Creates and publishes jobs | Creates jobs | ||||
| Confirms with you before candidate-facing actions | Admin scopes | Notes as drafts | |||
| Interview recordings stay in the platform | Transcripts shared | ||||
| Tells the assistant how to lay out results | |||||
| Included on a free plan | Core, Plus, Pro | Paid plans, no extra cost | All plans (beta) | Enterprise Plus | |
| Names Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini | Claude, ChatGPT | Claude, ChatGPT | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini CLI | |
| Generally available | Open beta | Open beta | Partly in development |
✓ documented on the vendor’s MCP page · – not documented on that page · text = what the page says instead. Read between 19 September 2026 and 1 October 2026; sources below.
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| Tool | Type | Status | Plans | Named AI clients | Write actions | Creates jobs | Screening / interview data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeatviewOur product | Screening & interviews | Live | Every plan, including Free | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, any MCP client | Create, update, publish and unpublish jobs; build a job’s AI interview from approved questions; move candidates between stages; send AI interview invitations (confirms first) | Yes | AI resume insights, per-question interview assessments, work style results — recordings stay in Beatview |
| GreenhouseSetup guide | ATS | Open beta (since July 2026) | Core, Plus and Pro | Claude, ChatGPT, Google Antigravity, Amazon Q, Glean, Grok; others once an admin allows them | Notes, stage moves, candidate updates and scorecards, within scopes a Site Admin allows; rejecting or hiring needs a person to confirm | Not stated | Scorecards, plus Greenhouse Notetaker transcripts and recording links |
| WorkableSetup guide | ATS | Generally available (May 2026) | No extra cost; advanced search on Premier+ and Enterprise | Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any MCP client | 94 tools: move, disqualify and update candidates, approve offers, create requisitions, manage members, log time off | No | Not stated |
| AshbySetup guide | ATS | Open beta (since June 2026) | Foundations, Legacy Plus, Plus and Enterprise (not Analytics Only) | ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Glean, Gemini CLI, Slack, any MCP client | Create candidate, draft notes for you to confirm, change application stage, consider a candidate for a job | No | Interview feedback, transcripts, your own scorecards and interview prep briefings |
| Zoho Recruit | ATS | Live, via Zoho MCP | Not stated (page says “get started for free”) | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code | Update candidate stages and records | Not stated | Not stated |
| Pinpoint | ATS | Live (version 2, June 2026) | Not stated | Any MCP client; one-click setup in Claude Desktop | Move candidates, draft outreach, create and manage jobs, interviews, notifications and dashboards | Yes | Not stated |
| Manatal | Agency CRM | Live; some features in development | Enterprise Plus | Claude (recommended), Gemini CLI, Copilot Studio, ChatGPT via its app directory | 28 tools: create candidates, jobs and organisations, add notes, add a candidate to a job | Yes | Not stated |
| Recruitly | Agency CRM | Live | Every Recruitly plan (Claude Pro or above required) | Claude only (web, desktop, Claude Code) | None — read-only | No | Not stated |
| Leonar | Agency CRM | Live | Professional, Enterprise and eligible trials | Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, custom agents | Log notes, create or update contacts, move candidates, prepare and enrol outreach sequences | Not stated | Not stated |
| PCRecruiter | Agency CRM | Live | Not stated | Claude, ChatGPT | Record updates, searches and reports through conversation | Not stated | Not stated |
How we built this table: Beatview publishes this page and makes one of the tools in it. Every row is taken from the vendor’s own documentation, read between 19 September 2026 and 1 October 2026 and linked. “Not stated” means that page did not say. Only official, vendor-run servers are included.
What your assistant gets depends on what the tool does
ATS
Agency CRM
Screening & interviews
Start from what you want your assistant to do
An assistant can use several MCP servers at once, so choosing Beatview does not mean giving up the ATS you already run.
| If you want… | Look at |
|---|---|
| Candidates screened and interviewed before you even ask | Beatview — resume screening, AI interviews and invitations all reachable from the chat |
| One tool from job post to shortlist, starting free | Beatview — every plan includes the MCP server, including Free |
| To keep the ATS you already use | Keep it, and connect Beatview alongside — one assistant can use both servers in the same chat |
| Only to query records you already hold | Your ATS’s own server, if it has one |
The questions to ask any recruiting MCP server — and Beatview’s answers
Candidate data is personal data. Ask every vendor these in a trial; here is how Beatview answers.
| Question | Beatview |
|---|---|
| Does each person connect with their own login? | Yes. Every connection is tied to one Beatview account and needs the user to sign in and approve the agent explicitly. |
| Which actions can write, and are they confirmed? | Only two affect candidates — moving a stage and sending an interview invitation — and the server tells the assistant to confirm both with you first. |
| Can an admin see and revoke connections? | Yes. Every action is logged in Integrations → MCP Server → Settings, with today’s call count, and a connection can be revoked instantly. |
| Which plan do you need? | Any. The MCP server is included on every Beatview plan, including Free. |
| Which assistants are named? | Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and Cursor, plus any MCP-compatible tool. |
| What leaves the platform? | Interview recordings never do. Answers come with Beatview’s assessment and a link for signed-in members; resume files come as a link that expires after an hour. |
| Is there a rate limit? | Yes: 60 calls a minute and 5,000 a day per connection, so a runaway agent cannot hammer your account. |
One question only you can answer: has your organisation approved the AI assistant you plan to connect for candidate data?
Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini have their own rules
A recruiting tool’s MCP server is half the setup. Each assistant decides which of its plans can add custom servers.
| Assistant | Who can add a custom MCP server | Where it works | Setup guide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | Custom connectors on Free (one connector), Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise | Web, desktop, mobile | Beatview + Claude |
| ChatGPT | Custom MCP apps with write actions documented for Business, Enterprise and Edu (beta) | Web | Beatview + ChatGPT |
| Gemini | Custom apps for personal Google Accounts in the US, aged 18+ | Web and mobile, including Gemini Spark | Beatview + Gemini |
MCP setup guides by ATS
Step-by-step guides from each vendor’s own documentation, including where there is no official server yet.
- Official MCP accessGreenhouse MCPHow to connect Greenhouse MCP to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools: eligible plans, the admin scopes, setup steps, what it reads and writes, limits and audit.Read the guide →
- Official MCP accessAshby MCPHow to connect the Ashby MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and Gemini CLI: plans, the admin switch, its 17 tools, rate limits and what it can’t do.Read the guide →
- Official MCP accessWorkable MCPHow to connect the Workable MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools: plans, setup, its 94 tools across recruiting and HR, and what it can’t do.Read the guide →
- Official MCP accessWorkday MCPWhat Workday offers over MCP in 2026: Agent-Ready Tools in early access, Agent Gateway, the Adaptive Planning MCP server, and what is documented for recruiting.Read the guide →
- No official MCP serverBullhorn MCPBullhorn has no official MCP server, and its API policy bars connecting MCPs or third-party AI tools without written permission. What agencies can do instead.Read the guide →
- No official MCP serverLever MCPLever has no official MCP server. What Lever offers instead, from API keys to partner OAuth, the rate limits, and how to give an assistant screened candidates.Read the guide →
Notes and sources for each tool
Beatview
16 actions; 60 calls a minute and 5,000 a day per connection; every action logged.
https://platform.beatview.ai/docs/integrations/mcp-serverGreenhouse
Admins set the scopes in Dev Center → MCP Access. Hosted in the US only; every delete is blocked. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Greenhouse MCP setup guide →https://support.greenhouse.io/hc/en-us/articles/52090956642075-Greenhouse-MCPWorkable
94 tools since July 2026 (38 at launch), covering HR data too. Access follows each user’s role and assigned jobs. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Workable MCP setup guide →https://resources.workable.com/workable-mcp-serverAshby
An Org Admin switches it on; 120 requests and 120 tool-budget units a minute per user. Re-checked 1 October 2026.
Ashby MCP setup guide →https://docs.ashbyhq.com/ashby-mcp-server-betaZoho Recruit
Serves in-house HR teams and recruitment agencies; follows existing Zoho roles and permissions.
https://www.zoho.com/recruit/mcp.htmlPinpoint
Honours each user’s Pinpoint permissions; activity is logged.
https://www.pinpointhq.com/features/mcpManatal
ATS and recruitment CRM; the server URL itself is treated as a credential.
https://support.manatal.com/docs/mcp-serverRecruitly
Covers candidates, jobs, contacts, billing, placements and team performance.
https://recruitly.io/mcpLeonar
Focused on sourcing, enrichment and outreach.
https://www.leonar.app/mcp/PCRecruiter
Recruiting and staffing database; few technical details published.
https://www.pcrecruiter.net/site/features/mcp/
Pages read on 19 September 2026, and re-checked on 1 October 2026 where noted. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll correct it.
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As of October 2026, Greenhouse (open beta), Workable, Ashby (open beta), Zoho Recruit, Pinpoint and Manatal publish official MCP servers. Agency CRMs Recruitly, Leonar and PCRecruiter do too, and Beatview offers one for AI screening and interviews. Workday offers MCP access through Agent-Ready Tools, in early access. Bullhorn and Lever have no official MCP server, and Bullhorn’s API policy requires its written permission before MCPs or AI tools connect to its API.
For agencies that want candidates screened and interviewed before anyone asks, Beatview. Its server covers job publishing, AI resume screening results, AI interview assessments and interview invitations, on every plan including Free, and it runs alongside the ATS you keep. Of the agency CRMs, Manatal’s server requires the Enterprise Plus plan and Recruitly’s is read-only and works with Claude only.
An ATS server gives an assistant your records — candidates, jobs, stages and notes — so it can search and update them. Beatview’s server also returns work already done on those candidates: AI resume screening against your criteria and structured interview assessments, question by question. Many teams connect both.
It depends on the assistant. Claude allows one custom connector on its free plan. OpenAI documents custom MCP apps with write actions for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and Edu. Gemini currently offers custom apps to personal Google Accounts in the US. Each vendor’s own plan rules also apply — see the Plans column.
Check four things: that each user connects with their own login and sees only what they already can; which actions can write, and whether the assistant must confirm them; whether an admin can see and revoke connections; and whether your organisation has approved the AI provider for candidate data.
Each row was read from the vendor’s own page on the date shown at the top. MCP servers change quickly, so check the linked source before you decide. Vendors can contact Beatview to correct a row.