# How to search real job postings from ChatGPT or Claude

*Updated 21 September 2026 · Avagama Consulting · https://avagama.co/openings/blog/search-jobs-from-chatgpt-or-claude/*

**Short answer:** add `https://openings.avagama.co/mcp` as a connector in your AI app. Your assistant can then search 469,607 live roles from 4,638 employers' own job boards, rank them against your resume with quoted evidence, and link you to the employer's own posting. It never applies on your behalf.

## Why an assistant cannot search jobs on its own

A chat assistant has no live view of the job market. What it lacks is a source it can query. Openings is that source: a job index built from employers' own boards, exposed through the Model Context Protocol.

## How to add it

- **Claude**: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste `https://openings.avagama.co/mcp` → sign in with an emailed six-digit code.
- **ChatGPT**: enable developer mode, then Settings → Connectors → Create → paste the address → OAuth, leaving client fields empty.
- **Claude Code**: `claude mcp add --transport http --scope user openings https://openings.avagama.co/mcp`
- **Codex CLI**: `codex mcp add openings --url https://openings.avagama.co/mcp`
- **Gemini CLI**: `gemini mcp add --transport http openings https://openings.avagama.co/mcp`
- **Cursor and VS Code**: same address in the MCP configuration file.

## What it does and does not do

| Does | Does not |
| --- | --- |
| Searches employers' own job boards | Scrape aggregator listings or recruiter reposts |
| Ranks roles against your resume with quoted evidence | Invent experience you do not have |
| Says how old each posting is | Present a stale role as current |
| Links to the employer's own application page | Apply or contact employers for you |

## Running it locally instead

`bun add --global openings` — no account, no server, index in your home folder, resume parsed in memory only.

## Common questions

### Can ChatGPT or Claude search real job postings?

Yes, once you connect a job search tool. Openings is a free connector at https://openings.avagama.co/mcp. After you add it, the assistant can search 469,607 live roles from 4,638 employers' own job boards and open each posting on the employer's site.

### Does the assistant apply to jobs for me?

No. Every Openings tool is read-only. It finds roles, ranks them against your resume and explains the gaps. Applying stays with you, on the employer's own site.

### Is it free, and do I need an account?

Searching is free. The hosted connector asks for an email address and sends a six-digit code, so that usage can be rate-limited fairly. You can also run Openings entirely on your own machine with no account at all.

### Is my resume stored?

No. On your own machine the resume is parsed in memory for a single request and never written to disk. Through the hosted connector it is sent to the server, used for that one request and discarded.

### Which apps can use it?

Any app that speaks the Model Context Protocol: Claude, ChatGPT in developer mode, Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, VS Code with Copilot, and Gemini CLI.

## Links

- Search without an AI app: https://avagama.co/openings/jobs/search
- Setup instructions: https://avagama.co/openings/