JobScout MCP

A privacy-first, bring-your-own-connections MCP server for multi-source job discovery. JobScout gives AI agents one normalized pool with provenance, deterministic deduplication, and specialist AI/Web3 signals. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-20 · ★ 2 · #369 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install JobScout MCP

before you install - you'll need

Set JOBSCOUT_ENABLE_HIMALAYAS before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add sarutobisasuke8-jobscout-mcp -- npx -y @sarutobi-sasuke/jobscout-mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sarutobisasuke8-jobscout-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@sarutobi-sasuke/jobscout-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

repo age created 2026-08-05 - young repo, little track record yet

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @sarutobi-sasuke/jobscout-mcp - the @sarutobi-sasuke scope differs from the repo owner (sarutobisasuke8); confirm it's the project's official package

registry namespace io.github.SarutobiSasuke8 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What JobScout MCP can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v0.2.1 · 2026-08-11

Honest results, briefing projection, and first-run prompts. · A search with zero enabled providers now returns setup_required: true with guidance, instead of an empty success that reads as "no jobs matched" · Results…

v0.2.0 · 2026-08-08

Launch release: all Council-verified gates closed, CI-confirmed on Windows and Ubuntu. · Published as @sarutobisasuke/jobscout-mcp. · B1 Taxonomy false positives fixed with anchored terms and specificity gating · B2…

04 · Who maintains JobScout MCP

JobScout MCP is maintained by sarutobisasuke8. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Aug 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/sarutobisasuke8/jobscout-mcp
website: https://github.com/SarutobiSasuke8/jobscout-mcp
category: other - ranked #369 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 2 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-11)
registry: io.github.SarutobiSasuke8/jobscout-mcp (active, first published 2026-08-11 · 2 versions)
packages: npm:@sarutobi-sasuke/jobscout-mcp

06 · JobScout MCP FAQ

What is JobScout MCP?

Is JobScout MCP still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-20 and it shipped 2 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install JobScout MCP?

Run `npx -y @sarutobi-sasuke/jobscout-mcp`. The README documents one environment variable (JOBSCOUT_ENABLE_HIMALAYAS) to set first. Set JOBSCOUT_ENABLE_HIMALAYAS before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does JobScout MCP run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to JobScout MCP

Alternatives to JobScout MCP

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