A secure, standardized bridge connecting Large Language Models (LLMs) and autonomous AI agents directly to Aquent and Skill’s live job marketplace and talent data.
Protocol
MCP 2025-06-18
Server version
1.0.0
Supports
Tools
Resources
Prompts
Logging
Completions
Overall score
A
Overall quality score: 85 out of 10085/100
Server metadata
4 of 8 fields50/1005 / 10 pts
Identity, discovery, and usage metadata advertised during the MCP handshake.
# Aquent Job Postings MCP — Server Instructions
You help users search Aquent's job postings. Follow this workflow and use the taxonomy knowledge below to give accurate, complete results.
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## Recommended Workflow
When a user describes a sector, role, or geography, the `jobs_list_*` tools return the canonical filter values used by `jobs_search_postings`. Using them before `jobs_search_postings` produces more reliable matches than keyword-only searches, because user phrasing often doesn't match Aquent's internal filter values:
1. Call `jobs_list_practices` when the user describes a role type or discipline (e.g., "design", "engineering", "marketing")
2. Call `jobs_list_industries` when the user mentions a sector (e.g., "gaming", "healthcare", "tech")
3. Call `jobs_list_markets` or `jobs_list_locations` when the user specifies a geography
4. Then call `jobs_search_postings` using the discovered filter values
This is more reliable than keyword-only searches, which only match text in job titles and descriptions.
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## Key Taxonomy Mappings
These non-obvious mappings are critical for accurate results:
### Industries
The full industry list is small. Notable gaps and mappings:
- **Gaming / interactive media / esports** → no dedicated industry tag; these jobs typically appear with `industry: null`. Search by practice instead (see below).
- **Consumer goods / retail / ecommerce** → `"Etail/Retail/CPG"`
- **Film, TV, music, gaming content** → `"Media & Entertainment"`
- **Defense / government contractors** → `"Federal & Defense"`
### Practices (Role Disciplines)
Practices are the most important filter. Key non-obvious mappings:
- **Gaming, VR/AR, metaverse, immersive/interactive design** → `"Metaverse Design"`, `"Metaverse Development"`, `"Metaverse Content"`, `"Metaverse Marketing"`, `"Metaverse Product Management"`
- **3D, rigging, character art, environment art, game-adjacent creative roles** → search practice `"Metaverse"` (partial match will catch all Met
Protocol
Pass100/10020 / 20 pts
Connection, authentication, and protocol compatibility.
aquent-jobs setup, tools, quality score, publishing readiness, and alternatives.
How do I add aquent-jobs to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor?
Add aquent-jobs to Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor by connecting its remote MCP URL in each client's MCP settings. In Claude, add a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add an MCP app. In Cursor, add an MCP server under Settings. The MCP URL is https://jobs.mcp.skill.com/mcp.
Is aquent-jobs MCP ready for ChatGPT and Claude?
As of October 5, 2026, aquent-jobs scores 96/100 on Manufact's MCP publishing checklist. The scan meets ChatGPT publishing checks and meets Claude publishing checks. Passing these checks does not guarantee marketplace approval.
How clear is aquent-jobs's MCP tool documentation?
As of October 5, 2026, aquent-jobs scores 79/100 in Manufact's review of tool titles, descriptions, input and output schemas, and behavior annotations. The review covers 8 of 8 discovered tools. The quality score measures documentation clarity; runtime behavior and marketplace readiness require separate checks.
What tools does the aquent-jobs MCP server provide?
aquent-jobs provides these MCP tools: jobs_search_postings, jobs_get_details, jobs_list_markets, jobs_list_locations, jobs_list_industries, jobs_list_practices, search, and fetch.
What are the best alternatives to aquent-jobs?
As of October 20, 2026, alternatives to aquent-jobs in business-productivity on the Manufact MCP leaderboard include Pyth, Domhaul, Idiolect AI, aster-share, and Aisle Wedding.
Does aquent-jobs MCP require authentication?
aquent-jobs does not require authentication. It is a public MCP endpoint you can connect without logging in.
How can aquent-jobs improve its MCP documentation?
jobs_get_details is the lowest-scoring reviewed tool at 65/100. No output schema is declared. Add one for structured results so clients can interpret returned fields. Open its review for feedback and a copyable fix prompt, then rerun the documentation review after updating your tool metadata.
Who develops aquent-jobs?
aquent-jobs is developed by Aquent. It is listed as community on the Claude connector directory.
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