MCP support in 16 applicant tracking systems
From each vendor's own documentation and announcements, checked on November 11, 2026. Also as open data on GitHub.
| Product | Official MCP server | Starting price |
|---|---|---|
| Evander | Yes. Every action in the app is a tool; sensitive actions wait for a person's approval | Free, then from $79/month |
| Ashby | Yes, open beta since June 29, 2026, on all plans | From $300/month |
| Greenhouse | Yes; announced May 7, 2026, rolling out to customers from June 2026 (plans not stated) | Quote only |
| Lever | Announced; we could not confirm general availability | Quote only |
| Workable | Yes, on all plans | From $299/month |
| Dover | Yes; a monthly request allowance on Free, unlimited on Premium | Free, Premium $199/month |
| Gem | Yes (GeMCP) | Custom; startup program |
| Kula | Yes, as a package run with a Kula API key | From $5,120/year |
| Breezy HR | Yes | From $157/month |
| Teamtailor | Yes; a company admin turns it on in the add-on center | Quote only |
| BambooHR | Yes, a Claude connector in open beta since October 2026 | From $250/month |
| JazzHR | None found (third-party connectors only) | From $1,000/year |
| Manatal | Yes, on Enterprise Plus only | From $15/user/month |
| Zoho Recruit | Yes | Free, paid per recruiter |
| Pinpoint | Yes, version 2 since June 2026 | Quote only |
| Recruitee | None found (third-party connectors only) | By company size |
| JOIN | None found (third-party connectors only) | From €17 per job/month |
ATS products outside this table
The table covers the 16 products this site compares. Other applicant tracking systems publish servers too:
- 100Hires calls its server "the official remote Model Context Protocol server for 100Hires", lists 136 tools, makes it available on any plan including the 14-day trial, and signs assistants in with OAuth 2.1 (100hires.com/mcp, read on November 12, 2026).
If you use an ATS that is not listed here, search its help center for "MCP" and check the five points below.
What an MCP server changes
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI assistants to software. With an ATS connected, you can ask "who are the strongest applicants for the designer role?", "where is the sales pipeline stuck?" or "schedule Priya for Thursday" in Claude or ChatGPT, and the assistant reads and changes your real pipeline.
A connector built by a third party, such as an integration platform, is not the same thing. It usually works through the vendor's public API with an API key, covers fewer actions and is not supported by the ATS vendor.
Five things to check
- Read or write. Some servers only answer questions. Others can move candidates, send email and schedule interviews.
- Coverage. How much of the product is available as tools? In Evander every action in the web app is also a tool, more than 100 in all.
- Approvals. Can an assistant email or reject candidates on its own? In Evander, mailing a candidate becomes a proposal that a person approves; erasing data and changing access are not open to an assistant by default and can at most be proposals. The permission table for AI assistants lists 21 hiring actions and who should do each.
- Permissions and audit. The assistant should have its own identity, hold no more access than the person who connected it, and appear in the audit log.
- Plan and limits. Dover limits requests on its free plan, Manatal reserves MCP for Enterprise Plus, Teamtailor needs an admin to enable it, and Evander includes it from the Startup plan.
How Evander's MCP server works
Evander was designed with the API and MCP as equal to the web app: all three are generated from one catalog of actions. Each assistant you connect gets a private link and its own identity, a dry-run mode shows what a change would do before it happens, and writes that reach the outside world carry an idempotency key so a retry never sends an email twice. Details and setup steps are on the Evander MCP page.
Questions
Which ATS has an MCP server?
As of November 2026: Evander, Ashby (open beta), Greenhouse (announced; rollout from June 2026), Workable, Dover, Gem, Kula, Breezy HR, Teamtailor, Manatal (Enterprise Plus), Pinpoint, Zoho Recruit and BambooHR (Claude connector, beta). JazzHR, Recruitee and JOIN have third-party connectors only.
Can I connect Claude to my ATS?
Yes, if your ATS has an MCP server. In Claude, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and paste the server link from your ATS. In Evander the link is under Settings → Integrations.
Can ChatGPT read my ATS?
Yes, through an MCP connector. In ChatGPT, turn on Developer mode under Settings → Apps & Connectors and add the MCP link from your ATS. Evander, Ashby, Dover and Breezy HR all document ChatGPT.
Does Ashby have an MCP server?
Yes. Ashby released an MCP server in open beta on June 29, 2026, available on all Ashby plans, for ChatGPT, Claude and Cursor.
Does Greenhouse have an MCP server?
Yes. Greenhouse announced its MCP server on May 7, 2026. Greenhouse said it would roll out to customers starting in June 2026; the announcement does not say which plans include it.
Is a Zapier or other third-party MCP server the same as the ATS having one?
No. A third-party server works through the vendor's public API with an API key, usually covers fewer actions and is not supported by the ATS vendor. An official server is built, hosted and permissioned by the ATS itself.
Can I run hiring from Claude or ChatGPT? Which ATS supports that?
Yes, through an ATS with an official MCP server: Evander, Ashby, Greenhouse, Workable, Dover, Gem, Kula, Breezy HR, Teamtailor, Manatal, Pinpoint, Zoho Recruit and BambooHR have one. They differ in how much an assistant may do. In Evander every action in the app is a tool and candidate emails wait for a person's approval. Setup and 20 example prompts: getevander.app/blog/hire-with-claude.
Can an AI agent operate an ATS on its own?
Technically yes where the MCP server allows writes. In Evander an agent can do everything a person can, but candidate emails, data erasure, access changes and settings wait for a person's approval, and every change is logged.