Search Jobs with Cursor
- Add one entry to mcp.json, sign in once
- The agent searches jobs for the stack you use
- Shortlists saved next to your code
Searching from AI agents is part of the paid plan.
How do I connect JobUnlocked to Cursor?
Add JobUnlocked to .cursor/mcp.json and click Connect to sign in. Cursor's agent can then search jobs that match the stack you work in and keep a shortlist in your project.
Add this to mcp.json
Paste this into ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json in one project.
{
"mcpServers": {
"jobunlocked": {
"url": "https://mcp.jobunlocked.com/mcp"
}
}
}No API key needed: the file only holds the link. Cursor opens a browser tab for you to sign in to JobUnlocked the first time.
- 1 Open Cursor Settings, then Tools & MCP, then New MCP Server.
- 2 Paste the entry above into mcp.json and save.
- 3 Click Connect next to jobunlocked, sign in and click Allow.
- 4 Ask the agent to search jobs.
Then just ask Cursor
Once connected, Cursor calls the JobUnlocked tools and gives you each job with the company's apply link.
Also try
- Find React Native jobs in the US posted this week
- List frontend jobs that pay over $140k and use TypeScript
- Write the shortlist to notes/jobs.md
Which way should I connect Cursor?
Both search the same jobs and need no API key. Use the first unless you have a reason not to.
| Way | How you connect | Sign-in | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global mcp.json | Cursor Settings, Tools & MCP, New MCP Server | Your JobUnlocked account, no API key | Using JobUnlocked in every project |
| Project mcp.json | Add .cursor/mcp.json to one project | Your JobUnlocked account, no API key | Keeping it to one project |
What can Cursor do with JobUnlocked?
Cursor can search open jobs, filter them and read each one in full, through the JobUnlocked tools it finds once you connect.
Just ask in plain English
Tell Cursor the job, the city and the pay you want. It turns that into the right filters and searches for you.
6 million+ open jobs
Cursor searches the same jobs you see on JobUnlocked, from 400,000+ company websites around the world.
Straight from the company
Every result links to the company's own job post, so you apply directly with the employer, not through a job board.
Real filters
Cursor can use every filter on JobUnlocked: location, remote, pay, date posted, job type, seniority, skills, shifts, benefits and no degree needed.
Full job details
Cursor can open any job and read the whole description, pay, skills and benefits before you decide.
Read-only and private
Cursor can only search and read jobs. It can't see your resume, saved jobs, email or billing details.
What is the JobUnlocked MCP?
The JobUnlocked MCP server is the link that lets Cursor search jobs for you. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the standard way AI agents plug into the apps you use. It gives Cursor JobUnlocked's job search as tools, so it can find and read jobs without you opening a browser.
How Cursor uses JobUnlocked
- Connect JobUnlocked in Cursor with the link
- Cursor finds the JobUnlocked tools on its own
- It turns your request into search filters
- It reads the jobs that fit and keeps the apply links
- You apply on the company's own job post
Name: JobUnlocked URL: https://mcp.jobunlocked.com/mcp Sign-in: your JobUnlocked account # Tools Cursor finds on its own: # - search_jobs: find open jobs with every search filter # - count_jobs: totals and which cities, skills and companies exist # - get_job: read one job in full # - get_company: what a company does and its open jobs # - pay_by_level: average pay by seniority
What can you ask Cursor?
Anything you'd ask a friend helping you job hunt: the role, the city, how recent and the pay. No commands needed.
- Stack
Match your repo
"Look at this repo's stack and find remote jobs that use it"
- Mobile
Search a role
"Find React Native jobs in the US posted this week"
- Pay
Set a floor
"List frontend jobs that pay over $140k and use TypeScript"
- Notes
Save a shortlist
"Write the shortlist to notes/jobs.md"
Which jobs can Cursor search?
Every kind of job on JobUnlocked, from software and AI to nursing, retail and the trades, in countries around the world.
- Software engineering
- Backend
- Frontend
- Data and analytics
- AI and machine learning
- DevOps and SRE
- Security
- Product and design
- Nursing and healthcare
- Sales
- Marketing
- Customer support
- Finance and accounting
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Warehouse and logistics
- Skilled trades
- Education
Tips for Cursor
- 1 Use the agent chat. JobUnlocked's tools don't run in the inline editor.
- 2 If Connect doesn't appear, reload the window after saving mcp.json.
- 3 Ask the agent to read your package.json or go.mod first so it searches for your stack.
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