usefulapiHomerun MCP server
Read Homerun vacancies, applications, notes and tags; move an application to a stage or add a note. Hosted by usefulapi: connect it to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client.
What can I ask?
Turn on the Homerun connector, then ask in plain words. The AI picks the tools.
- Which of our job vacancies are currently published?
- How many applications came in for the barista vacancy?
- Show the details and notes on the newest job application.
- Show the hiring stages and application counts for the barista vacancy.
What you can do with Homerun in Claude and ChatGPT
For recruiters and hiring managers who manage job vacancies and applications in Homerun.
List your vacancies and check which are published
The AI lists job vacancies with title, status (draft, private, public), type, location type and expiry. It can include location, department and hiring stages.
See the hiring stages and candidate count of a vacancy
The AI opens a vacancy with its hiring stages, salary indication, candidate count and the public job and application-form URLs.
Review applications and their current stage
The AI lists applications with name, vacancy, current stage, rating and hired dates and disqualified status, and opens one in full with contact details, experience and education.
Read the notes and tags on an application
The AI lists the notes on one application with author and text, and the tags attached to it. It can sum up what the hiring team wrote.
Move an application to a stage or add a note
The AI moves one application to another hiring stage of its vacancy, or adds one note that the hiring team can see. Notes cannot be removed with this server.
Changes dataHow do I connect Homerun?
Before you connect
The login page asks for your Homerun API key.
Create it in Homerun → Settings → Integrations (the Public API needs a plan that includes it). Give the key only the scopes you need: vacancies:read, job-applications:read, job-application-notes:read, tags:read and job-application-tags:read for reading; add job-applications:write and job-application-notes:write only if you want to move candidates between stages or add notes. Your key is used only to call the Homerun API on your behalf; it is never shown to anyone.
Claude claude.ai · Desktop
- Open Customize → Connectors, then click + Add → Add custom connector.
- Enter the name Homerun and this URL, then click Add:https://
homerun. usefulapi. io/ mcp - Claude opens the login page: enter your Homerun API key.
- In a chat, click + → Connectors and turn on Homerun.
Team and Enterprise: an Owner adds the connector for the organization first.
ChatGPT chatgpt.com
- Open Plugins, click +, then Add custom MCP server.
- Enter the name Homerun and this URL, choose OAuth as the authentication, confirm the warning and create it:https://
homerun. usefulapi. io/ mcp - ChatGPT opens the login page: enter your Homerun API key.
- In Plugins, install Homerun, then choose it in a chat.
No Add custom MCP server option? It depends on your account or workspace settings: see OpenAI's guide.
Claude Code
Run this command, then run /mcp in Claude Code to log in:
Cursor
Add to Cursor or add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"homerun": {
"url": "https://homerun.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} VS Code
Add to VS Code or add this to .vscode/mcp.json:
{
"servers": {
"homerun": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://homerun.usefulapi.io/mcp"
}
}
} Codex
Run these commands. The second one opens the login page:
Other clients
Windsurf, Cline, Zed and other MCP clients: add this URL as a remote MCP server (Streamable HTTP). The client then opens the login page in your browser.
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Homerun API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Proper user | $9/mo · $90/yr | 10,000 tool calls / month |
| Pro+per user | $39/mo · $390/yr | 100,000 tool calls / month |
Each paid plan covers this Homerun server only. Ask your AI to run homerun_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. The change requires your confirmation, keeps your billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. Cancel any time with homerun_cancel_subscription: your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and asking to resume the same plan with homerun_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.
Tools 13
Show all 13 tools (the AI picks them for you)
Read only · 7
- List vacancies
homerun_list_vacanciesList job vacancies (draft, private, public, ...) with title, status, type, location type and expiry. Optionally include location, department, hiring stages (their ids are what homerun_move_application_to_stage needs), salary indication and the candidate count. GET /vacancies (scope vacancies:read). - Get vacancy
homerun_get_vacancyOne vacancy by id with description, location, department, hiring stages (id + name), salary indication, candidate count and the public job and application-form URLs. GET /vacancies/{vacancy_id} (scope vacancies:read). - List applications (candidates)
homerun_list_applicationsList job applications, newest page first as the API orders them. Each item has name, e-mail, vacancy id, current stage (id + name), rating, created/hired dates and disqualified flag. Personal data: no phone number, date of birth, photo or files are returned here; ask for one application with homerun_get_application. Filter by vacancy, stage name or disqualified state and page through; do not use it to export all candidates. GET /job-applications (scope job-applications:read). - Get application (candidate)
homerun_get_applicationOne job application in full: contact details (name, e-mail, phone, city, country), links, experience/education, current stage, rating, sources and file names (notes: use homerun_list_notes). Date of birth, photo URL and file download links are never returned. Optionally include the answers to the application-form questions. Personal data: fetch only the candidate you need. GET /job-applications/{job_application_id} (scope job-applications:read). - List application notes
homerun_list_notesList the notes on one application: id, author display name, text, sensitive flag and timestamps. GET /job-applications/{job_application_id}/notes (scope job-application-notes:read). - List tags
homerun_list_tagsList the company's candidate tags (id + name). GET /tags (scope tags:read). - List an application's tags
homerun_list_application_tagsThe tags attached to one application. GET /job-applications/{job_application_id}/tags (scope job-application-tags:read).
Changes data · 2
- Move application to a stage
homerun_move_application_to_stageWRITE: move ONE application to another hiring stage of its vacancy (PATCH with only the stage id; nothing else on the application changes). Get stage ids from homerun_get_vacancy. Homerun's own automations for that stage may run (for example automatic e-mails configured in Homerun); this tool sends no e-mail itself and does not reject or delete anyone. PATCH /job-applications/{job_application_id} (scope job-applications:write). - Add a note to an application
homerun_add_noteWRITE: add ONE note (1-2000 characters) to one application. It becomes visible to the hiring team in Homerun and cannot be removed with this server. display_name is free text shown as the author. Nothing is sent to the candidate. POST /job-applications/{job_application_id}/notes (scope job-application-notes:write).
Your usefulapi plan · 4
- Usage status (free-tier meter)
homerun_usage_statusReport the caller's current usage: the plan, calls used this month, the limit of the plan (the free monthly cap or the Pro fair use limit), remaining, and whether the limit is reached. Read-only; does not count against the meter. - Request a missing feature
homerun_request_featureTell usefulapi that the user needs something the Homerun tools cannot do yet (a missing tool, field or filter). Call it only when the user asks for something none of the tools can do, and tell the user that you send the request. Do not call it for errors or for normal requests. Do not include personal data, credentials or customer records. Stored with the product name and the client type (for example Claude or Cursor), without the user's account. At most 5 requests per day. Does not count against the meter. - Upgrade to Pro or Pro+
homerun_upgradeGet a paid plan for Homerun (the free tier caps monthly usage). Pro: 10,000 tool calls a month, for normal use — plan "monthly" ($9/month) or "yearly" ($90/year, 2 months free). Pro+: 100,000 tool calls a month, for automations and heavy use — plan "plus" ($39/month) or "plus_yearly" ($390/year). Without a plan it returns both Pro and Pro+, each with a payment link, for the user to choose; with a plan, one link. An existing Pro subscription changes to Pro+ in place: call without confirm first, as the reply states the exact charge for this account (the price difference for the rest of the period, or in a free Pro trial the full Pro+ price, as the trial ends); then call with confirm: true. Cancel any time: the plan then runs to the end of the paid period, so it also suits a one-time job. A link opens Stripe Checkout in the browser; after payment the account upgrades automatically. Does not count against the meter. - Cancel the Pro subscription
homerun_cancel_subscriptionCancel the caller's Homerun Pro subscription at the end of the paid period (no refund for the current period; Pro continues until then, then the free tier applies). Requires confirm: true. Run homerun_upgrade later to undo the cancel before the period ends. Does not count against the meter.
FAQ
What can I do with Homerun in Claude or ChatGPT?
List your vacancies and check which are published. See the hiring stages and candidate count of a vacancy. Review applications and their current stage. Read the notes and tags on an application. Move an application to a stage or add a note. See what you can do for the details.
Is this an official Homerun product?
No. usefulapi is an independent service. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Homerun. The server calls the Homerun API with your own Homerun access, so it sees only the data that your account can see.
Can I connect Homerun to Claude or ChatGPT?
Yes. In Claude, add this server's URL as a custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a custom MCP server in Plugins. Then log in once. Cursor, VS Code, Claude Code and Codex work too. See the setup steps.
What do I need to connect?
The login page asks for your Homerun API key. See Before you connect for where to find it.
Do I put my Homerun key or an Authorization header in the client config?
No. Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config. The server signs you in with OAuth: the login page asks for your Homerun API key. If the config has such a header, remove it: some clients then send that header instead of the login token, and every call fails with 401.
How do you keep my Homerun credentials?
The login stores them encrypted in the authorization grant of your connection. The server uses them to call the Homerun API for you and to derive a private account id for usage metering. usefulapi does not show them on any page or in any reply. To stop all access, remove the connector and change or delete these credentials in Homerun.
Can the AI change my Homerun data?
Yes, if you approve it. 2 of the 9 Homerun tools can create or change data. The other 7 are marked read-only. Most MCP clients ask you to approve a tool call before it runs.
What does it cost?
The Free plan gives 50 tool calls / month. Pro costs $9/mo or $90/yr, with 10,000 tool calls / month. Pro+ costs $39/mo or $390/yr, with 100,000 tool calls / month. Each subscription covers this Homerun server only. Cancel any time: your paid plan then runs to the end of the paid period. Run homerun_usage_status to see how many calls you used.
How do I subscribe or cancel?
Ask the AI to run homerun_upgrade and choose Pro or Pro+, billed monthly or yearly: it returns a Stripe Checkout link. If you already have Pro, ask to change it to Pro+. After you confirm, your existing subscription changes in place, keeps its billing interval and charges the price difference for the rest of the period immediately. To cancel, run homerun_cancel_subscription. Your paid plan continues to the end of the paid period.
What if a Homerun tool that I need is missing?
Tell the AI what you wanted to do. It can send the request with homerun_request_feature. We store the text with the server name, the type of AI client and the tool you tried, not with your account, and read every request when we plan new tools. You can send up to 5 requests per day.
Which AI clients can I use?
Any client that supports remote MCP servers (Streamable HTTP) with OAuth login: Claude (web and desktop), Claude Code, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf and others.
This is a Model Context Protocol endpoint — meant to be connected from an AI client, not opened in a browser. An invalid_token response at the URL is the auth gate working as designed; clients authenticate automatically.
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