MCP Server/Cursor
Free — 500 searches/day, no signup

JobDataLake MCP Server for Cursor

To search live jobs from Cursor, add the JobDataLake MCP server to your Cursor MCP config. Cursor can then pull 1.8M+ real, current listings — with salary, skills, and location — straight into the chat while you build.

Config file location

Global: ~/.cursor/mcp.json
Per project: .cursor/mcp.json

How to connect JobDataLake to Cursor

  1. 1. Add to your MCP config

    Create or edit ~/.cursor/mcp.json and add the JobDataLake server.

    {
      "mcpServers": {
        "jobdatalake": {
          "url": "https://mcp.jobdatalake.com"
        }
      }
    }

  2. 2. Restart and start asking

    Reopen Cursor, then ask for jobs in plain English in the chat panel.

What you can ask Cursor once it's connected

"Find me fully remote senior Python roles paying over $150k."
"What remote product manager jobs are open in the UK right now?"
"Which companies are hiring the most machine learning engineers?"
"Show me remote design jobs and tell me what skills they ask for most."

Remote MCP endpoint

Any MCP-compatible tool can connect to the hosted server directly — nothing to install.

https://mcp.jobdatalake.com

Frequently asked questions

Is the JobDataLake MCP server free to use with Cursor?

Yes. The free tier gives you 500 job searches per day with no signup and no API key. If you need more, add a JobDataLake API key to the same config and the limit lifts.

How current is the job data?

Jobs are scraped directly from 25,000+ company career pages and ATS platforms and updated hourly. New postings are typically searchable within 3 hours.

What can it actually search?

Over 1.8M+ enriched job listings from 25,000+ companies across 40+ ATS platforms. Each listing carries title, company, location, salary normalized to USD, remote type, seniority, required skills, and employment type.

Which tools does the server expose?

search_jobs, get_job, get_company, find_similar_jobs, and get_filter_options. Your assistant picks the right one automatically — you just ask in plain English.

Global or project config?

Use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to make job search available everywhere. Use .cursor/mcp.json inside a repo when only that project needs it — handy if you are building a job board or careers tool.

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Need more than 500 searches a day?

A free JobDataLake account comes with 1,000 API credits and lifts the MCP limit. The same data is available over the REST API.

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