Every ATS with an MCP server, compared

Binary

The only free ATS MCP with full read and write actions

MCP is on the free plan with no request allowance, and the actions go all the way: screen a pipeline and write scores back, import candidates, create and publish jobs, and check interviewer slots, schedule, reschedule or cancel interviews. The same actions power the in-app AI agent.

Workable

94 documented tools, on every plan at no extra cost

Workable’s MCP server is included on all plans at no additional cost, signs each user in with OAuth, and is listed in Claude’s connector directory. Its API reference documents 94 tools, 39 of them writes: create and move candidates, disqualify and revert, add comments, reviews and ratings, approve or reject offers and requisitions, invite members. That is the widest documented write list on this page after Binary’s, on a mature ATS, which puts it second; the $299 a month Standard plan and the absence of interview-scheduling tools keep it off the top.

Ashby

The most complete MCP on a mature ATS, still in beta

Ashby’s MCP server launched in open beta in June 2026 and is available on every plan, with clear docs and a stable endpoint. It exposes read tools plus writes for the day-to-day: create a candidate, add a note, move a stage, add to a job. The ATS behind it is one of the strongest on this list, which is why it ranks above cheaper servers; Workable edges it on price, on the breadth of its writes and on being out of beta.

Greenhouse

Enterprise-grade governance, in open beta

Greenhouse MCP is in open beta on its Core, Plus and Pro tiers. Site Admins choose which endpoint categories are read or write, so it can create notes, move applications, update records and submit scorecards when enabled. Governance is the strength, on a platform with the deepest integrations and compliance tooling here; the custom annual quote and open-beta status are what hold it to fourth.

Manatal

A documented read and write MCP, gated to the top tier

Manatal’s MCP server is in the Claude and ChatGPT connector directories and publishes its full tool list: search and read candidates, jobs, matches and notes, then write back by creating candidates and jobs, adding notes, education and experience, adding a candidate to a job and bulk-moving or dropping matches. It launched in public beta in January 2026 and is included only on Enterprise Plus, at $55 per user a month billed yearly, which is cheap for a two-person agency and adds up for a large one. The server URL doubles as the credential, with Admin-level access for anyone who holds it, so it sits below the servers that sign each user in.

Pinpoint

Per-user OAuth with an approval on every action

Pinpoint rebuilt its MCP server in June 2026 with one-click OAuth and action-oriented tools: you add your subdomain’s /mcp URL to Claude Desktop or Copilot, sign in with your Pinpoint login, and the assistant can read the pipeline, rank candidates against the brief, draft outreach and, with your approval, move a candidate to the next stage, leave a note or create a follow-up task. An admin turns it on under AI Features. Pinpoint publishes neither a tool list nor which plans include it, and pricing is by quote, so it sits just below Manatal.

Gem

Official Claude and ChatGPT connectors, read and report

GeMCP is the easiest MCP on this list to switch on: Gem is listed in the official Claude and ChatGPT connector directories, so you click Connect and sign in, and the assistant sees only what your Gem permissions allow. Gem positions it for questions and reports (pipeline status, scorecard analysis, custom dashboards) and documents no write actions, which is why it sits below the servers that can also do the work.

Teamtailor

Role-based MCP on a quote-priced plan

Teamtailor has an official MCP server with proper role-based permissions: read, create-and-modify and delete can each be granted separately. It sits behind a quote-based annual contract, so the price of entry is the highest of the pages that publish nothing.

Breezy HR

Beta MCP sold as a Breezy Intelligence add-on

Breezy’s MCP server (mcp.breezy.hr) is in beta: add the URL to Claude, Cursor or ChatGPT, sign in with your Breezy account, and the agent can list candidates per position, summarise scorecards, move candidates between stages, add notes, create and update positions, and send messages and questionnaires, within your Breezy permissions. Breezy lists it as a Breezy Intelligence feature, an add-on for every plan including the free Bootstrap tier, with credits from $30 per 100,000; it does not say whether MCP calls draw on those credits. A mature small-team ATS with wide writes, held here by the beta label and that open credit question.

Dover

The other free plan with MCP, metered

The only other ATS that includes MCP in its free plan outright, which earns it a place here. Requests are metered on Free, unlimited use needs the $199 a month Premium plan (also where AI resume review lives), and the ATS itself is lighter than the platforms above it.

Zoho Recruit

MCP at no extra cost inside the Zoho suite

Zoho Recruit MCP shipped in July 2026 at no additional cost, letting your preferred assistant summarise the pipeline, pull sourcing reports and make the updates you allow. Zoho does not say whether the free edition includes it, its AI agents are still on the roadmap, and the suite takes more setup than the tools above, so it sits lower despite the price.

Recruit CRM

Agency MCP from the $135 per user tier

Recruit CRM’s MCP works with Claude and other assistants, but only on the Business and Enterprise tiers, and pricing is per user, so a five-person agency pays about $675 a month before MCP is unlocked.

BambooHR

An HR-suite MCP with a thin hiring slice

BambooHR’s MCP server is in beta, with pre-built Claude and ChatGPT connectors, OAuth sign-in and 56 tools across the HR suite. Only five touch hiring: job openings with applicant counts, applications, application details, statuses, and one write, adding a comment to an application. No tool creates a job, moves an application or schedules anything, and the hiring tools need access to ATS settings, so it ranks last: a good HR connector, a thin ATS one.