Google Jobs MCP server

The Google Jobs MCP Server is a Model Context Protocol implementation that provides Google Jobs search capabilities through SerpAPI integration. It offers multi-language support, flexible search parameters, and smart error handling to help users find job listings efficiently.

Getting Started with Google Jobs MCP Server

Prerequisites

Before using the server, you need to obtain a SERP API key:

1. Visit SERP API website and create an account
2. After registration, go to your Dashboard and copy your API key
3. New users receive 100 free API calls

Installation Options

Option 1: Install via Smithery

npx -y @smithery/cli install @chanmeng666/google-jobs-server --client claude

Option 2: Manual Installation with NPM

# Using npm
npm install @chanmeng666/google-jobs-server

# Using yarn
yarn add @chanmeng666/google-jobs-server

# Using pnpm
pnpm add @chanmeng666/google-jobs-server

Basic Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Configure environment: Modify your claude_desktop_config.json with the following content:

{
  "google-jobs": {
    "command": "path/to/node",
    "args": ["path/to/dist/index.js"],
    "env": {
      "SERP_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

3. Build the server:

npm run build

4. Start the server:

npm start

Usage Guide

Search Parameters

The Google Jobs MCP Server accepts the following parameters:

• query: Search query string (required)
• location: Job location (optional)
• posted_age: Post date filter (optional)
• employment_type: Job type filter (optional)
• salary: Salary range filter (optional)
• radius: Geographic search radius (optional)
• hl: Language code (optional)
• page: Pagination number (optional)
• sort_by: Sort order (optional)

Examples

Here are some examples of how to use the server:

Basic Job Search

Search for software developer jobs:

query: software developer

Location-Based Search

Search for marketing jobs in New York:

query: marketing
location: New York

Advanced Filtering

Search for full-time engineering jobs posted in the last 3 days:

query: engineering
employment_type: FULLTIME
posted_age: 3

Multi-Language Support

The server supports multiple languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Set the language using the hl parameter:

query: software developer
hl: en  # English

Other language codes:

• Chinese: zh
• Japanese: ja
• Korean: ko

Troubleshooting

API Key Issues

• Verify your key in the configuration
• Check key status in SERP API dashboard
• Confirm key has remaining quota

Search Issues

• Validate search parameters format
• Check network connectivity
• Verify country/language code support

API Usage Limits

• Free tier: 100 searches per month
• Paid plans start at $50/month for 5000 searches
• Request rate: 2 requests/second
• Concurrent requests: 5
• Response cache time: 1 hour

How to install this MCP server

For Claude Code

To add this MCP server to Claude Code, run this command in your terminal:

claude mcp add-json "google-jobs" '{"command":"npx","args":["-y","@chanmeng666/google-jobs-server"],"env":{"SERP_API_KEY":""}}'

See the official Claude Code MCP documentation for more details.

For Cursor

There are two ways to add an MCP server to Cursor. The most common way is to add the server globally in the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file so that it is available in all of your projects.

If you only need the server in a single project, you can add it to the project instead by creating or adding it to the .cursor/mcp.json file.

Adding an MCP server to Cursor globally

To add a global MCP server go to Cursor Settings > Tools & Integrations and click "New MCP Server".

When you click that button the ~/.cursor/mcp.json file will be opened and you can add your server like this:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "google-jobs": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@chanmeng666/google-jobs-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SERP_API_KEY": ""
            }
        }
    }
}

Adding an MCP server to a project

To add an MCP server to a project you can create a new .cursor/mcp.json file or add it to the existing one. This will look exactly the same as the global MCP server example above.

How to use the MCP server

Once the server is installed, you might need to head back to Settings > MCP and click the refresh button.

The Cursor agent will then be able to see the available tools the added MCP server has available and will call them when it needs to.

You can also explicitly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.

For Claude Desktop

To add this MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Find your configuration file:

• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
• Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
• Linux: ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

2. Add this to your configuration file:

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "google-jobs": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@chanmeng666/google-jobs-server"
            ],
            "env": {
                "SERP_API_KEY": ""
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect