JSON Resume Enhancer MCP server

This MCP server enhances AI assistants with the ability to update your JSON Resume by analyzing your coding projects. When connected to AI tools like Windsurf or Cursor, it can automatically extract skills and project details from your codebase and update your resume stored in GitHub Gists.

Prerequisites

Before installation, ensure you have:

• GitHub account with a personal access token (with gist scope)
• OpenAI API key
• Node.js 18+
• An IDE with MCP support (Windsurf or Cursor)

Installation Options

Via Smithery

For automatic installation with Claude Desktop:

npx -y @smithery/cli install @jsonresume/mcp --client claude

Via NPM

Install globally using npm:

npm install -g @jsonresume/mcp

Configure in Windsurf

Open Settings → MCP Servers and add:

{
  "jsonresume": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y", "@jsonresume/mcp"],
    "env": {
      "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token",
      "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-api-key",
      "GITHUB_USERNAME": "your-github-username"
    }
  }
}

Configure in Cursor

Add to your ~/.cursor/mcp_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jsonresume": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@jsonresume/mcp"],
      "env": {
        "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token",
        "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-api-key",
        "GITHUB_USERNAME": "your-github-username"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using the MCP Server

Once configured, you can interact with the server through your AI assistant using these commands:

Enhance Your Resume

Ask your AI assistant:

"Can you enhance my resume with details from my current project?"

The assistant will:

• Find or create your resume on GitHub
• Analyze your current codebase
• Generate professional descriptions of your project and skills
• Update your resume with new information
• Save changes to GitHub
• Provide a link to view the updated resume

Check Resume Status

Ask your AI assistant:

"Can you check if I have a JSON Resume?"

The assistant will verify if you have an existing resume and display its details.

Analyze Your Codebase

Ask your AI assistant:

"What technologies am I using in this project?"

The assistant will provide insights about languages, technologies, and recent commits in your project.

Environment Variables

The server requires these environment variables:

How to add this MCP server to 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 > MCP and click "Add new global MCP server".

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "cursor-rules-mcp": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "cursor-rules-mcp"
            ]
        }
    }
}

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 explictly ask the agent to use the tool by mentioning the tool name and describing what the function does.