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People search API - find 1 billion candidates across LinkedIn and GitHub with real-time data.
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People search API - find 1 billion candidates across LinkedIn and GitHub with real-time data.
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Environment variable: HEROHUNT_API_KEY
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-herohunt-ai-herohunt-mcp": {
"env": {
"HEROHUNT_API_KEY": "your-herohunt-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"-y",
"herohunt-mcp"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
herohunt-mcp
MCP server for the HeroHunt People Search API. Search for talent across LinkedIn, GitHub, and StackOverflow from any MCP-compatible AI agent.
Quick Start
Option 1: Remote URL (recommended)
Claude Desktop, Cursor, and most modern MCP clients support remote HTTP endpoints directly. No package installation needed.
Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"herohunt-people-search": {
"url": "https://api.herohunt.ai/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json):
{
"mcpServers": {
"herohunt-people-search": {
"url": "https://api.herohunt.ai/api/v1/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Option 2: stdio (via npx)
For MCP clients that only support stdio transport:
{
"mcpServers": {
"herohunt-people-search": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "herohunt-mcp"],
"env": {
"HEROHUNT_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
}
}
}
Get Your API Key
Sign up at herohunt.ai/app/api/sign-up to get your API key.
Tools
| Tool | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
people_search | Write | Search for people profiles using natural language. 1 credit per reserved slot. |
people_search_paginate | Read | Fetch more results for an existing search. Free unless enrichment is on. |
account_usage_get | Read | Get plan, credits, rate limit info. Free. |
account_searches_list | Read | List past searches. Free. |
account_upgrade_link | Read | Get plan upgrade URL. Free. |
account_billing_portal_link | Read | Get Stripe billing portal URL. Free. |
api_keys_list | Read | List API key prefixes and scopes. Free. |
api_keys_create | Write | Create a new API key. |
api_keys_rotate | Write | Rotate an existing API key. |
api_keys_revoke | Write | Permanently revoke an API key. |
Example
After connecting, ask your AI agent:
"Use HeroHunt to find me 5 senior Go engineers in Berlin and summarise the top 3."
The agent will call people_search with a natural language query, receive structured profile data (name, title, company, location, skills, platform links), and summarize the results.
To get contact info, ask:
"Enrich the results with emails and phone numbers."
The agent will call people_search_paginate with enrich: true.
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
HEROHUNT_API_KEY | Yes | - | Your People Search API key |
HEROHUNT_MCP_URL | No | https://api.herohunt.ai/api/v1/mcp | Override the MCP endpoint URL |
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License
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