People search API - find 1 billion candidates across LinkedIn and GitHub with real-time data.
MCP server for the HeroHunt People Search API. Search for talent across LinkedIn, GitHub, and StackOverflow from any MCP-compatible AI agent.
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"
}
}
}
}
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"
}
}
}
}
Sign up at herohunt.ai/app/api/sign-up to get your API key.
| 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. |
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.
| 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 |
MIT
Source-derived launch command. Check the maintainer’s required arguments and credentials before running:
npx -y herohunt-mcpMerge this template into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json. Keep existing servers. Add any arguments, credentials, and permissions required by the maintainer; this template has not been install-tested.
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-herohunt-ai-herohunt-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"herohunt-mcp"
]
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect. Confirm the server appears connected in the client’s tool list, then try a read-only example from its documentation.
Claude Desktop setup referenceherohunt-mcpnpmio.github.herohunt-ai/herohunt-mcp works with any MCP-compatible client. Copy the config snippet from the Configuration section above and add it to the file shown for your client, then restart the application.
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.jsonRestart Claude Desktop completely for changes to take effect.~/.cursor/mcp.jsonRestart Cursor for changes to take effect..vscode/mcp.jsonReload VS Code window for changes to take effect.~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.jsonRestart Windsurf for changes to take effect..mcp.jsonSave at the project root, then start Claude Code in that project and review the MCP server approval prompt. Keep real credentials out of shared files.