You can now ask ChatGPT or Claude to "find me product manager roles in Bengaluru and score them against my profile" and get live, scored listings back in the chat — no tabs, no signup, no cost. Scout runs a free remote MCP server that any MCP-capable chat client can connect to in about a minute. Here is what it is, how to set it up, and — because this is Scout — exactly what data it does and does not send.
What an MCP connector is, in one paragraph
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is an open standard that lets AI chat apps call outside tools. A "connector" is a server the chat app can talk to: you paste its URL once into ChatGPT or Claude’s settings, and from then on the AI can use that server’s tools mid-conversation — the way it might browse the web, but against a purpose-built service. Scout’s connector gives your chat two tools: one that searches live job boards, and one that scores jobs against your profile.
The server URL
Paste this wherever your client asks for an MCP server or connector URL:
https://agentco.in/api/mcp-remote
The connection handshake uses the standard MCP OAuth flow and approves automatically — there is no account to create and no login screen. Your chat client connects anonymously. (The same details live on the /connect page.)
Set it up in ChatGPT
- Open Settings → Connectors. If you don’t see an option to add one, enable developer mode under Settings → Connectors → Advanced.
- Choose Add custom connector and paste the server URL above.
- Approve the connection when prompted. Scout’s two tools appear in the composer’s tool list.
Set it up in Claude (claude.ai / Claude Desktop)
- Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
- Paste the server URL above and confirm.
- In any chat, ask Claude to find jobs — it calls Scout’s tools when relevant.
Any other MCP client: Scout speaks standard MCP over HTTP (protocol 2025-06-18) with OAuth discovery at /.well-known/oauth-authorization-server. Point any MCP-capable client at the URL and it should connect without extra configuration.
What the two tools do
scout_discover— searches live job boards for roles matching a candidate profile (titles, location, experience level). Boards covered: Naukri, Indeed, Adzuna, Lever, Ashby, Greenhouse, Remotive, The Muse. It is read-only: nothing is submitted anywhere.scout_score— runs a list of jobs through Scout’s scorer against your profile and returns 0–100 scores, tiers, and a one-line reason per role, best first. This is the same scoring logic the paid product uses — you are not getting a demo-grade version.
A useful pattern: describe your profile once ("8 years, AI product management, Delhi NCR, open to remote"), ask for a discovery run, then ask the chat to score the results and explain the top five. The reasons are where the value is — they tell you why a role fits or does not, before you spend an evening on it.
What’s free, and what needs the paid product
Discovery and scoring through the connector: free, no signup, with per-hour fair-use limits so it stays free for everyone. What the connector deliberately does not do: tailor your resume or apply. Those need a machine that can act on your behalf — that is Scout Web (tailoring in the browser) and the Scout plugin for Claude Code or Copilot CLI (overnight auto-apply on your own machine — full breakdown, including every price and the Claude Pro dependency, in Scout pricing, explained and on /pricing). Two free discovery runs on Scout Web are the next step up if you want tailoring later.
What data is sent — honestly
Only what the tool call contains: the job titles, location, and experience level your chat client passes in, plus the job list being scored. No resume file, no email address, no account. Requests are rate-limited by IP and anonymous session. That is the entire surface — there is no login to leak and no stored profile. If you later use other Scout surfaces, the data story differs per surface (the Claude Code plugin tailors locally; Copilot CLI remote tailoring sends resume text to our server) — the per-surface table is in is Scout by AgentCo legit?.
Limits and rough edges, stated plainly
Fair-use limits apply per hour so the free tier stays free for everyone — if you hit one, wait a bit and try again. Results come back as the boards return them, so a board that is slow or empty for your query on a given day shows up that way in chat too. And the connector has no memory between conversations: it scores against the profile you describe in that chat, so keep a short profile blurb handy to paste at the start of a session.
Why we built this
Most people’s job search already starts in a chat window — "what should I apply for?" — but the chat can’t see live listings, so it answers from stale training data. The connector fixes that: real listings, real scores, inside the conversation you were already having. And because discovery and scoring are genuinely free, it is also the lowest-friction way to find out whether Scout’s matching is any good before you pay for anything.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Scout MCP connector really free?
Yes. Searching and scoring jobs through the connector costs nothing, needs no signup, no API key, and no card. Fair-use limits apply per hour so the free tier stays free for everyone; if you hit one, wait a bit and try again. Paid Scout products (tailoring, auto-apply) are separate and listed on the pricing page.
Do I need a Scout account to use the connector?
No. The connection handshake uses the standard MCP OAuth flow and approves automatically — there is no account to create and no login screen. Your chat client connects anonymously.
Which job boards can ChatGPT and Claude search through Scout?
The connector searches live listings on Naukri, Indeed, Adzuna, Lever, Ashby, Greenhouse, Remotive, and The Muse, and scores the results against the profile you describe in chat.
Can the connector apply to jobs for me?
No — it is discovery and scoring only, and it is read-only: nothing is submitted anywhere. Resume tailoring needs Scout Web or the Chrome extension, and auto-apply needs the Scout plugin running on your own machine. The pricing page lists what each includes.