Startup Jobs MCP Server

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile. Connectors sync across your devices.

1. Open Settings → Connectors
2. Choose Add custom connector
3. Name it Startup Jobs and paste https://api.startup.jobs/mcp

Leave authentication empty for the free tier. Then ask Claude for startup jobs; it picks the tools itself.

Custom MCP connectors in ChatGPT need developer mode, which is a one-time switch.

1. Open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings and turn on Developer mode
2. Back in Apps & Connectors, choose Create
3. Name it Startup Jobs, paste https://api.startup.jobs/mcp and set authentication to None

In a new chat, enable the connector from the plus menu and ask away.

One command in your terminal. The next time you start Claude Code, Startup Jobs is available.

claude mcp add --transport http startup-jobs https://api.startup.jobs/mcp

Optional API key: add --header "Authorization: Bearer sj_YOUR_KEY". Use --scope user to make it available in every project.

Install with one click, or add the server to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (or .cursor/mcp.json in a project).

Add to Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-jobs": { "url": "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp" }
  }
}

Optional API key:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-jobs": {
      "url": "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sj_YOUR_KEY" }
    }
  }
}

Register the server once; the Codex CLI and IDE extension share the config.

codex mcp add startup-jobs --url https://api.startup.jobs/mcp

Or add it to ~/.codex/config.toml by hand:

[mcp_servers.startup-jobs]
url = "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp"

Available to Copilot in agent mode. Install with one click, or add the server to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

Add to VS Code

{
  "servers": {
    "startup-jobs": { "type": "http", "url": "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp" }
  }
}

From the terminal: code --add-mcp '{"name":"startup-jobs","type":"http","url":"https://api.startup.jobs/mcp"}'

Add the server to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, or open Cascade → MCP servers → Manage and paste it there.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-jobs": { "serverUrl": "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp" }
  }
}

Optional API key: add "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sj_YOUR_KEY" } next to serverUrl.

Add the server to ~/.gemini/settings.json (or .gemini/settings.json in a project), then restart Gemini CLI.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-jobs": { "httpUrl": "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp" }
  }
}

Optional API key: add "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer sj_YOUR_KEY" } next to httpUrl. Check it with /mcp inside the CLI.

Any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP can connect: other editors, personal agents, your own code with an MCP SDK. Point it at the endpoint; auth is optional for the free tier.

URL

https://api.startup.jobs/mcp

Transport

Streamable HTTP (POST for requests, GET for the event stream)

Auth

None required. Optional Authorization: Bearer sj_YOUR_KEY (or X-Api-Key if your gateway reserves Authorization).

Most clients use a JSON config shaped like this:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startup-jobs": { "url": "https://api.startup.jobs/mcp" }
  }
}

Exact file paths and key names differ by client. Check its MCP docs for where to paste the config.