Who This Is For

• Job seekers who want a private, local application tracker with no cloud account, no data sharing, and no subscription — your pipeline lives in a local JSON file
• Developers and professionals actively applying who need resume-to-job fit scoring, tailored cover letter generation, and company legitimacy checks before applying
• International job hunters navigating work permits, visa requirements, and cross-border applications across 9 destination countries
• Anyone managing a complex job search across multiple channels who wants daily briefings, follow-up reminders, and pipeline analytics in a single LM Studio chat

Tools (23 total)

Search

search_jobs

Search for job listings across 7 channels via the channel parameter.

Parameters:
  query               — Role, skills, or keywords
  channel             — boards | company | hidden | remote | funded | government | academic (default: boards)
  location            — e.g. "Bangalore", "Remote India", "USA" (blank = use setting)
  includeInternational— Override international toggle for this search
  jobType             — any | full_time | part_time | contract | internship | remote
  max                 — Max results (overrides plugin setting)
  strategy            — all | hiring_posts | career_pages | referral_network | hn_whoishiring | wellfound | yc_startups | reddit | product_hunt | regional | tech_contract | dev_community
  source              — all | remotive | remoteok | boards (for remote channel)
  stage               — seed | series_a | series_b | series_c | any (for funded channel)
  sector              — Industry/sector filter (e.g. "AI research", "fintech")
  country             — india | usa | uk | australia | eu | canada | all
  region              — global | india | usa | uk | europe | us | eu | remote
  field               — Subject area filter (for academic channel)

fetch_job_page

Fetch and parse a job posting page from a URL. Strips HTML and returns clean text. Use after search_jobs to get the full job description before saving it.

ATS Portals

scan_portals

Search ATS-hosted job listings and AI-company portals.

Parameters:
  mode    — single | all
             single: search one specific portal
             all: scan across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, Workable, and curated AI company boards
  portal  — Portal name or URL (for mode: single)
  query   — Role or keyword filter

Application Tracker

All applications are stored in a local applications.json file in your configured data directory.

manage_application

Create, update, retrieve, delete applications, and log interview rounds — all in one tool.

Parameters:
  action          — add | update | get | delete | add_interview
  applicationId   — Required for update | get | delete | add_interview
  
  For add / update:
    company, role, url, location, status, jobDescription, notes, salary, nextStep
    postedDate, followUpDate, totalComp, workPermitStatus, workPermitNotes
  
  For add_interview:
    round           — Round name (e.g. "Phone Screen", "Technical Round 1")
    date            — YYYY-MM-DD, defaults to today
    interviewerName — Name of the interviewer
    interviewerRole — Title of the interviewer
    questions       — Key questions asked
    feedback        — Your notes on how it went
    outcome         — passed | failed | pending | unknown

list_applications

List all tracked applications with pipeline stats. Supports filtering by:

• status — saved / applied / interview / offer / rejected / withdrawn / all
• search — keyword in company or role name
• internationalOnly — show only cross-border applications
• workPermitStatus — filter by visa/permit status

Application Insights

application_insights

Timing, follow-up, and analytics in one tool.

Parameters:
  mode            — urgency | followups | stale | stats | rejections

  urgency: Calculate apply urgency from posting date. Accepts natural language ("3 days ago") or YYYY-MM-DD.
    postedDate      — When the job was posted
    applicationId   — Optionally save postedDate + followUpDate back to the record

  followups: Show applications with a follow-up action due within N days.
    daysAhead       — Days to look ahead (default: 7)

  stale: Find applications with no activity in N days.
    staleDays       — Days before flagging (default: 14)
    includeStatuses — Which statuses to check (default: applied, interview)

  stats: Full pipeline dashboard — counts per status, conversion rates, average days per stage.

  rejections: Analyse patterns across rejected applications (requires ≥3 rejections).

Urgency reference:

Salary

salary

Total compensation calculator and market rate lookup in one tool.

Parameters:
  mode                — calc | market

  calc: Calculate true total comp beyond base salary.
    baseSalary        — Annual base
    bonus             — Annual bonus % of base
    equityValue       — Total equity/RSU value
    vestingYears      — Vest period (default: 4)
    signingBonus      — One-time signing bonus
    benefitsValue     — Annual benefits value
    remoteStipend     — Annual remote work stipend
    currentComp       — Current TC to compare against

  market: Look up current market salary data.
    role              — Job title (e.g. "Senior Software Engineer")
    location          — Market to look up (e.g. "Bangalore", "San Francisco")
    yearsOfExperience — 0 to skip
    currency          — e.g. INR, USD — blank to infer from location

Export

export_applications

Export your pipeline to disk.

Parameters:
  format    — report | csv
               report: Full Markdown pipeline report with stats and per-application details
               csv: All fields including status, salary, total comp, contacts, interview rounds, work permit status, legitimacy score
  outputPath — Custom file path (optional — defaults to data directory)

Analysis

analyze_job_description

Analyse a raw job description and extract:

• Required vs nice-to-have skills
• Key responsibilities
• Seniority level (IC1–IC6)
• Red flags (e.g. vague scope, excessive requirements)
• Top 5 questions to ask the interviewer
• Detected tech stack (TypeScript, Python, AWS, Docker, etc.)

match_resume_to_job

Compare your resume against a job description. Returns:

• Fit score (0–100) with rationale
• Matched skills and skill gaps
• Top 5 suggestions to improve fit
• Go / Maybe / No recommendation

Reads your resume from the configured Resume File Path or accepts inline text.

verify_company_legitimacy

Score a company's legitimacy (0–100) before applying. Checks:

• JD for scam language (MLM phrases, advance-fee signals, free email domains)
• Recruiter email domain vs company name
• Salary outlier detection
• Web presence (Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Crunchbase)
• Scam/fraud mentions in search results

Returns a LIKELY LEGITIMATE / UNCERTAIN / SUSPICIOUS / HIGH RISK verdict with red flags, green flags, and a verification checklist.

Resume

read_resume

Read and parse a resume file (PDF, TXT, or Markdown). If no path is provided, reads from the configured Resume File Path in plugin settings. Use this first when the user shares a resume path before searching or analysing fit.

Generation

generate_cover_letter

Generate a tailored cover letter (under 350 words) with a hook opening, specific company interest, 2–3 achievements with numbers, and a confident close. Reads resume from configured path or inline text.

generate_resume_bullets

Generate achievement-oriented resume bullet points using the "Accomplished X by doing Y, resulting in Z" format. Accepts rough notes and tailors bullets to a target role.

prepare_interview_questions

Generate role-specific interview questions with answer frameworks for: phone screen, technical, behavioural, system design, or final rounds.

Networking

Track professional contacts independent of specific applications — for building referral pipelines, warming up connections, and managing follow-ups.

manage_network

Full network contact management in one tool.

Parameters:
  action    — add | update | list | log | delete | referrers

  add / update:
    id              — Required for update
    name, company, role, email, linkedIn
    relationship    — cold | warm | strong | referrer
    source          — How you met (e.g. "LinkedIn", "conference")
    targetCompanies — Companies they could refer you to
    tags            — e.g. ["engineering", "hiring-manager"]

  list:
    relationship    — Filter by strength
    company         — Filter by company
    tag             — Filter by tag
    search          — Keyword search
    overdueOnly     — Show only contacts with overdue follow-ups

  log: Log an interaction with a contact.
    id                  — Contact ID
    summary             — What happened, next steps
    upgradeRelationship — Bump relationship level (default: false)
    followUpInDays      — Set reminder N days from now
    linkApplicationId   — Link to an application

  delete:
    id              — Contact ID

  referrers: Find contacts who could refer you to a company.
    company         — Company name to search for

Saved Searches

manage_saved_search

Save, run, list, and delete job search queries.

Parameters:
  action    — save | run | list | delete

  save:
    name                — Label (e.g. "Backend Engineer Bangalore")
    query               — Role, skills, or keywords
    location            — Location filter
    jobType             — any | full_time | part_time | contract | internship | remote
    includeInternational— Whether to include international boards

  run:
    id                  — Search ID to run (blank = run all)

  delete:
    id                  — Search ID to delete

Application Contacts

manage_contacts

Add, remove, or list contacts tied to a specific tracked application (recruiters, hiring managers, referrals). For standalone network contacts not tied to an application, use manage_network.

Parameters:
  applicationId   — Application ID
  action          — add | remove | list
  name, role, email, linkedIn, notes

Settings

job_settings

Plugin configuration helpers.

Parameters:
  action    — location | toggle_intl
  enable    — For toggle_intl: true=enable, false=disable (optional — omit to show current)

  location: Detect current location via IP-based geolocation (no API key required).
    Returns city, region, country, coordinates, and suggested search location.
    Note: uses public IP — VPNs affect accuracy.

  toggle_intl: Show current international search settings and how to change them.
    To change globally: set "Open to International Roles" in plugin settings.
    To override per-search: pass includeInternational: true/false on search_jobs.

Work Permit & Visa

check_work_permit

Full work permit and visa guide for Indian citizens (or your configured citizenship) for 9 major destination countries.

Returns visa types, salary thresholds, processing times, eligibility conditions, restrictions, and an action plan. Also runs a live web search for recent policy changes. Optionally saves permit status back to an application record.

Briefing & Batch

daily_briefing

Morning check-in: runs follow-ups, stale detection, saved searches, and pipeline stats in one call. Returns a combined briefing with action items.

Parameters:
  staleDays       — Days before flagging an application stale (default: 14)
  followUpDays    — Show follow-ups due within N days (default: 7)

compare_jobs

Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 tracked applications. Compares salary, location, status, fit indicators, legitimacy score, contacts, and interview progress.

Parameters:
  applicationIds  — Array of 2–5 application IDs

batch_update_applications

Bulk-update multiple applications at once. Useful for withdrawing stale applications, marking multiple as rejected, or appending notes to a group.

Parameters:
  applicationIds  — Array of application IDs
  status          — New status for all (optional)
  rejectionReason — Reason to set on all (optional)
  notes           — Notes to append on all (optional)

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in a single JSON file:

~/job-search-data/
  applications.json     ← all tracked applications
  report-YYYY-MM-DD.md  ← exported reports (optional)

Each application stores: company, role, location, country, isInternational, status, dates, job description, contacts, salary, total comp, work permit status, and follow-up date.

Example Workflow

# 1. Find roles in Bangalore
search_jobs(query="Senior Backend Engineer", location="Bangalore")

# 2. Find remote-friendly roles
search_jobs(query="Senior Backend Engineer", channel="remote")

# 3. Find recently funded startups hiring in AI
search_jobs(query="ML Engineer", channel="funded", sector="AI research")

# 4. Read the full JD
fetch_job_page("https://...")

# 5. Analyse it
analyze_job_description("<paste JD>")

# 6. Check your fit
match_resume_to_job("<JD>", resumeText="<your resume>")

# 7. Save it
manage_application(action="add", company="Razorpay", role="Senior SDE-2", location="Bangalore")

# 8. Check urgency (posted 2 days ago)
application_insights(mode="urgency", postedDate="2 days ago", applicationId="...")

# 9. Write cover letter
generate_cover_letter(company="Razorpay", role="Senior SDE-2", jobDescription="...")

# 10. For a USA role — check visa situation
check_work_permit(destinationCountry="USA", role="Senior Backend Engineer")

# 11. See everything due for follow-up
application_insights(mode="followups", daysAhead=7)

# 12. Morning briefing
daily_briefing()

# 13. Export pipeline report
export_applications(format="report")

License

MIT

💚 Support Development

This plugin is free and open source. If you find it useful, consider supporting development:

Every coffee helps keep this project alive! ☕

Who This Is For

• Job seekers who want a private, local application tracker with no cloud account, no data sharing, and no subscription — your pipeline lives in a local JSON file
• Developers and professionals actively applying who need resume-to-job fit scoring, tailored cover letter generation, and company legitimacy checks before applying
• International job hunters navigating work permits, visa requirements, and cross-border applications across 9 destination countries
• Anyone managing a complex job search across multiple channels who wants daily briefings, follow-up reminders, and pipeline analytics in a single LM Studio chat

Tools (23 total)

Search

search_jobs

Search for job listings across 7 channels via the channel parameter.

Parameters:
  query               — Role, skills, or keywords
  channel             — boards | company | hidden | remote | funded | government | academic (default: boards)
  location            — e.g. "Bangalore", "Remote India", "USA" (blank = use setting)
  includeInternational— Override international toggle for this search
  jobType             — any | full_time | part_time | contract | internship | remote
  max                 — Max results (overrides plugin setting)
  strategy            — all | hiring_posts | career_pages | referral_network | hn_whoishiring | wellfound | yc_startups | reddit | product_hunt | regional | tech_contract | dev_community
  source              — all | remotive | remoteok | boards (for remote channel)
  stage               — seed | series_a | series_b | series_c | any (for funded channel)
  sector              — Industry/sector filter (e.g. "AI research", "fintech")
  country             — india | usa | uk | australia | eu | canada | all
  region              — global | india | usa | uk | europe | us | eu | remote
  field               — Subject area filter (for academic channel)

fetch_job_page

Fetch and parse a job posting page from a URL. Strips HTML and returns clean text. Use after search_jobs to get the full job description before saving it.

ATS Portals

scan_portals

Search ATS-hosted job listings and AI-company portals.

Parameters:
  mode    — single | all
             single: search one specific portal
             all: scan across Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever, Workable, and curated AI company boards
  portal  — Portal name or URL (for mode: single)
  query   — Role or keyword filter

Application Tracker

All applications are stored in a local applications.json file in your configured data directory.

manage_application

Create, update, retrieve, delete applications, and log interview rounds — all in one tool.

Parameters:
  action          — add | update | get | delete | add_interview
  applicationId   — Required for update | get | delete | add_interview
  
  For add / update:
    company, role, url, location, status, jobDescription, notes, salary, nextStep
    postedDate, followUpDate, totalComp, workPermitStatus, workPermitNotes
  
  For add_interview:
    round           — Round name (e.g. "Phone Screen", "Technical Round 1")
    date            — YYYY-MM-DD, defaults to today
    interviewerName — Name of the interviewer
    interviewerRole — Title of the interviewer
    questions       — Key questions asked
    feedback        — Your notes on how it went
    outcome         — passed | failed | pending | unknown

list_applications

List all tracked applications with pipeline stats. Supports filtering by:

• status — saved / applied / interview / offer / rejected / withdrawn / all
• search — keyword in company or role name
• internationalOnly — show only cross-border applications
• workPermitStatus — filter by visa/permit status

Application Insights

application_insights

Timing, follow-up, and analytics in one tool.

Parameters:
  mode            — urgency | followups | stale | stats | rejections

  urgency: Calculate apply urgency from posting date. Accepts natural language ("3 days ago") or YYYY-MM-DD.
    postedDate      — When the job was posted
    applicationId   — Optionally save postedDate + followUpDate back to the record

  followups: Show applications with a follow-up action due within N days.
    daysAhead       — Days to look ahead (default: 7)

  stale: Find applications with no activity in N days.
    staleDays       — Days before flagging (default: 14)
    includeStatuses — Which statuses to check (default: applied, interview)

  stats: Full pipeline dashboard — counts per status, conversion rates, average days per stage.

  rejections: Analyse patterns across rejected applications (requires ≥3 rejections).

Urgency reference:

Salary

salary

Total compensation calculator and market rate lookup in one tool.

Parameters:
  mode                — calc | market

  calc: Calculate true total comp beyond base salary.
    baseSalary        — Annual base
    bonus             — Annual bonus % of base
    equityValue       — Total equity/RSU value
    vestingYears      — Vest period (default: 4)
    signingBonus      — One-time signing bonus
    benefitsValue     — Annual benefits value
    remoteStipend     — Annual remote work stipend
    currentComp       — Current TC to compare against

  market: Look up current market salary data.
    role              — Job title (e.g. "Senior Software Engineer")
    location          — Market to look up (e.g. "Bangalore", "San Francisco")
    yearsOfExperience — 0 to skip
    currency          — e.g. INR, USD — blank to infer from location

Export

export_applications

Export your pipeline to disk.

Parameters:
  format    — report | csv
               report: Full Markdown pipeline report with stats and per-application details
               csv: All fields including status, salary, total comp, contacts, interview rounds, work permit status, legitimacy score
  outputPath — Custom file path (optional — defaults to data directory)

Analysis

analyze_job_description

Analyse a raw job description and extract:

• Required vs nice-to-have skills
• Key responsibilities
• Seniority level (IC1–IC6)
• Red flags (e.g. vague scope, excessive requirements)
• Top 5 questions to ask the interviewer
• Detected tech stack (TypeScript, Python, AWS, Docker, etc.)

match_resume_to_job

Compare your resume against a job description. Returns:

• Fit score (0–100) with rationale
• Matched skills and skill gaps
• Top 5 suggestions to improve fit
• Go / Maybe / No recommendation

Reads your resume from the configured Resume File Path or accepts inline text.

verify_company_legitimacy

Score a company's legitimacy (0–100) before applying. Checks:

• JD for scam language (MLM phrases, advance-fee signals, free email domains)
• Recruiter email domain vs company name
• Salary outlier detection
• Web presence (Glassdoor, LinkedIn, Crunchbase)
• Scam/fraud mentions in search results

Returns a LIKELY LEGITIMATE / UNCERTAIN / SUSPICIOUS / HIGH RISK verdict with red flags, green flags, and a verification checklist.

Resume

read_resume

Read and parse a resume file (PDF, TXT, or Markdown). If no path is provided, reads from the configured Resume File Path in plugin settings. Use this first when the user shares a resume path before searching or analysing fit.

Generation

generate_cover_letter

Generate a tailored cover letter (under 350 words) with a hook opening, specific company interest, 2–3 achievements with numbers, and a confident close. Reads resume from configured path or inline text.

generate_resume_bullets

Generate achievement-oriented resume bullet points using the "Accomplished X by doing Y, resulting in Z" format. Accepts rough notes and tailors bullets to a target role.

prepare_interview_questions

Generate role-specific interview questions with answer frameworks for: phone screen, technical, behavioural, system design, or final rounds.

Networking

Track professional contacts independent of specific applications — for building referral pipelines, warming up connections, and managing follow-ups.

manage_network

Full network contact management in one tool.

Parameters:
  action    — add | update | list | log | delete | referrers

  add / update:
    id              — Required for update
    name, company, role, email, linkedIn
    relationship    — cold | warm | strong | referrer
    source          — How you met (e.g. "LinkedIn", "conference")
    targetCompanies — Companies they could refer you to
    tags            — e.g. ["engineering", "hiring-manager"]

  list:
    relationship    — Filter by strength
    company         — Filter by company
    tag             — Filter by tag
    search          — Keyword search
    overdueOnly     — Show only contacts with overdue follow-ups

  log: Log an interaction with a contact.
    id                  — Contact ID
    summary             — What happened, next steps
    upgradeRelationship — Bump relationship level (default: false)
    followUpInDays      — Set reminder N days from now
    linkApplicationId   — Link to an application

  delete:
    id              — Contact ID

  referrers: Find contacts who could refer you to a company.
    company         — Company name to search for

Saved Searches

manage_saved_search

Save, run, list, and delete job search queries.

Parameters:
  action    — save | run | list | delete

  save:
    name                — Label (e.g. "Backend Engineer Bangalore")
    query               — Role, skills, or keywords
    location            — Location filter
    jobType             — any | full_time | part_time | contract | internship | remote
    includeInternational— Whether to include international boards

  run:
    id                  — Search ID to run (blank = run all)

  delete:
    id                  — Search ID to delete

Application Contacts

manage_contacts

Add, remove, or list contacts tied to a specific tracked application (recruiters, hiring managers, referrals). For standalone network contacts not tied to an application, use manage_network.

Parameters:
  applicationId   — Application ID
  action          — add | remove | list
  name, role, email, linkedIn, notes

Settings

job_settings

Plugin configuration helpers.

Parameters:
  action    — location | toggle_intl
  enable    — For toggle_intl: true=enable, false=disable (optional — omit to show current)

  location: Detect current location via IP-based geolocation (no API key required).
    Returns city, region, country, coordinates, and suggested search location.
    Note: uses public IP — VPNs affect accuracy.

  toggle_intl: Show current international search settings and how to change them.
    To change globally: set "Open to International Roles" in plugin settings.
    To override per-search: pass includeInternational: true/false on search_jobs.

Work Permit & Visa

check_work_permit

Full work permit and visa guide for Indian citizens (or your configured citizenship) for 9 major destination countries.

Returns visa types, salary thresholds, processing times, eligibility conditions, restrictions, and an action plan. Also runs a live web search for recent policy changes. Optionally saves permit status back to an application record.

Briefing & Batch

daily_briefing

Morning check-in: runs follow-ups, stale detection, saved searches, and pipeline stats in one call. Returns a combined briefing with action items.

Parameters:
  staleDays       — Days before flagging an application stale (default: 14)
  followUpDays    — Show follow-ups due within N days (default: 7)

compare_jobs

Side-by-side comparison of 2–5 tracked applications. Compares salary, location, status, fit indicators, legitimacy score, contacts, and interview progress.

Parameters:
  applicationIds  — Array of 2–5 application IDs

batch_update_applications

Bulk-update multiple applications at once. Useful for withdrawing stale applications, marking multiple as rejected, or appending notes to a group.

Parameters:
  applicationIds  — Array of application IDs
  status          — New status for all (optional)
  rejectionReason — Reason to set on all (optional)
  notes           — Notes to append on all (optional)

Data Storage

All data is stored locally in a single JSON file:

~/job-search-data/
  applications.json     ← all tracked applications
  report-YYYY-MM-DD.md  ← exported reports (optional)

Each application stores: company, role, location, country, isInternational, status, dates, job description, contacts, salary, total comp, work permit status, and follow-up date.

Example Workflow

# 1. Find roles in Bangalore
search_jobs(query="Senior Backend Engineer", location="Bangalore")

# 2. Find remote-friendly roles
search_jobs(query="Senior Backend Engineer", channel="remote")

# 3. Find recently funded startups hiring in AI
search_jobs(query="ML Engineer", channel="funded", sector="AI research")

# 4. Read the full JD
fetch_job_page("https://...")

# 5. Analyse it
analyze_job_description("<paste JD>")

# 6. Check your fit
match_resume_to_job("<JD>", resumeText="<your resume>")

# 7. Save it
manage_application(action="add", company="Razorpay", role="Senior SDE-2", location="Bangalore")

# 8. Check urgency (posted 2 days ago)
application_insights(mode="urgency", postedDate="2 days ago", applicationId="...")

# 9. Write cover letter
generate_cover_letter(company="Razorpay", role="Senior SDE-2", jobDescription="...")

# 10. For a USA role — check visa situation
check_work_permit(destinationCountry="USA", role="Senior Backend Engineer")

# 11. See everything due for follow-up
application_insights(mode="followups", daysAhead=7)

# 12. Morning briefing
daily_briefing()

# 13. Export pipeline report
export_applications(format="report")

License

MIT

💚 Support Development

This plugin is free and open source. If you find it useful, consider supporting development:

Every coffee helps keep this project alive! ☕