hires_get_candidate
Get full candidate data including application summaries by candidate ID or alias.
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What hires_get_candidate does on 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software
AI agents call hires_get_candidate to retrieve information from 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | number | Yes | Candidate ID (integer) or alias (string). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hires_get_candidate is rated Low
This tool retrieves candidate information and application summaries. The verb 'get' and the passive nature of data retrieval without any capability to modify, delete, or execute actions places it firmly in the Read category. The severity is low as it only exposes candidate data that would typically be accessible to authorized recruitment staff within the system.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'hires_get_candidate' and description 'Get full candidate data including application summaries by candidate ID or alias' clearly indicate retrieval of existing data with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hires_get_candidate safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For hires_get_candidate, this is the rule to start with:
hires_get_candidate is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software, apply this rule, and every hires_get_candidate call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hires_get_candidate
Get full candidate data including application summaries by candidate ID or alias. It is categorised as a Read tool in the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
hires_get_candidate accepts 1 parameter: id. Required: id. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for hires_get_candidate: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software. Nothing to install.
hires_get_candidate is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hires_get_candidate rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for hires_get_candidate. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
hires_get_candidate is provided by the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP server (https://mcp.100hires.com/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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