# hires_reject_application

Reject an application with an optional rejection reason. Use GET /taxonomy/rejection-reasons to list available reason IDs. Set suppress_notification to skip the rejection email.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `hires_reject_application`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-reject-application

## Facts

- Tool: `hires_reject_application`
- Server: 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software (`https://mcp.100hires.com/mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires.md
- Homepage: https://github.com/100Hires/mcp
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server auth posture: open
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 4 (1 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | number | yes | Application ID. |
| `include` | string | no | Comma-separated relations to embed: candidate, cv.text, job. |
| `rejection_reason_id` | number | no | Rejection reason ID from GET /taxonomy/rejection-reasons. |
| `suppress_notification` | boolean | no | Set to true to skip sending the rejection email to the candidate. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "hires_reject_application",
    "arguments": {
      "id": 0
    }
  }
}
```

## Why hires_reject_application is rated Medium

This tool modifies application records (changes status from active to rejected) and controls notification behavior. While it affects candidate experience significantly, rejection decisions in ATS systems are typically reversible or can be appealed. The action is not destructive (data remains intact), not financial, and not executing arbitrary code. It fits Write category as a reversible modification of data.

From the tool's own definition: "The tool description states it will 'Reject an application' and can 'suppress_notification to skip the rejection email,' indicating it modifies application state and sends communications."

## Use case

AI agents use hires_reject_application to create or update resources in 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "hires_reject_application": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "hires_reject_application_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Other tools on 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software (132)

- `hires_batch_remove_from_boards` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-batch-remove-from-boards.md
- `hires_cancel_all_notification_messages` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-cancel-all-notification-messages.md
- `hires_delete_application` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-application.md
- `hires_delete_candidate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-candidate.md
- `hires_delete_company` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-company.md
- `hires_delete_email_template` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-email-template.md
- `hires_delete_form` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-form.md
- `hires_delete_job` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-job.md
- `hires_delete_job_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-job-webhook.md
- `hires_delete_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-message.md
- `hires_delete_note` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-note.md
- `hires_delete_notification_message` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-notification-message.md
- `hires_delete_nurture_campaign` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-nurture-campaign.md
- `hires_delete_question` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-question.md
- `hires_delete_webhook` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-delete-webhook.md
- `hires_disqualify_candidate` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-disqualify-candidate.md
- `hires_remove_from_job_board` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-remove-from-job-board.md
- `hires_batch_job_boards` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-batch-job-boards.md
- `hires_download_attachment` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-download-attachment.md
- `hires_get_ai_score` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-ai-score.md
- `hires_get_application` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-application.md
- `hires_get_billing` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-billing.md
- `hires_get_candidate` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-candidate.md
- `hires_get_candidate_resume` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-candidate-resume.md
- `hires_get_career_job` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-career-job.md
- `hires_get_company` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-company.md
- `hires_get_email_template` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-email-template.md
- `hires_get_evaluation` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-evaluation.md
- `hires_get_form` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-form.md
- `hires_get_interview` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires/hires-get-interview.md
- …and 102 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/com-100hires-100hires.md

## For agents

This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry:

- Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack`
- Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md)
- Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events`

---

Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=com-100hires-100hires · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/com-100hires-100hires
