hires_update_job
Update a job. Send only the fields to change.
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What hires_update_job does on 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software
AI agents use hires_update_job 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.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
id | string | number | Yes | Job id or alias |
title | string | — | |
status | string | — | From hires_list_statuses, e.g. Draft, Public |
form_id | number | — | Application form to assign |
include | string | — | Embed: workflow, hiring_team, pipeline_stages |
language | object | — | Job page locale, e.g. de-DE; null = follow the career site language, omit = keep current. Values: hires_list_languages |
is_remote | boolean | — | Remote job; with empty city, state and postal code Indeed posts it nationwide |
salary_max | number | — | |
salary_min | number | — | |
category_id | number | — | From hires_list_categories |
description | string | — | HTML allowed |
workflow_id | number | — | Workflow to assign |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why hires_update_job is rated Medium
An AI agent can call hires_update_job faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
Risk signalsHigh parameter count (37 properties)
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs hires_update_job 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_update_job, this is the rule to start with:
hires_update_job stays usable, but capped: an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. 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_update_job call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about hires_update_job
Update a job. Send only the fields to change. It is categorised as a Write tool in the 100Hires - AI ATS & Recruitment Software MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
hires_update_job accepts 12 parameters: id, title, status, form_id, include, language, is_remote, salary_max, salary_min, category_id, description, workflow_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_update_job: 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_update_job is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the hires_update_job 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_update_job. 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_update_job 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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