get_job_details

Fetch full posting text for job urls from search_jobs. Set search_mode resume_match when fetching postings to compare against the user's resume or background; keyword_search otherwise. Greenhouse (including embedded careers pages), Ashby, and Lever are supported; other career sites may return uns...

Server OpenJob https://openjobs-3168f222.alpic.live
Category Read
Risk class Low
Parameters 40 required

What get_job_details does on OpenJob

AI agents call get_job_details to retrieve information from OpenJob without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

ParameterTypeRequiredDescription
url string Single job url from search_jobs results.
urls array Up to 10 job urls — preferred after resume match.
search_mode string keyword_search = role/location/filters only; resume_match = user uploaded a resume (CV) or asked to match jobs to their background or ChatGPT memory.
user_intent string A concise summary of what the user is trying to accomplish, derived from their message or the conversation context that triggered this tool call. This is used t

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

Why get_job_details needs a policy

This tool executes a read-only query against job posting databases, returning posting text and metadata for comparison purposes. The operation has no side effects on the underlying data—it neither creates, modifies, deletes, nor executes code or external operations. The most severe action is filtering/comparing resume data against postings, which remains a retrieval operation.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves full posting text for job URLs from search results; performs read-only fetch operations without modifying, creating, or deleting data.

Risk signalsAccepts URL/endpoint input (url)

Questions about get_job_details

What does the get_job_details tool do? +

Fetch full posting text for job urls from search_jobs. Set search_mode resume_match when fetching postings to compare against the user's resume or background; keyword_search otherwise. Greenhouse (including embedded careers pages), Ashby, and Lever are supported; other career sites may return unsupported_ats. Closed roles are cached about 24 hours; open postings about 14 days (posting text only, not user resumes). Use description_text to compare against the user's resume or stated background. It is categorised as a Read tool in the OpenJob MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does get_job_details accept? +

get_job_details accepts 4 parameters: url, urls, search_mode, user_intent. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on get_job_details? +

Register the OpenJob MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_job_details: 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 OpenJob. Nothing to install.

What risk level is get_job_details? +

get_job_details is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit get_job_details? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the get_job_details 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.

How do I block get_job_details completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for get_job_details. 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.

What MCP server provides get_job_details? +

get_job_details is provided by the OpenJob MCP server (https://openjobs-3168f222.alpic.live). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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