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calculate_ats_score

Performs a basic ATS-style keyword match between the job description and resume.

How to control calculate_ats_score ↓

What calculate_ats_score does on JobApply MCP Server

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

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Why calculate_ats_score needs a policy

This tool retrieves and analyzes data (keyword matching between documents) with no side effects, reversible changes, code execution, or financial impact. It is a passive analytical operation typical of Read category tools.

From the tool's definition Tool name and description indicate analysis only: 'Performs a basic ATS-style keyword match between the job description and resume.' No modification, deletion, or execution of external operations.

Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access calculate_ats_score gives an agent:

How to control calculate_ats_score

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and JobApply MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for calculate_ats_score:

policy.json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "calculate_ats_score": {}
  }
}

calculate_ats_score is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

  1. Create a free account and register JobApply MCP Server — nothing to install.
  2. Add this policy — paste it, or build it visually.
  3. Point your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, anything) at your gateway URL.
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Questions about calculate_ats_score

What does the calculate_ats_score tool do? +

Performs a basic ATS-style keyword match between the job description and resume. It is categorised as a Read tool in the JobApply MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on calculate_ats_score? +

Register the JobApply MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for calculate_ats_score: 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 JobApply MCP Server. Nothing to install.

What risk level is calculate_ats_score? +

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

Can I rate-limit calculate_ats_score? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the calculate_ats_score 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 calculate_ats_score completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for calculate_ats_score. 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 calculate_ats_score? +

calculate_ats_score is provided by the JobApply MCP Server MCP server (sakshee5/jobapply-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

Enforce policy on every JobApply MCP Server tool call.

Start from JobApply MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.

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