# io.github.18boys/matchcv (npm · matchcv-mcp)

ATS resume checking, job description analysis, and AI resume tailoring powered by MatchCV.

- Trust score: 80/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +4
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-20

## Components

- npm · `matchcv-mcp`: 80/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/18boys-matchcv/matchcv-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/18boys-matchcv/matchcv-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Registry: `npm`
- Package: `matchcv-mcp`
- Version: `0.1.1`
- Transport: `stdio`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically from public evidence about the published package, including repeated runs of it in an isolated sandbox, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-20.

- **Supply Chain Security**: 98/100
  - No malware found by supply-chain analysis.
  - No known CVEs affecting this package version or its production dependencies.
  - No install/post-install scripts declared.
  - 31 of 96 dependencies flagged as unhealthy.
- **Provenance & Transparency**: 45/100
  - Source repository is publicly reachable at the declared URL.
  - Provenance check failed: no build-provenance attestation is published.
  - Clear OSI-approved license (MIT).
  - Actively maintained (last published 19 days ago).
  - Disclosure check failed: no security disclosure policy was found in the source repository.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 78/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 774 tokens (~129/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 67/100
  - Stability observed for 20 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 7 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the io.github.18boys/matchcv MCP server?

io.github.18boys/matchcv runs locally as an npm package, launched with npx -y matchcv-mcp. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add 18boys-matchcv -- npx -y matchcv-mcp
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "18boys-matchcv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "matchcv-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "18boys-matchcv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "matchcv-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```bash
codex mcp add 18boys-matchcv -- npx -y matchcv-mcp
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "18boys-matchcv": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": [
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "matchcv-mcp"
      ],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add 18boys-matchcv --command npx --arg -y --arg matchcv-mcp
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  18boys-matchcv:
    command: "npx"
    args: ["-y", "matchcv-mcp"]
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "18boys-matchcv": {
      "Transport": "stdio",
      "Command": "npx",
      "Arguments": [
        "-y",
        "matchcv-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add 18boys-matchcv -t stdio -c npx -a -y matchcv-mcp
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "18boys-matchcv": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "matchcv-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-20 (score 80, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 63 to 67. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 19 days of observed history at the previous scan, 20 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-18 (score 79, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 57 to 60. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 17 days of observed history at the previous scan, 18 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-16 (score 78, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 50 to 53. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 15 days of observed history at the previous scan, 16 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-14 (score 77, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 43 to 47. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 13 days of observed history at the previous scan, 14 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-11 (score 76, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 33 to 37. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 10 days of observed history at the previous scan, 11 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-09 (score 75, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 27 to 30. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 8 days of observed history at the previous scan, 9 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-08 (score 74, +4)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.27

### 2026-08-31 (score 70)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `ats_check` (~91 tokens)

Check a resume against ATS rules

Score resume text for applicant tracking system (ATS) compatibility. Returns a 0-100 score, a recruiter take, prioritized issues with concrete fixes, and detected strengths. Use for "is my resume ATS friendly", "why am I not getting interviews", or before tailoring to a specific job.

Input parameters:

- `resumeText` (string, required): Full plain-text resume. Use extract_resume_text first if you only have a file.

### `analyze_job_description` (~63 tokens)

Extract structured requirements from a job description

Parse a job posting into structured data: title, company, seniority, industry, must-have keywords, nice-to-have keywords, and key responsibilities. Feed the result into optimize_resume to find keyword gaps.

Input parameters:

- `jdText` (string, required): The full job description text.

### `optimize_resume` (~139 tokens)

Get targeted resume improvement suggestions

Return prioritized, rewrite-level suggestions for a resume, optionally aimed at a specific role or job description. Each suggestion has a type, priority, tip, and an example rewrite. Pass missingMustHave / missingNiceToHave from analyze_job_description to close keyword gaps.

Input parameters:

- `jdText` (string): Target job description, for role-specific suggestions.
- `jobTitle` (string): Target job title, e.g. "Senior Backend Engineer".
- `missingMustHave` (array): Required keywords the resume is missing.
- `missingNiceToHave` (array): Preferred keywords the resume is missing.
- `resumeText` (string, required): Full plain-text resume.

### `roast_resume` (~75 tokens)

Get a blunt recruiter-style critique of a resume

Run the MatchCV "resume roast": a brutally honest recruiter reaction plus an ATS score. Returns a public shareable report URL. Use when the user wants candid feedback rather than a polite checklist.

Input parameters:

- `jobTitle` (string): Target job title to judge the resume against.
- `resumeText` (string, required): Full plain-text resume.

### `extract_resume_text` (~135 tokens)

Extract plain text from a local resume file

Read a local PDF/DOC/DOCX/TXT resume and return its plain text, optionally also parsing it into structured JSON (name, experience, education, skills). Text extraction is unlimited; set structured=true only when the structured form is needed, since that path uses a daily AI credit. Scanned/image-only PDFs will fail — ask the user to paste the text instead.

Input parameters:

- `filePath` (string, required): Path to the resume file on this machine (absolute, or relative to the CWD).
- `structured` (boolean): Also return AI-parsed structured resume JSON. Costs one daily AI credit. Defaults to false.

### `tailor_resume` (~171 tokens)

Generate a resume tailored to a specific job

The full MatchCV pipeline: analyze the job description, structure the resume, then rewrite it for that role with must-have keywords worked in and bullets rewritten. Returns the tailored resume JSON, an ATS score, and a public preview link the user can open and download as PDF. This is the heaviest tool — it uses one generation credit plus the parse and JD-analysis credits, so run it once the user has settled on a target job.

Input parameters:

- `jdText` (string, required): The target job description.
- `resumeText` (string, required): The candidate's current resume as plain text.
- `targetLanguage` (string): "en" forces English output; "original" (default) keeps the resume's own language.
- `templateId` (string): Resume template for the preview page. Defaults to classic-ats.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: Provenance, Dependencies. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/18boys-matchcv/matchcv-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-20: 80
- 2026-09-19: 79
- 2026-09-18: 79
- 2026-09-17: 78
- 2026-09-16: 78
- 2026-09-15: 77
- 2026-09-14: 77
- 2026-09-13: 76
- 2026-09-12: 76
- 2026-09-11: 76
- 2026-09-10: 75
- 2026-09-09: 75
- 2026-09-08: 74
- 2026-09-07: 70
- 2026-09-06: 70
- 2026-09-05: 70
- 2026-09-04: 70
- 2026-09-03: 70
- 2026-09-02: 70
- 2026-09-01: 70
- 2026-08-31: 70

## Common questions

### What is the io.github.18boys/matchcv MCP server?

io.github.18boys/matchcv is an MCP server listed in the public MCP registry as io.github.18boys/matchcv. ATS resume checking, job description analysis, and AI resume tailoring powered by MatchCV. This page covers its npm package (matchcv-mcp).

### Is the io.github.18boys/matchcv MCP server safe to use?

io.github.18boys/matchcv scores 80 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. We found no known CVEs affecting it as of 20 September 2026. It declares no install or post-install scripts. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the io.github.18boys/matchcv MCP server expose?

io.github.18boys/matchcv exposes 6 tools: ats_check, analyze_job_description, optimize_resume, roast_resume, extract_resume_text, tailor_resume. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 674 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Is the io.github.18boys/matchcv MCP server still maintained?

io.github.18boys/matchcv is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 20 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

### What licence is the io.github.18boys/matchcv MCP server under?

io.github.18boys/matchcv declares the MIT licence, which is OSI-approved. That covers the source only, and says nothing about the cost of any service it calls.

## Links

- npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/matchcv-mcp
- Socket report: https://socket.dev/npm/package/matchcv-mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/18boys/matchcv-mcp
- Website: https://matchcv.co/mcp
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/18boys-matchcv/matchcv-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/18boys-matchcv/matchcv-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/18boys-matchcv/matchcv-mcp