com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp
REMOTE · MCP.SPEEDRUN-TALENT-NETWORK.COM · SCANNED SEP 26
Search live roles across hundreds of a16z portfolio startups and join the speedrun talent network.
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How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. How we score → Why this is hard to score →
Endpoint Security46
- The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key. View diagnostics → Pass
- Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 8 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Unverified
- HTTPS enforcement could not be verified: the plaintext port answered with HTTP 406, which proves neither a plaintext path nor enforcement. View diagnostics → Unverified
- HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
- DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC. See how to fix → View diagnostics → Fail
Transport & Reachability100
- Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake. View diagnostics → Pass
Schema Quality & AI Usability76
- 100% of prompts and resources have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the item's name).Pass
- AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).Pass
- Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 3020 tokens (~274/item across 11 items; 10 tools + 1 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params. See how to fix → Fail
- Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples. See how to fix → Fail
Stability & Change Management100
- No destabilizing schema changes in the last 30 days.Pass
Tool Coverage100
- 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).Pass
- 100% of tool parameters carry a description.Pass
Tool Safety100
- No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.Pass
- We read all 10 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.Pass
- An AI judge read all 11 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.Pass
Capabilities100
- Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.Pass
- Supports UI / widget rendering.Pass
How do I install the com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp server?
com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp is a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.
remote · mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com
claude mcp add --transport http com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp 'https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp": {
"url": "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp"
}
}
} {
"servers": {
"com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp"
}
}
} [mcp_servers.com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp] url = "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp"
{
"$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
"mcp": {
"com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp": {
"type": "remote",
"url": "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp",
"enabled": true
}
}
} openclaw mcp add com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp --url 'https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp' --transport streamable-http
mcp_servers:
com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp:
url: "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp" {
"McpServers": {
"com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp": {
"Transport": "http",
"Url": "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp"
}
}
} assistant mcp add com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp -t streamable-http -u 'https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp'
{
"mcpServers": {
"com-speedrun-talent-network-mcp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp"
}
}
} The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.
Every change we have recorded for this component, newest first. Security-relevant changes are always shown. ▲ marks a change for the better, ▼ a change for the worse; unmarked changes are neutral.
- 25 Sept 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 22 Sept 26 0
- Tool “get_company” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “get_job” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Schema quality: 203 → 274 ▼ functional
- Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.4.0 functional
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “ai” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “bigtech” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “eng” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “founding” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “industry” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “lab” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “lvl” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “size” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “spec” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “yoe” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” reworded the description of “fn” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” reworded the description of “sen” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” reworded the description of “stage” cosmetic
- 20 Sept 26 −1
- Schema quality: 179 → 203 ▼ functional
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “comp_any” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “comp_max” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “metro” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “posted” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “stage” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” added an optional parameter “wp” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” reworded the description of “comp” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” reworded the description of “remote” cosmetic
- “search_jobs” reworded the description of “sen” cosmetic
- 4 Sept 26 +1
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 3 Sept 26 −1
- Stability: pass → 0.97 functional
- 27 Aug 26 0
- Stability: 0.97 → pass security
- 26 Aug 26 0
- We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server See what changed → functional
- 12 Aug 26 0
- Tool “express_interest” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
- Tool “join_network” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads security
Diagnostic detail from the automated scan of this channel: what the scanner observed at each step, so you can see exactly where a check passed or failed. It is informational only and never changes the trust score.
Captured 26 Sept 2026 · Probed https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp
TLS valid
Negotiated TLS 1.3 with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 .
| Subject | Issuer | Valid from | Valid until | Key | Signature | Serial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN=speedrun-talent-network.com | CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US | 18 Sept 2026 | 17 Dec 2026 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA256 | 23e934b78319900b0e101acc0c9f9d56 |
| SANs: speedrun-talent-network.com, mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com, *.mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com | ||||||
| CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US (CA) | CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US | 13 Dec 2023 | 20 Feb 2029 | ECDSA 256 | ECDSA-SHA384 | 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3 |
| CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=US (CA) | CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BE | 15 Nov 2023 | 28 Jan 2028 | ECDSA 384 | SHA256-RSA | 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b |
Background: What to check on a remote MCP endpoint →
DNSSEC insecure
Validation of mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com. — Not signed
| Zone | DS | Keys | Algorithms | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | trust_anchor | 20326, 38696 | 8, 8 | Verified |
| com. | present | 19718 | 13 | Verified |
| speedrun-talent-network.com. | absent | Unsigned (proven) parent-signed NSEC/NSEC3 proves an unsigned delegation |
Authentication No authorisation required
The endpoint answered without asking for a token. Anyone who knows the URL can reach it.
| Result | No authorisation required |
|---|---|
| HTTP status | 200 |
Background: How OAuth 2.1 works in the 2026 MCP spec →
Transports 2 probes
| Transport | URL | Outcome | Status | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| streamable-http | https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp | Verified | 200 | |
| http (plaintext) | http://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp | Inconclusive | 406 |
The tools this component advertises to a client, with an estimated token cost for each. Expand a tool to see its parameters and schema. The per-tool counts are indicative and are not scored directly; the schema's total context footprint is one signal in Schema Quality & AI Usability. A tool's description is untrusted text the model reads on every call, which is what makes this list a security surface and not just an inventory: how tool poisoning works →
express_interest Record interest in a role ~221
Record a candidate's interest in one live role (with their consent) and get back the canonical apply info. This does NOT submit an application anywhere: apply.kind 'onsite' means the candidate applies on the returned job url; 'external' means the url hands off to the company's own careers page. A candidate not yet in the a16z speedrun talent network is also added as a partial profile; always relay the returned finish_url so they can add a resume (the response is identical whether or not they were already in the network — membership is never disclosed). Idempotent per candidate; safe to retry.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| agent_client_id | string | – | Identifier for the calling agent/integration. Attribution only. |
| string | yes | Candidate's email address. | |
| full_name | string | – | Candidate's full name. |
| job_id | string | yes | Job UUID, 8-hex id prefix, or canonical job slug (same ids as get_job/search_jobs). |
| linkedin_url | string | – | LinkedIn profile URL. Optional but strongly recommended. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_collection Get a collection with ranked members ~117
Fetch one published collection by slug with its ranked member companies: name, tier, cohort, open-role count, location, stage, investors, and which functions/cities they're hiring in. Members are paginated (100 per page). Follow up with get_company or search_jobs (company filter) for a specific member's roles.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| page | integer | – | 0-based member page, 100 per page. |
| slug | string | yes | Collection slug from list_collections, e.g. "ai-infra" or "new-york". |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_company Get a hiring company ~154
Fetch one company profile by slug (from job.company_slug or a https://speedrun-talent-network.com/companies/... URL): name, portfolio tier, cohort, location, industries, one-line blurb, every live open role with canonical urls, and, while company facets are enabled, company.labels (stage, size band, business model, industry as LinkedIn's industry name, frontier-lab / big-tech / AI-native / hardware flags as display strings; null when the company has no classification yet). Use search_jobs or list_collections to discover companies; use this for the full picture of one employer.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| slug | string | yes | Company slug, e.g. "anthropic" in /companies/anthropic. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_hiring_stats Live hiring aggregates ~110
Aggregate hiring data across the whole board, recomputed live: open-role and hiring-company counts, demand mix by function, posted pay-band midpoints by function (p25/median/p75, annual USD), remote share, top hiring locations, and the speedrun vs a16z portfolio split. Use this to answer "what do a16z portfolio startups pay" or "how many startup jobs are open" — the human-readable version lives at https://speedrun-talent-network.com/network.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_job Get one job ~180
Fetch one role by id: a job UUID, the first 8 hex characters of one, or the canonical slug from a https://speedrun-talent-network.com/jobs/... URL. Returns the full posting: plain-text description, posted pay band, how to apply (apply.kind 'onsite' = the candidate applies right on the job url; 'external' = the url hands off to the company's own careers page), the canonical url to send users to, and, while classified labels are enabled, job.labels (function, specialty, seniority, minimum experience band, workplace, engagement, founding-role and AI-native flags as display strings; null when the role has no classification). Closed roles come back with status:'closed' rather than an error.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | yes | Job UUID, 8-hex id prefix, or canonical job slug. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
get_network_info About the talent network ~58
What the a16z speedrun talent network is, why a candidate would join, how joining works, and what happens after. Use this before pitching the network to a candidate so the description is accurate; joining itself is the join_network tool.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
join_network Join the talent network ~412
Add a candidate to the a16z speedrun talent network, with their consent. Requires full_name, email, and linkedin_url; every other field strengthens the profile. Idempotent and always safe to retry: an existing profile is never modified, and the response is identical whether or not the email was already in the network (membership is never disclosed). On success, relay the returned message and finish_url to the candidate so they can add a resume. Never call this without the candidate's explicit go-ahead.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| accomplishments | string | – | The thing they are proudest of having built or shipped. |
| agent_client_id | string | – | Identifier for the calling agent/integration, e.g. "claude-code" or "career-ops". Used for attribution only. |
| craft | string | – | Primary craft, e.g. engineering, design, product, research, sales, marketing, operations. |
| current_company | string | – | Current employer. |
| currently_building | string | – | What they are building or working on now. |
| string | yes | Candidate's email address. | |
| full_name | string | yes | Candidate's full name. |
| graduation_date | string | – | Expected graduation, if a student. |
| is_founding | boolean | – | True if they want founding-team roles. |
| is_student | boolean | – | True if they are currently a student. |
| linkedin_url | string | yes | LinkedIn profile URL, e.g. https://linkedin.com/in/handle. |
| polarity | string | – | A strongly held opinion about how they like to work. |
| portfolio_links | string | – | Portfolio / GitHub / personal site URLs, comma-separated. |
| region | string | – | Where they are based, e.g. "SF Bay Area" or "NYC". |
| work_arrangements | string | – | Work arrangements they are open to, comma-separated, e.g. "In person, Hybrid, Remote". |
| work_links | string | – | Links to work samples, comma-separated. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_collections List curated collections ~104
List the published curated collections of hiring companies, grouped as: pinned (portfolio tiers), industries (the 12-sector vocabulary, e.g. ai-infra, defense, fintech), hubs (cities + remote), investors, and signals (new-this-week, founding-roles, remote-first, hiring-in-volume). Each carries live company/role counts and a canonical url. Start here when a user asks "who's hiring in X" — then drill in with get_collection.
Input schema present but exposes no named parameters.
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
list_companies List hiring companies ~71
List every portfolio company with at least one live open role, most open roles first (paginated, 100 per page). Prefer list_collections for browsing by industry/hub/signal; use this for a raw roster.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| page | integer | – | 0-based page, 100 companies per page. |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
search_jobs Search open roles ~1,580
Search live open roles across the a16z speedrun talent network jobs board (speedrun portfolio + the wider a16z portfolio; data syncs continuously from each company's own job board). Full-text search plus facet filters, with live facet counts in every response — read the facets to discover valid filter values. Results are paginated (50 per page, 0-based page). Every job carries a canonical url on https://speedrun-talent-network.com; link users there to view or apply. By default results cover the portfolio only; pass scope='speedrun' to narrow to speedrun portfolio companies only, or scope='everywhere' to also include the wider startup universe when that scope is live (the response then reports beyond_portfolio, the count of extra matches past the scope boundary: universe roles in portfolio scope, roles beyond speedrun within the a16z portfolio in speedrun scope; in everywhere scope it counts the universe-tier roles already included in the results — never add it to total). Mirrors GET https://speedrun-talent-network.com/api/v1/jobs exactly.
| Name | Type | Req | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| ai | boolean | – | true = only roles classified as AI-native (the day job is building with or on models). facets.aiRole counts them under the other filters; unlabelled roles never match (facets.aiUnspecified). Ignored… |
| bigtech | boolean | – | true = only roles at big tech companies (facets.bigTech counts them). Ignored while company facets are disabled. |
| cohort | string | – | speedrun cohort tag(s), comma-separated, e.g. SR007. |
| comp | integer | – | Minimum annual compensation in USD: matches roles whose posted pay band reaches this number. Only roles with posted comp match unless comp_any is true. |
| comp_any | boolean | – | true = alongside comp/comp_max, ALSO include roles without posted comp (hidden by default; facets.compHidden counts them). |
| comp_max | integer | – | Maximum annual compensation in USD: matches roles whose posted pay band starts at or below this number. Combine with comp for a range. |
| company | string | – | Exact company key (as returned in job.company). |
| emp | string | – | Employment type, comma-separated. Values: FullTime, PartTime, Intern, Contract, Temporary. |
| eng | string | – | Classified engagement type, comma-separated: full_time, part_time, contract, internship, cofounder, advisor, plus _ for roles with no engagement label (facets.engUnspecified counts them). Live counts… |
| fn | string | – | Function filter, comma-separated. Values: engineering, research, product, design, sales, marketing, operations, other; while classified crafts are enabled also data, growth, customer, finance, legal,… |
| founding | boolean | – | true = only roles classified as founding roles (founding team, first hires). facets.founding counts them under the other filters; unlabelled roles never match (facets.foundingUnspecified). Ignored wh… |
| industry | string | – | Company industry filter, comma-separated slugs of LinkedIn industry names (e.g. computer_software, financial_services, hospital_health_care = Hospital & Health Care); read facets.industry in any resp… |
| lab | boolean | – | true = only roles at frontier AI labs (facets.frontierLab counts them). Ignored while company facets are disabled. |
| loc | string | – | Location filter: comma-separated city names (see facets.loc in any response for the live vocabulary), plus the special value "remote". |
| lvl | string | – | Classified level filter, comma-separated, ladder order: intern, new_grad, junior, mid, senior, staff_principal, lead_manager, director, vp, c_level, founder, plus _ for roles with no level label (fac… |
| metro | string | – | Metro filter, comma-separated keys (max 5): sf, nyc, la, sv, dc, chi, sea, bos, aus, lon, oc, dal, atl, tor, sd. Expands to each metro's cities server-side; ORs with loc/remote. Live counts in facets… |
| page | integer | – | 0-based page number, 50 jobs per page. |
| portfolio | string | – | Portfolio tier, comma-separated: speedrun (the a16z speedrun accelerator portfolio) and/or a16z (the wider a16z portfolio). |
| posted | string | – | Posted-date preset: published in the past day, week or month. Live counts in facets.posted. |
| q | string | – | Free-text query over title, company, and location. Synonyms expand (ml, ai, swe, pm, gtm, nyc, sf, la). |
| remote | boolean | – | true = only roles open to remote candidates (alias of wp=remote). |
| scope | string | – | 'speedrun' narrows the search to a16z speedrun portfolio companies only; 'everywhere' widens it past the a16z portfolio into the broader startup universe. Server-gated: while the scope machinery is d… |
| sen | string | – | Seniority filter, comma-separated. Values: founding, exec, staff, senior, junior, intern, plus _ for roles with no stated level (facets.senUnspecified counts them). Remapped onto lvl while the classi… |
| size | string | – | Company size filter, comma-separated employee bands: 1_10, 11_50, 51_200, 201_500, 501_1000, 1001_5000, 5000_plus. Live counts in facets.size; facets.sizeUnspecified counts roles at companies with no… |
| sort | string | – | rel = relevance (default when q is set), new = newest first (default otherwise), comp = highest posted comp first. |
| spec | string | – | Specialty filter, comma-separated slugs; meaningful with exactly ONE fn value (specialties are scoped to a craft). Read facets.spec in a one-craft response for the live vocabulary. Ignored while clas… |
| stage | string | – | Company stage filter, comma-separated; read facets.stage for the live vocabulary (e.g. seed, series_a, series_b, growth). While company facets are enabled the stage is the roster stage with a classif… |
| stealth | string | – | 'only' = unannounced (stealth) roles only; 'hide' = exclude them. |
| wp | string | – | Workplace filter, comma-separated (OR within the group): remote, hybrid, onsite. Live counts in facets.workplace. |
| yoe | string | – | Classified minimum-experience band, comma-separated, band order: 0 (none required), under_1, 1_2, 3_5, 6_9, 10_14, 15_plus, plus _ for roles with no experience label (facets.yoeUnspecified counts the… |
No output schema declared.
No examples provided.
What is the com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp server?
com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp is listed in the public MCP registry as com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp. Search live roles across hundreds of a16z portfolio startups and join the speedrun talent network. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://mcp.speedrun-talent-network.com/mcp).
Is the com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp server safe to use?
com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp scores 74 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. 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 com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp server expose?
com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp exposes 10 tools: search_jobs, get_job, get_company, list_collections, get_collection, and 5 more. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 3,007 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.
Does the com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp server require authentication?
No. We connected to com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp without credentials and it answered, so anything it exposes is reachable by anyone who knows the address.
Is the com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp server still maintained?
com.speedrun-talent-network/mcp is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 26 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.