Trackly CLI

trackly-cli

The only job tracking CLI built for AI agents.

Search 250K+ jobs across 5,400+ companies and 40+ ATS types. Track applications, get AI-powered recommendations, and manage your job search -- from the terminal or through Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other MCP-compatible AI agents.

Two ways to connect

🚀 Option 1: One-click in Claude co-work, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT (no install)

Use Trackly directly inside your AI — zero config:

1. Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2. URL: https://mcp.usetrackly.app/api/mcp
3. Click Add → sign in with Google → done

[Full setup guide with screenshots →](https://usetrackly.app/connector)

Works in: Claude co-work (web), Claude Desktop, ChatGPT Connectors, and any MCP client that supports remote/streamable-http connectors.

💻 Option 2: CLI install (for Cursor, Windsurf, or terminal use)

npm install -g trackly-cli    # may need: sudo npm install -g trackly-cli

trackly login trackly jobs --function product

Prerequisites: Node.js 20.20+ or 22.22+ (LTS recommended). On macOS with the official .pkg installer, global npm installs may require sudo.

At a Glance

5,400+ companies | 250K+ jobs | 40+ ATS types | CLI + MCP | 58 local + 55 hosted MCP tools

CLI Commands

trackly jobs                          # List jobs

trackly jobs --remote # Filter remote jobs (sets usStates=REMOTE) trackly jobs --region us # Filter by region (us, non_us, all, or a region tag: europe, canada, remote, ...) trackly jobs --job-type internship # Filter by employment type (full_time, internship, all) trackly jobs --work-arrangement hybrid,remote # Filter by work arrangement independently trackly jobs --function product # Filter by function trackly jobs --sponsorship exclude_no # Visa sponsorship filter (all, exclude_no, only_yes) trackly jobs --company 243 # Filter by company ID trackly job 1234 # Get job details trackly jobs 1234 # Alias for job details trackly companies # List companies trackly companies search "fintech" # Semantic company search trackly search "fintech" # Alias for semantic company search trackly stats # Show metrics trackly status # Alias for stats trackly preferences # Show discovery preferences and experience limits trackly preferences experience product=2 strategy=5 # Replace role-specific limits trackly preferences experience clear # Turn role-specific experience filtering off trackly apply 1234 # Mark as applied trackly save 1234 # Save a job trackly dismiss 1234 # Dismiss a job trackly ask "PM jobs in SF" # Natural language search (20/day) trackly contacts "Stripe" # Search contacts at a company trackly brief 1234 # Get network brief for a job trackly referral start 1234 # Start a referral campaign trackly referral status 1234 # Check referral campaign status trackly company-brief 243 # Get company brief (--refresh to regenerate) trackly company-workspace 243 # Full company workspace view trackly request-company "eBay" # Request a company be added (--url, --notes optional) trackly api-key create # Generate API key trackly api-key list # List API keys trackly config # Show current CLI config trackly config --api-key trk_xxx # Save an API key for future commands trackly version # Show installed version trackly whoami # Show current user trackly logout # Clear credentials trackly agent setup --client both # Install Trackly Apply for Codex + Claude Code trackly agent doctor # Verify setup, profile, resume, and compatibility trackly agent diagnose-path /path/to/upload.pdf --errno ENOSPC --json # Diagnose one exact local path

Add --json to any command for JSON output. Use --api-key or --base-url as one-off global flags when needed.

trackly preferences --json returns only success, experienceFilterV2Available, and preferences. The availability flag controls whether this client may edit role-specific limits; it does not claim that feed or alert enforcement is active. Every update checks that flag and the latest preference revision before writing.

MCP Server Setup

Hosted (Claude co-work, Claude Desktop, ChatGPT)

No install. In your AI tool, open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector and enter:

https://mcp.usetrackly.app/api/mcp

Sign in with Google when prompted. Full visual guide →

Claude Code can use the same hosted server over OAuth:

claude mcp add --transport http trackly https://mcp.usetrackly.app/api/mcp

OAuth sign-in is the default for every client. An API key is optional and only needed for headless clients that cannot complete an interactive sign-in: send Authorization: Bearer trk_... with a key from Settings → API Keys.

Remote connections get 55 hosted tools. They share the search, company, status, and Apply tools with the local server and add trackly_chat; the 4 local-only tools listed below are not available remotely. Hosted setup and tool details are at usetrackly.app/connector.

Local (CLI via stdio, for Cursor / Windsurf / Claude Code)

For agent-assisted form filling on macOS, install the public skill and local MCP together:

trackly agent setup --client codex    # or claude / both

trackly agent doctor

For an existing MCP configuration or a Cloud harness, use trackly agent setup --client both --skills-only. This installs the same checksummed skill for both native clients without invoking their MCP commands or changing authentication. CLI 0.20.1 carries universal skill 4.9.1; its policy revision is the same numeric version, superseding the personal revisions. The policy accepts a documented markHandoff() guarantee with awaited calls, exact current tab checks, and revalidation on later turns. These observations are never reported as returned persistence receipts. Browser capabilities and manual Submit remain separate requirements; installation does not make a Linux browser supported. The separately installed trackly:trackly-apply plugin is updated through its plugin manager; plugin 1.1.1 carries the same browser and profile lookup policies. This setup command does not patch plugin caches.

The skill uses the profile and default resume in your Trackly account, asks only missing questions, fills user-approved saved jobs, and always stops before Submit. “Fill the next N” continues through the original recent-first Check Later snapshot until N unauthenticated forms are durably ready for your manual review; authentication walls and exclusions are reported separately and do not consume the target. An explicit “inspect the next N records” request still uses one fixed immutable batch. Support is fetched from Trackly at the start of every run: Greenhouse is full, Ashby and Lever are best effort, and 27 additional named ATS/provider classes use constrained guided mode. Employer-hosted unknown forms run only when Trackly binds them to a verified company domain. LinkedIn-hosted forms and unverified origins remain manual-only; a separately stored external application URL is evaluated under its own ATS and origin policy.

Guided mode is deliberately fail-closed. The agent stops on credential entry, OTP/email verification, CAPTCHA/human verification, an unexpected employer or origin, a submit-only transition, or any field whose committed state cannot be observed. trackly agent doctor checks the local skill, MCP registration, protocol compatibility, declared browser/computer-use configuration, profile completeness, and default-resume metadata. Live semantic browser capability and the exact resume bytes are verified at the start of a real run.

Claude Code one-liner

claude mcp add --scope user trackly -- trackly mcp

Or equivalently:

claude mcp add-json --scope user trackly '{"command":"trackly","args":["mcp"]}'

Claude Code manual config

Add to a project-scoped .mcp.json:

{

"mcpServers": { "trackly": { "command": "trackly", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Cursor / Windsurf

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json (same schema works for Windsurf):

{

"mcpServers": { "trackly": { "command": "trackly", "args": ["mcp"] } } }

Then use natural language in any of these clients:

• "Find me PM jobs at fintech companies"
• "What remote engineering roles are available?"
• "Mark job 1234 as applied"

Search filters and updates

trackly_search_jobs supports multiple roles and regions, US states and Canadian provinces, internship education levels, favorite companies, posting windows, annual USD salary floors, incremental sync, work arrangement, sponsorship and pipeline status. Exact values and examples. Search returns 20 jobs by default; request up to 100 and use offset to page.

For sponsorship, “exclude no” keeps yes and not mentioned. Use exclude_no; only_yes excludes jobs with unknown sponsorship. Ask the user when intent is ambiguous. Salary floors also keep unknown and non-comparable salaries visible. Unsupported industry/specialization/literal-search controls are rejected.

For a local server without a global package install, run npx -y trackly-cli mcp. For Codex, use codex mcp add trackly -- npx -y trackly-cli mcp; Cursor and Windsurf can use "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "trackly-cli", "mcp"]. Authenticate with npx -y trackly-cli login first, or configure TRACKLY_API_KEY.

Existing global installs require npm install --global trackly-cli@latest. Restart the MCP process/client and refresh tool discovery after updating. For native skills and marketplace plugin updates, follow the release and update guide. Hosted and local releases are separate: the current client schema is authoritative.

MCP Tools Reference

The local stdio server (trackly mcp) registers the 58 tools below. Four are local-only because they run their checks on your machine: trackly_diagnose_local_path, trackly_lint_application_text, trackly_validate_apply_resume_upload, and trackly_validate_apply_tab_keep_set. The hosted server omits those four and adds trackly_chat, for 55 hosted tools.

| trackly_update_status | Mark jobs as applied, saved, or dismi