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Job search tools
Tools for finding and getting a job: resumes, search and apply tools, job boards, interview prep.
21 projects86% active30% build on a shared standardMapped 2026-10-26
What they agree on
- Is it actively maintained? active (86% of 21)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? none of these (its own format or interface) (70% of 20)
- Does it read or act on LinkedIn automatically (LinkedIn's terms forbid bots)? no (74% of 19)
What they argue about
How is the main thing licensed?
How is it mainly sustained?
Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers?
Do you need an account to use it?
Who is it for?
Which part of the job search is it mainly for?
Does it submit job applications on the user's behalf?
How does the maker present automated applying (which many employers dislike)?
Where do its job listings mainly come from?
By default, where does the user's resume and profile data go?
Who runs and pays for the AI?
Does the maker promise the AI will not invent experience or answers?
Is it for tech jobs specifically?
How do users pay?
Projects
| Project | Status | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| AutoApply (AA) | Active | An open-source research project testing whether a local program, with no network AI, can understand unfamiliar job application pages well e… |
| Filiz | Active | A web resume builder for software engineers with structured sections, live PDF preview and AI suggestions you approve one by one. |
| HN Match Maker | Active | A site that matches each month's Hacker News 'Who is hiring?' posts with 'Who wants to be hired?' posts, using an LLM to extract and score… |
| HN Who's Hiring ranker (hn_whos_hiring) | Active | A local Python dashboard that scores every post in HN's monthly 'Who is hiring?' thread against your resume, drafts emails and prefills for… |
| Job Seeker | Active | Markdown skills that a coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others) follows to search LinkedIn, fill Easy Apply forms and track app… |
| JobEasyApply | Active | A Chrome extension and web app that matches jobs to your resume and auto-applies on LinkedIn, Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. |
| JobTrace | Active | A self-hosted tracker that watches company career pages, scores new openings against your resume and sends Telegram alerts. |
| Keel | Active | An open-core job-application pipeline (discovery, fit scoring, truthful tailoring, prescreen gates) that builds verified application packet… |
| LearningTo | Active | A free, browser-based interview prep site for software and AI engineering, with visual explanations, in-browser Python challenges and AI fe… |
| Lynceus jobs | Maintenance | A public index of roles read from company career pages (repo and Hugging Face dataset), feeding Lynceus, a paid search product that ranks r… |
| MyPRs | Maintenance | A link-in-bio page that collects a developer's merged GitHub pull requests to show on a resume or application. |
| OJCP (Open Job Context Protocol) | Active | An open protocol, built on MCP and schema.org/JobPosting, for how AI agents search, read and apply to jobs under rules the employer control… |
| Reactive Resume | Active | A free, open-source resume and cover letter builder with an application tracker, usable at rxresu.me or self-hosted. |
| ResuMorph | Maintenance | A Chrome extension plus a local Docker backend that tailors your resume and cover letter to a job posting and drafts form answers with your… |
| RoleSweep | Active | A job search engine that reads employer career sites directly, drops listings when employers close them, and offers resume-matched alerts a… |
| Seekter | Active | A job-search agent for Claude Code that searches sources daily, filters by your rules, fills application forms in your own Chrome and keeps… |
| Seisin | Active | A free desktop app (Windows, macOS, Linux) that keeps a whole job search in one place and turns it into analytics. |
| Simplify | Active | A job search platform with a job board, a browser extension that autofills applications, an AI resume tailor, a tracker, and Autopilot, whi… |
| SyntaxCue | Active | A desktop app that listens to live coding and system design interviews, transcribes them on-device and shows suggested answers in a private… |
| Verdiq | Active | A Chrome extension that rates each LinkedIn job you open as Apply, Consider or Skip, flags likely ghost jobs, and scores your fit. |
| ZenResume | Active | A free ATS-friendly resume builder that keeps your resume in the browser, with paid passes for AI tailoring. |
Where they meet
- GitHub topic: job-search GitHub topic
5,774 repositories tagged job-search (GitHub search API, 2026-10-26); where the open-source agents, scrapers and trackers in this community are listed. - OJCP GitHub Discussions forum
Discussions are enabled on the protocol repo; the place where makers of agent-facing job tools, ATS vendors and boards talk about the standard. - Reactive Resume Discord Discord
Linked from the Reactive Resume README for resume feedback, self-hosting help and contributors. - awesome-remote-job awesome list
49.9k stars, last push 2026-09-21; lists remote job boards and tools. - awesome-job-boards awesome list
1.9k stars, last push 2026-07-29; a list of niche job boards. - Hacker News monthly 'Who is hiring?' thread forum thread
October 2026 edition. Several projects here (HN Match Maker, hn_whos_hiring, and other candidates) are built on these threads, and makers announce tools in Show HN.
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The poll
Every project above was answered against these questions. Core questions are shared by all communities; the rest are this community's own.
- Is it actively maintained? core
active · active, but changed direction (pivot, fork, or rename) · maintenance or slowing · dormant, sunsetting, or archived - How is the main thing licensed? core
permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) · copyleft or source-available with restrictions · open parts around a closed core · proprietary or closed source - How is it mainly sustained? core
individual side project, no revenue · individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) · community, foundation, or research · company with a paid product, tier, or ads · company or startup with a free product (no revenue yet) · big company side project - Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? core
yes · yes, but it calls a third-party service you choose (your own API key or account) · partly (some features need the maker's servers) · no, it needs the maker's servers · not applicable - Do you need an account to use it? core
no account · optional account · account required - Who is it for? core
developers · non-developers · both - Is there public evidence it's built with AI coding agents? core
yes, the repo shows it (agent instruction files or agent co-authored commits) · yes, the maker says so · no public evidence - Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? core
public ATS job-board APIs (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) · JSON Resume · MCP (Model Context Protocol), including OJCP · Agent Skills (SKILL.md) for coding agents · none of these (its own format or interface) · not applicable - Which part of the job search is it mainly for? approach
finding or vetting listings · resume and application materials · filling or submitting applications · tracking the search · interview prep - Does it submit job applications on the user's behalf? approach
yes, it submits applications itself · it prepares or fills applications, but a person (or another tool) submits · no, it does not fill or submit applications · not applicable (a protocol or dataset) - How does the maker present automated applying (which many employers dislike)? value
embraces it: more applications in less time is the selling point · accepts it with guardrails (true answers only, fit filters, human approval, platform rules) · against it: apply to fewer, better-chosen jobs yourself · does not address it - Where do its job listings mainly come from? approach
employers' own career pages or ATS feeds · job boards or search engines (LinkedIn, Indeed, aggregators) · Hacker News hiring threads · the user brings the listing (pastes a posting or opens it) · not applicable (it doesn't handle listings) - Does it read or act on LinkedIn automatically (LinkedIn's terms forbid bots)? value
yes, by default · only if the user switches it on · no · not applicable - By default, where does the user's resume and profile data go? value
it stays on the user's device or own database and is never sent out · the user keeps it, but it's sent to an AI provider for processing · it's stored on the maker's servers · not applicable (it doesn't take a resume) - Who runs and pays for the AI? approach
the user's own key, subscription, or local model · the maker (bundled into the product) · no AI is used · not applicable - Does the maker promise the AI will not invent experience or answers? value
yes, a stated rule · not stated · not applicable (it doesn't write on the user's behalf) - Is it for tech jobs specifically? approach
tech or software roles only or mainly · any kind of job - How do users pay? value
free (no paid option) · subscription (usually with a free tier) · one-time payment, time-limited passes, or credits (no subscription) · both subscription and one-time options
Sources
Show HN posts 2026-07-27 to 2026-10-25 in the jobs and careers topic, plus well-known reference projects.
42 sources across 21 projects, read on 2026-10-26. Each project page lists its own. Poll version: core-v4.