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jakegaylor-com-mcp-server

jakegaylor-com-mcp-server

by jhgaylor

ai.jakegaylor.com

An Express + TypeScript server that makes Jake Gaylor legible to AI systems. One deployment serves four interfaces to the same underlying resume and bio:

  • A webpage (GET /) for humans

  • Plain-text context (GET /llms.txt) for LLMs and crawlers

  • An MCP server (/mcp) for AI clients a human has configured

  • An A2A agent (/a2a + agent card) for agents that discover the site on their own

The resume content is fetched from jakegaylor.com/resume.json at boot and rendered to markdown, so every interface stays current without hand-editing.

Endpoints

Endpoint

What it serves

GET /

Webpage

GET /llms.txt

Resume + core beliefs as plain text

POST /mcp (+ GET/DELETE)

MCP over Streamable HTTP

GET /sse + POST /messages

MCP over legacy SSE transport

GET /.well-known/agent-card.json

A2A agent card (v1.0, with v0.3 translation for legacy clients), JWS-signed when a key is configured

GET /.well-known/jwks.json

Public keys for verifying the card signature

POST /a2a

A2A JSON-RPC endpoint (v1.0 + v0.3 compat)

Related MCP server: Echo MCP Server

MCP

Built on @jhgaylor/candidate-mcp-server. Tools exposed:

get_resume_text, get_resume_url, get_linkedin_url, get_github_url, get_website_url, get_website_text, contact_candidate (emails Jake), generate_interview_questions, assess_role_fit, get_candidate_preferences (structured screening data — see src/preferences.ts), get_availability + book_intro_call (Cal.com-backed scheduling with the same pending-confirmation and daily-cap guardrails as the A2A skill)

Connect a client to https://ai.jakegaylor.com/mcp, or run locally over stdio with npx @jhgaylor/me-mcp.

A2A

An A2A v1.0 agent built on @a2a-js/sdk, with the v0.3 compatibility layer enabled — clients that send no A2A-Version header are treated as v0.3 by the protocol, and most deployed clients still speak it. The card advertises both versions on the same URL.

Skills:

  • about-jake — answers questions about Jake's experience using a cheap LLM grounded in the resume, bio, and screening data. If no LLM key is configured or the call fails, it falls back to returning the complete resume as markdown, so the skill contract holds either way.

  • candidate-preferences — structured screening data (role types, level, location, relocation, remote, work authorization, comp stance, availability, resume links) returned as a JSON data part plus markdown. Triggered by screening/logistics keywords or metadata.skill. Values live in src/preferences.ts.

  • assess-role-fit — send a job description (JD: prefix, or any long JD-shaped text) and get an honest LLM-graded fit assessment: verdict, strengths with resume citations, gaps named plainly, logistics check, and suggested interview questions. Falls back to returning the resume when no LLM is available.

  • schedule-intro-call — scheduling-intent messages return open slots from the self-hosted Cal.com (cal.jakegaylor.com, public booking endpoints — no licensed API needed); BOOK: <slot> | <email> | <name> | <note> creates a booking. Guardrails: bookings require Jake's confirmation (Cal.com-native), explicit BOOK: prefix for the side effect, and a daily attempt cap. Config via CAL_* env vars in src/calcom.ts.

  • connect-via-mcp — messages mentioning MCP get connection instructions for the richer MCP interface.

  • contact-jake — messages starting with CONTACT: are relayed to Jake by email. Only that explicit prefix (or metadata.skill = "contact-jake") triggers mail.

Example:

curl -X POST https://ai.jakegaylor.com/a2a \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "A2A-Version: 1.0" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"SendMessage","params":{"message":{
        "messageId":"m1","role":"ROLE_USER",
        "parts":[{"text":"What is Jake's experience with Kubernetes?"}]}}}'

Configuration

Env var

Purpose

PORT

HTTP port (default 3000)

RESEND_API_KEY

Email via Resend SMTP (preferred when set)

EMAIL_FROM

From-address for Resend (domain must be verified in Resend)

MAILGUN_API_KEY

Email via Mailgun (fallback when Resend is not configured)

OPENROUTER_API_KEY

LLM for about-jake via OpenRouter (preferred when set)

OPENAI_API_KEY

LLM for about-jake via OpenAI directly (fallback)

LLM_MODEL

Model override (default openai/gpt-5.4-nano on OpenRouter, gpt-5.4-nano on OpenAI)

A2A_BASE_URL

Public base URL baked into the agent card (default https://ai.jakegaylor.com)

A2A_SIGNING_KEY_JWK

Private ES256 JWK (with kid) that signs the agent card; unset serves an unsigned card

POSTHOG_API_KEY

Server-side agent-traffic analytics (card fetches, MCP/A2A requests, skill routing); analytics are disabled without it

POSTHOG_HOST

PostHog endpoint (default https://us.i.posthog.com)

With no email keys set, contact_candidate/contact-jake report failure gracefully. With no LLM keys set, about-jake is fully deterministic.

Development

npm install
npm run build        # tsc
npm run dev          # stdio transport, auto-reload
npm run dev:web      # HTTP transport on :3000, auto-reload
src/
  ├── index.ts           # Entry point; picks stdio or HTTP transport
  ├── express.ts         # HTTP server: web, MCP, A2A mounting
  ├── a2a.ts             # A2A agent card, executor, skills
  ├── preferences.ts     # Structured screening data (edit values here)
  ├── stdio.ts           # STDIO transport for MCP
  ├── config.ts          # Server + candidate config; fetches resume at boot
  ├── resumeMarkdown.ts  # JSON Resume → markdown renderer
  └── types.ts           # Shared types

Deployment

Pushes to main trigger a GitHub Actions build of a multi-arch Docker image (jhgaylor/jake-gaylor-com-mcp-server). The workflow then pins k8s/kustomization.yaml to the new sha-<commit> tag and commits it back; Flux watches the repo and rolls the deployment on the home-cloud k3s cluster. Runtime secrets come from Infisical via an InfisicalSecret (see k8s/infisicalsecret.yaml) and land in the pod through envFrom.

License

MIT

Available Tools

9 tools
assess_role_fitC

Assess Jake Gaylor's fit for a specific role based on job description

Inputs: job_title (required), job_description (required), key_requirements (required).

generate_interview_questionsC

Generate tailored interview questions for Jake Gaylor

Inputs: difficulty (required), focus_areas (required), interview_type (required).

get_candidate_preferencesC

Structured screening and logistics data for Jake Gaylor: role types, level, location, relocation, remote preference, work authorization, compensation stance, availability, and machine-readable resume links. Returns JSON.

Inputs: no named parameters.

get_github_urlA

Get the GitHub URL of the candidate Jake Gaylor

Inputs: no named parameters.

get_linkedin_urlA

Get the LinkedIn URL of the candidate Jake Gaylor

Inputs: no named parameters.

get_resume_textA

Get the resume text of the candidate Jake Gaylor

Inputs: no named parameters.

get_resume_urlB

Get the resume URL of the candidate Jake Gaylor

Inputs: no named parameters.

get_website_textC

Get the website text of the candidate Jake Gaylor

Inputs: no named parameters.

get_website_urlB

Get the website URL of the candidate Jake Gaylor

Inputs: no named parameters.

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    TDQS

    A3.6/5.0

    Scored across 9 tools

    Disambiguation5/5

    Each tool retrieves a distinct piece of information or performs a unique analysis (e.g., resume text vs. LinkedIn URL vs. interview question generation), with no overlap.

    Naming Consistency5/5

    All tool names follow a consistent 'verb_noun' pattern (e.g., get_resume_text, get_linkedin_url, generate_interview_questions), making them predictable.

    Tool Count5/5

    9 tools is well-suited for a focused personal-profile server, covering all needed operations without excess or deficiency.

    Completeness5/5

    The server comprehensively covers retrieving personal info, URLs, text, and conducting role assessments and interview prep, with no obvious gaps.

    Maintenance

    ActivityInactive
    ResponsivenessNo recent community issues

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