Romanian Job Search MCP

Cache-first MCP server for Romanian job search. The first provider is Jooble, with a database ledger so Hermes can search locally most of the time and spend Jooble API requests only when asked.

Design

• search_logged_jobs searches the local DB only. It never calls Jooble.

• search_and_log_jooble_jobs can spend one Jooble API request, then upserts every returned job.

• start_job_search_session lets Hermes pass a Jooble key from the agent-owned .env.

• Raw API keys are not stored in the database. Request logs store only key_id and a fingerprint.

• mark_job_interest stores interest/application state so the LLM does not need to remember.

• get_job_detail_schema defines the stable structure Hermes should fill after researching a job page.

• populate_job_details persists that LLM-filled structured detail record.

Related MCP server: j-hunt-mcp

Key Ownership

Recommended deployment: keep Jooble keys in the Hermes/agent .env, not in the MCP container/appdata. Hermes should read its fallback keys and pass the selected key as api_key when it calls start_job_search_session.

The MCP keeps that raw key only in process memory for the session. The database stores request counts with a key id/fingerprint, not the secret. Named MCP-side keys via JOOBLE_API_KEYS still exist as an optional mode, mainly for standalone testing or an MCP-owned scheduled worker.

MCP Tools

• start_job_search_session(api_key, request_budget?)

• quota_status(session_id?, key_id?)

• search_logged_jobs(keywords?, location?, marked_status?)

• search_and_log_jooble_jobs(session_id, keywords, location?, radius?, salary?, page?, result_on_page?)

• get_logged_job(job_id?, source_job_id?, include_raw?)

• get_job_detail_schema()

• populate_job_details(job_id, details, extracted_by?)

• mark_job_interest(job_id, status, notes?)

• list_marked_jobs(status?)

• create_saved_search(...)

• refresh_saved_search(session_id, saved_search_id)

Hermes Usage Pattern

1. Start a session with a key from the Hermes .env:

   {"api_key": "${JOOBLE_RO_PRIMARY}", "request_budget": 3}

   If the primary key hits quota, Hermes can start a new session with its fallback key.

2. Search locally first:

   {"keywords": "python backend", "location": "Bucuresti"}

3. Spend Jooble quota only if local results are missing or stale:

   {
     "session_id": "returned-session-id",
     "keywords": "python backend",
     "location": "Bucuresti",
     "result_on_page": 50
   }

4. Mark jobs instead of remembering them in the LLM context:

   {"job_id": 1, "status": "interested", "notes": "Remote-friendly Python API role"}

5. For deeper details, Hermes should inspect the public job page itself, then save a structured extraction:

   {
     "job_id": 1,
     "details": {
       "job_title": "Python Developer",
       "company_name": "Example SRL",
       "company_website": null,
       "location": "Bucuresti",
       "work_mode": "hybrid",
       "employment_type": "full_time",
       "seniority": "mid",
       "contract_type": "CIM",
       "salary_text": null,
       "salary_min": null,
       "salary_max": null,
       "salary_currency": null,
       "description": "Concise role description extracted from the public page.",
       "responsibilities": ["Build APIs", "Maintain integrations"],
       "requirements": ["Python", "REST APIs"],
       "nice_to_have": [],
       "benefits": [],
       "technologies": ["Python", "FastAPI"],
       "languages": ["English"],
       "application_url": "https://ro.jooble.org/jdp/...",
       "source_url": "https://ro.jooble.org/jdp/...",
       "contact": null,
       "evidence": {
         "work_mode": "Short supporting note or snippet"
       },
       "missing_fields": ["salary_text"],
       "confidence": 82
     },
     "extracted_by": "hermes"
   }

   Use get_job_detail_schema when Hermes needs the exact current field contract. Unknown fields are rejected; unknown values should be null or [] and listed in missing_fields.

Local Development

py -m venv .venv
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install -e ".[test]"
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m pytest
.\.venv\Scripts\python.exe -m uvicorn ro_job_search_mcp.main:app --reload

The default Docker Compose MCP endpoint is http://localhost:8012/mcp, and health is http://localhost:8012/health.

Docker Compose / Unraid

1. Copy .env.example to .env.

2. Do not put Jooble keys in this .env when Hermes owns them.

3. On Unraid, set APPDATA_PATH=/mnt/user/appdata/ro-job-search-mcp.

4. Start:

   docker compose up -d --build

The MCP server listens on host port ${MCP_PORT:-8012} and container port 8000.

The worker service is behind the Docker Compose worker profile because it needs an MCP-side key. In the agent-owned key model, let Hermes call refresh_saved_search instead of running the worker.

Publishing Docker Images

GitHub Actions publishes the Docker image to GitHub Container Registry:

ghcr.io/ispas-catalin/ro-job-search-mcp

Publish by pushing a version tag:

git tag v0.1.0
git push origin v0.1.0

You can also run the Docker workflow manually from the GitHub Actions tab.

Jooble Quota Policy

Default limits are set for a 500-request key:

• monthly hard limit: 500

• monthly soft warning: 430

• daily limit: 16

• default cache TTL: 12h

Cached searches do not spend quota. Forced refreshes and stale cache refreshes do.