search_talent MCP tool

What the search_talent MCP tool does

• Use it for: "Find me 2 senior React Native engineers who can start next month."
• Don't use it for: pricing (use estimate_squad_cost) or confirming a start date (use check_availability).

Input

Output

• results[]: each has profile_id (anonymised, e.g. anon_8F2KQ), headline, practice, seniority, experience_band (e.g. "6–9 years"), skills[] (verified in vetting), languages[], timezone (UTC offset), availability (state: now, from_date or soft_held; available_from), residency_patterns[], vetted (always true), video_available, profile_url.
• total: approximate number of matches.
• next_cursor: present when more results exist.
• notice: Anonymised profiles. Names and contact details are shared only after an NDA and an interview request the engineer accepts.

Example

The assistant calls search_talent with skills "Unreal Engine 5" and "rollback netcode", seniority "senior", start_by 2026-11-01, residency "uae" and limit 3. The response contains 3 profiles and a total of 14. The first is anon_8F2KQ: a Senior gameplay and netcode engineer, experience band 6–9 years, verified skills Unreal Engine 5, C++ and rollback netcode, English and Arabic, UTC+2, availability "now", with an intro video. A next_cursor lets the assistant fetch more. The text summary reads: "3 of 14 senior Unreal netcode engineers who can start by 1 Nov 2026."

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "search_talent",
    "arguments": {
      "skills": [
        "Unreal Engine 5",
        "rollback netcode"
      ],
      "seniority": "senior",
      "start_by": "2026-11-01",
      "residency": "uae",
      "limit": 3
    }
  }
}

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "content": [
      {
        "type": "text",
        "text": "3 of 14 senior Unreal netcode engineers who can start by 1 Nov 2026."
      }
    ],
    "structuredContent": {
      "results": [
        {
          "profile_id": "anon_8F2KQ",
          "headline": "Senior gameplay and netcode engineer",
          "practice": "game_development",
          "seniority": "senior",
          "experience_band": "6–9 years",
          "skills": [
            "Unreal Engine 5",
            "C++",
            "rollback netcode"
          ],
          "languages": [
            "en",
            "ar"
          ],
          "timezone": "UTC+2",
          "availability": {
            "state": "now"
          },
          "residency_patterns": [
            "uae"
          ],
          "vetted": true,
          "video_available": true
        }
      ],
      "total": 14,
      "next_cursor": "c_2",
      "notice": ""
    }
  }
}

Errors

• invalid_argument: seniority must be mid, senior or lead. Remote Pro Ai doesn't place junior engineers.
• invalid_argument: Provide at least one of query, skills or practice.
• invalid_argument: skills accepts up to 10 items.
• rate_limited · unavailable

total is 0 and the summary suggests widening start_by or removing a filter.

Limits and access

• Public. No token needed.
• Anonymous limit: 30 calls per minute per IP. Authenticated: 120 per minute per organisation.
• With OAuth, results also mark profiles your organisation already holds.