DevMatch

io.github.luca-blight/devmatch

Connects Claude and Cursor to DevMatch's candidate search engine, which ranks engineers based on git-verified contributions across 35 million profiles. You can paste a job description or project README and get back a list of candidates ranked not just by technical skill but by inferred values from their public writing. The MCP exposes search, profile retrieval, and similar-project queries directly in your editor. Useful when you're hiring for a mission-driven team and want to skip the LinkedIn keyword matching in favor of actual commit history. Requires a free DevMatch account for an API key. The underlying data comes from public git activity, so you're looking at real PRs and issues rather than self-reported skills.

tools: 3
transport: HTTP
last updated: Oct 15, 2026

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find_candidatesSearch the DevMatch index for engineers matching a job description. Pass JD text — formal description, informal request, role brief, paste of a README, or anything in between. The longer + more specific, the better the match. Returns ranked candidates with FULL profile data in...1 params

Search the DevMatch index for engineers matching a job description. Pass JD text — formal description, informal request, role brief, paste of a README, or anything in between. The longer + more specific, the better the match. Returns ranked candidates with FULL profile data in...

Parameters* required

inputstring

Job description text (preferred), OR a PUBLIC github.com repo URL. For private repos, paste the README content as text instead of the URL. The richer the input, the better the ranking.

get_profileFetch one contributor's profile card when the user mentions a specific GitHub handle that was NOT already returned by find_candidates. Use cases: (a) user types 'tell me about @karpathy'; (b) user references a handle they found elsewhere; (c) user wants to verify someone befor...1 params

Fetch one contributor's profile card when the user mentions a specific GitHub handle that was NOT already returned by find_candidates. Use cases: (a) user types 'tell me about @karpathy'; (b) user references a handle they found elsewhere; (c) user wants to verify someone befor...

Parameters* required

handlestring

The GitHub handle to look up. Plain login name, no '@' prefix (e.g. 'karpathy', not '@karpathy').

find_similar_projectsFind open-source projects similar to a given GitHub repo, ranked by semantic similarity to its description/topics/README. Each result includes the project's top contributors so the caller can pivot from a project to its maintainers in one step. Use for landscape mapping ("what...2 params

Find open-source projects similar to a given GitHub repo, ranked by semantic similarity to its description/topics/README. Each result includes the project's top contributors so the caller can pivot from a project to its maintainers in one step. Use for landscape mapping ("what...

Parameters* required

limitinteger

Number of similar projects to return. Defaults to 10, max 25.

repostring

Seed repo in `owner/name` form (e.g. 'karpathy/llm.c'). A full github.com URL is also accepted; the server strips the prefix.

Details

Website: dev-match.xyz
Transport: HTTP
Registry: MCP registry, active