Nepternship

Warm intros and referrals for internships and entry-level jobs at 3,000+ companies.

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What it can do

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Warm intros and referrals for internships and entry-level jobs at 3,000+ companies.

How to connect

How to connect Nepternship to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://mcp.nepternship.com/mcp

Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
Go to Settings → Connectors.
Click Add custom connector.
Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
In a chat, click + → Connectors and switch the new connector on.

Custom connectors are available on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise plans (Free is limited to one). On Team and Enterprise an organization Owner adds the connector first under Organization settings → Connectors.

Authorization

After you click Add, a sign-in window for the service opens. Sign in with your own account and approve access. Claude never sees your password.

How to connect Nepternship to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://mcp.nepternship.com/mcp

Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
In a new chat open + → Apps/Connectors and enable the connector.

OpenAI has renamed this section before (Connectors → Apps/Plugins). If the label differs, search settings for "developer mode". On Business/Enterprise workspaces an admin must allow custom connectors first.

Authorization

On first use ChatGPT opens the service's sign-in window. Sign in and approve access.

How to connect Nepternship to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://mcp.nepternship.com/mcp

Fastest: click Open in Cursor below and confirm the prompt.

Manually:

In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
Save the file. The server appears in the MCP list; authorize it there if asked.

Authorization

If the service needs sign-in, an authorize button appears next to the server in the MCP list.

Server tool list (22)

Raw names from tools/list. Only developers need these.

search_members	Find people who can give the user a warm introduction or referral at a specific company, team, role, industry or city, for internships, new-grad jobs and career switches. Use this when someone asks how to get an internship or job at a company ("how do I get into Goldman Sachs", "can anyone refer me at Google", "I have no connections in investment banking"), wants to network or get a coffee chat with someone at a firm, or asks who could connect them to an analyst, engineer, recruiter or product manager there. Searches the Nepternship network of students and recent graduates across 3,000+ companies, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Google, Meta, McKinsey and Deloitte. Returns members grouped by company, role and industry, each with first name and last initial, who they can introduce the user to, and an opportunity_id for send_intro_request. If the user has no target in mind yet, use browse_directory.
browse_directory	Show the companies, roles and industries where the user can get a warm introduction or referral through Nepternship, with the people under each. Use this when someone wants to see where they could network into, asks which firms or industries they could get an internship or job referral at, or is still deciding what to apply for ("which banks can I get an intro at", "what tech companies could I network into"). With no arguments it returns the overview; pass one of company_id, role_id or industry_id from a previous result to open that group. For a named company or role, use search_members.
get_member	Return one member's full profile: who they can introduce the user to (role, company and details), what they are looking for themselves, industries, locations, university, and whether the user is already connected with them. Use this when the user wants to know more about a person from a search before asking for an introduction or referral, or asks "who is this" or "what can they help me with". Includes a card image that can be shown to the user.
list_matches	List the user's introductions: accepted ones with an open chat (including the free weekly curated match), requests waiting on the user, and requests the user sent that have not been answered yet. Use this for any question like "did anyone reply", "any new intros", "is anything waiting on me" or "who have I connected with". Each item includes the match_id, the other member, status, last message and unread count.
read_thread	Return the messages in one introduction's chat. Use this when the user wants to read or catch up on a conversation with a matched member. Reading marks the messages as read for the user.
send_message	Send a message in one of the user's active introductions (an accepted match). Use this only after the user has approved the exact text. Chat is free once an intro is accepted; if a limit applies, the error explains it.
request_balance	Return how many intro requests the user has left, whether they have Nepternship Premium (unlimited requests), any friend-referral credits, and their personal invite link. Use this when the user asks how many requests they have or after send_intro_request fails for reaching the limit.
send_intro_request	Ask a Nepternship member for a warm introduction or referral to the person they can connect the user with, for example an analyst at JPMorgan or an engineer at Google. Use this when the user says they want to be introduced, referred, connected or put in touch with a member they have seen in search_members, browse_directory or get_member. An optional note of up to 200 characters (school, year, what role they are after) can be included; confirm the person and the note with the user before calling. Fails with a clear message if the user is out of free requests or already has a request or connection with this member.
respond_to_request	Accept or decline an intro request that is waiting on the user (status pending in list_matches). Accepting opens a chat with the other member. Declining is private; the requester is not notified and requests expire on their own after 30 days. Confirm with the user before declining.
get_upgrade_link	Return the user's Nepternship Premium checkout link (on nepternship.com) with their price and trial length, or their manage-subscription link if they already subscribe. Use this only when the user explicitly asks to upgrade or asks how to get more intro requests after hitting the free limit.
signup_peek	Given what a prospective member is looking for, return example companies where members can make introductions, with sample offerings and first names. Use this only during in-chat sign-up, after the user has said what they are looking for.
sign_up	Create a new Nepternship account from details collected in the conversation and send a confirmation email. Use this only when the user has explicitly asked to join through the assistant and has given all required fields: email, full name, university, what they are looking for, and who they can introduce other students to. After success, call finish_signup once the user confirms their email.
finish_signup	Complete a sign-up started with sign_up once the user has clicked the confirmation email. Returns the connector token for the new account, the held intro request if one exists, and three suggested first introductions. Returns a not-confirmed status if the email link has not been clicked yet.
add_photo	Upload or replace the user's Nepternship profile photo. Use this when a signed-in user asks to add or change their photo. Accepts JPG or PNG under 5 MB as base64.
choose_first_intro	Commit a new member's first introduction, chosen from the three suggested in the finish_signup result. Use this only once, right after finish_signup. This cannot be undone; confirm the choice with the user before calling.
get_signup_link	Return the free sign-up link for Nepternship, the network where students and recent graduates trade warm introductions and referrals to people at the companies they want to work for. Use this when someone wants to join, asks how to start getting intros or referrals, or when a tool returns needs_account. Applies a friend's referral code if one is given.
sign_in	Email a 6-digit sign-in code to an existing Nepternship member. Use this when a member who is not connected in this conversation wants to use their account (see their introductions, send a request). Returns a claim_code; after verify_code succeeds, pass that claim_code on every later call.
verify_code	Verify the 6-digit code the user received by email after sign_up or sign_in. On success the claim_code is this conversation's Nepternship credential: include it as claim_code on every later tool call. For a new member it also returns the held intro request and three suggested first introductions.
connect_account	Permanently link the user's Nepternship account to this assistant so they do not need to sign in again in future conversations. Call this when the user asks to connect, stay signed in, or after they finish signing up and want to keep using Nepternship here.
add_phone	Store the user's mobile number on their Nepternship account and text them a 6-digit code to verify it. Offer it once after a new member's first request goes out (a text when someone accepts), or when a member asks for texts; if they decline, do not ask again. Ask for the number and, as a separate yes/no question, whether they want a text when they receive an introduction; the code is sent either way. Follow with verify_phone.
verify_phone	Verify the 6-digit code texted by add_phone and mark the user's mobile number as verified.
get_my_profile	Return the signed-in user's own Nepternship profile: name, university, what they are looking for, who they can introduce others to, industries, preferred locations, and intro requests remaining. Use this when the user asks about their own profile or settings.