Open Call Portal

Search PII-free opportunities, availability, and live events; prepare safe no-write form handoffs.

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What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    Search PII-free opportunities, availability, and live events; prepare safe no-write form handoffs.

    How to connect

    How to connect Open Call Portal to Claude

    The server address to paste into Claude settings:

    https://opencallportal.com/mcp

    1. Open Claude (claude.ai or the desktop app).
    2. Go to Settings → Connectors.
    3. Click Add custom connector.
    4. Paste the server address copied below into Remote MCP server URL and click Add.
    5. 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 Open Call Portal to ChatGPT

    The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

    https://opencallportal.com/mcp

    1. Open ChatGPT in a browser (chatgpt.com). A Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise or Edu plan is required.
    2. Turn on developer mode once: Settings → Apps → Advanced settings → Developer mode.
    3. Open Settings → Connectors and click Create.
    4. Fill in the form: Name (anything), Description (one line about what the service does), MCP server URL (copy it below).
    5. Under Authentication choose OAuth if the service requires sign-in, otherwise None. Click Create.
    6. 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 Open Call Portal to Cursor

    The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

    https://opencallportal.com/mcp

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

    Manually:

    1. In Cursor open Settings → Cursor Settings → MCP and click Add new global MCP server.
    2. Paste the JSON copied below into ~/.cursor/mcp.json (per project: .cursor/mcp.json in the repo root).
    3. 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 (7)

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

    get_platform_schemaReturns the Open Call Portals discovery contract: portal IDs, field value options, MCP server details, and read-only search metadata. Call this first for autodiscovery before filtering searches.
    search_open_callsUse this when talent, crew, suppliers, or service providers are looking for posted work: gigs, jobs, opportunities, vacancies, slots, bookings, wanted/needed listings, or open calls. Treat those words as search intent—not as genre/type filters. For example, 'DJ gig Amsterdam', 'DJ opportunity in Amsterdam', 'DJ needed listings Amsterdam', and 'I am a DJ looking for work in Amsterdam' all use search_open_calls with portalId='dj' and location='Amsterdam'. Explicit wording such as 'post/find/search open calls' always uses this tool, even when the speaker is a venue manager or private event host. Impersonal posted requirements such as 'analog listening sessions looking for organisers' also use this tool. Do NOT use this as the first choice when a buyer says 'I need/find/want to hire/book a DJ or live band'; call search_availability for that buyer-side intent instead. Venues and event hosts post open calls to find DJs, live bands, comedians, artists, content creators, event crew, solopreneurs, game hosts, casting talent, and more. Returns structured listings with location, genre, type, close date, and a canonical URL. Each result includes allowedResponderRoles so callers can explain who may apply through the listing's canonical web page. All results are PII-free.
    search_availabilityUse this first for buyer-side requests to find, hire, or book talent, crew, suppliers, or services: 'I need a live band in St Kilda', 'find a DJ near Amsterdam', or 'event crew for hire'. For 'I need a live band in St Kilda', use portalId='lb-availability' and location='St Kilda'. Location hierarchy allows broader Melbourne availability to match St Kilda and labels it as a parent-area match. Do NOT use this when the speaker is the talent seeking work, e.g. 'I am a DJ looking for gigs/work'; use search_open_calls for that perspective. Do NOT use this when the user explicitly says 'open call' or asks to post/find/search open calls; that explicit wording takes priority. If availability returns zero, offer to post an open call; never claim a match exists. Search availability listings posted by performers, crew, and service providers who are actively seeking bookings. These are the supply side of the platform — DJs, bands, comedians, artists, event crew, and more advertising their availability for a date range or location. Complement to search_open_calls (demand side).
    search_live_eventsUse when the user asks to find, show, attend, watch, visit, or buy tickets for an event or session—not when they need to hire talent. For example, 'find an analogue listening session in Melbourne' uses this tool; 'analogue listening sessions looking for organisers' uses search_open_calls. Search first-party upcoming live events submitted directly to the Open Call Portals Live Events Map. Includes DJ sets, live bands, comedy nights, and more with geo coordinates (lat/lng), ticketing info, source links, and event start/end times. All events are future or currently in progress.
    get_opportunityLook up one opportunity by its exact public UI reference (for example DJ-3128) before making any claim about it. Returns only an active, non-deleted, non-membership, non-partner public listing and its allowedResponderRoles. State only fields in the live result; missing means not provided. Never invent volume, frequency, or competition.
    prepare_listing_formValidate a versioned, allowlisted listing-form prefill and return the canonical create-form URL. It supports every mounted form advertised by get_platform_schema (39 portal forms plus live events); the exact portal-specific fields, posting roles, and value shapes are declared in this tool's schema. This is a no-write handoff: it never creates a draft, sends email, verifies a code, or publishes. Do not include email addresses, verification codes, tokens, session IDs, credentials, contact data, or unrecognized fields.
    prepare_response_formFor an exact active DJ opportunity only, validate a small response prefill and return the normal editable DJ form URL. This is a no-write handoff: AI may prepare it, but the human supplies identity/contact, consent and verification, then clicks send. It never creates drafts, sends email, verifies, publishes, creates alerts, or uses webhooks. Do not include names, email, phone, credentials, tokens, consent, verification codes, or submission fields.