Prelim

Run AI preliminary phone screens against any open hiring role on Prelim.

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What it can do

  • List Jobs: List the open hiring roles (jobs) in your Prelim organization. Each job is a role being screened for. Returns lightweight summaries with interview counts; use get_job for full details inclu
  • Get Job: Get full details of one hiring role: title, description, status, branding, and the list of screening questions the AI will ask candidates.
  • List Screens: List preliminary phone screens (interviews) for a job. Returns candidate summaries with score and recommendation; use get_screen for per-question scores and get_transcript for the full c

What data it sees

Do you need an account

No: the server works without sign-in

Run AI preliminary phone screens against any open hiring role on Prelim. Read your jobs, candidate screen scores, full transcripts, and analytics directly from your AI assistant. Read-only, OAuth-protected, free to use with any Prelim account at https://prelim.chat.

Tools

  • list_jobs — list hiring roles in your Prelim org
  • get_job — full details + screening questions for one role
  • list_screens — candidate screens for a role with score + recommendation
  • get_screen — per-question scores, summary, recommendation for one screen
  • get_transcript — the full AI ↔ candidate conversation
  • get_job_analytics — completion rate, average score, weekly trends (Pro)

Auth

OAuth 2.1 + PKCE. Your AI client (Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Claude Desktop, etc.) signs you in via Prelim's consent screen and gets a short-lived read-only token bound to your account.

How to connect

How to connect Prelim to Claude

The server address to paste into Claude settings:

https://prelim--prelim.run.tools

  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 Prelim to ChatGPT

The server address to paste into ChatGPT settings:

https://prelim--prelim.run.tools

  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 Prelim to Cursor

The server address to paste into Cursor settings:

https://prelim--prelim.run.tools

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 (6)

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

list_jobsList the open hiring roles (jobs) in your Prelim organization. Each job is a role being screened for. Returns lightweight summaries with interview counts; use get_job for full details including screening questions.
get_jobGet full details of one hiring role: title, description, status, branding, and the list of screening questions the AI will ask candidates.
list_screensList preliminary phone screens (interviews) for a job. Returns candidate summaries with score and recommendation; use get_screen for per-question scores and get_transcript for the full conversation.
get_screenGet one preliminary screen with overall score, recommendation, summary, and per-question scores. Excludes the full transcript to keep responses small; use get_transcript for the conversation messages.
get_transcriptGet the full back-and-forth between the AI screener and the candidate for one preliminary screen. Returns the ordered list of messages. Use this when the user wants to read what was said; use get_screen for just the score and summary.
get_job_analyticsJob-level analytics: completion rate, average score, status breakdown, and weekly trends over the last 30 days. Requires a Pro plan — free-tier users receive an upgrade message.