--- title: "Set up CareerMax in Claude" description: "Add the CareerMax connector to Claude, sign in, and approve the profile Claude drafts from your résumé. It takes about five minutes. Then schedule your daily job search brief." canonical_url: https://careermax.ai/docs/set-up-claude last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- # Set up CareerMax in Claude > For AI agents: this is the Markdown version of https://careermax.ai/docs/set-up-claude. The index of every CareerMax docs page is at https://careermax.ai/llms.txt. Add the CareerMax connector to Claude, sign in, and approve the profile Claude drafts from your résumé. It takes about five minutes. Then schedule your daily job search brief. > **Coming soon:** The CareerMax connectors for Claude and ChatGPT launch soon. This page shows how to connect them. **Add to Claude:** https://careermax.ai/claude (opens Claude's "Add custom connector" form with CareerMax filled in) Or paste this into Claude: ```text Set up CareerMax for my job search. 1. If CareerMax isn't connected yet, give me this link to add it, then wait until I say it's connected: https://careermax.ai/claude 2. Set up my CareerMax profile from my résumé and show me today's best jobs for me. 3. Schedule "Run my CareerMax job search brief" for every weekday at 8 AM. If scheduling isn't available on my plan, tell me how to run it myself. ``` Claude shows a notice that the link came from outside Claude. Check that the URL is mcp.careermax.ai and tap Continue. ## 1. Add the connector Tap **Add to Claude** above. Claude opens its "Add custom connector" form with CareerMax already filled in. Claude shows a notice because the link came from outside Claude. Check that the URL is mcp.careermax.ai, tap Continue, then confirm. Do this on claude.ai or in the Claude desktop app. On another computer, open [careermax.ai/claude](https://careermax.ai/claude) to get the same form. Once it's added, CareerMax works in Claude on the web, desktop and your phone. Signed in to CareerMax on the web? **AI agents** in the sidebar has the same button and setup prompt. To add it by hand, open **Customize**, then **Connectors**. Select **+ Add**, choose **Add custom connector**, name it CareerMax and paste this URL: `https://mcp.careermax.ai/mcp` ## 2. Sign in Claude asks you to connect CareerMax. Sign in with your CareerMax account, or create one on the same screen. Claude never sees your password, and CareerMax only acts on the account you sign in with. ## 3. Set up your profile in one go Start a new chat and paste the setup prompt from the top of this page. Or just say: > Help me find a job Claude asks once for your résumé. Attach it, paste it, or describe your experience if you don't have one. From that, and from what it already knows about you, Claude drafts: - **Job preferences:** target roles, locations, remote, hybrid or on-site, level, and minimum pay if you've mentioned it. - **Facts employers ask for:** work authorization, visa sponsorship, your city, phone and LinkedIn. Anything Claude doesn't know stays empty rather than guessed. - **Your applicant email,** such as `averychen@apply.myresume.page`. Employers write to it and CareerMax forwards their emails to you. You can't change it later, so pick a handle you're happy with. - **Daily outreach, on or off:** 3 new companies a day worth reaching out to, 1 credit each, free when nobody is found. Claude shows all of it once. Change anything in the chat, then approve. Claude saves everything and shows today's best jobs for you. The first search takes about a minute. ## 4. Schedule your job search brief On a paid Claude plan, Claude can run your brief for you every weekday morning. The setup prompt asks Claude to schedule it for 8 AM. To set it up yourself: 1. In Claude, open **Scheduled** and create a new task. 2. Use this prompt: > Run my CareerMax job search brief 3. Pick a time, such as 8:00 AM on weekdays. Scheduled tasks aren't available on free Claude plans. Start a chat each morning and say "Run my CareerMax job search brief" instead. ## Check that it works Ask Claude: > Show my CareerMax account overview Claude replies with your name, credits and anything setup still needs. If it answers without CareerMax, see the fixes below. ## If CareerMax won't connect - **Claude warns that the link came from outside Claude.** That's expected for links from other websites. Check that the URL is mcp.careermax.ai and tap Continue. - **You're on a free Claude plan and already have a custom connector.** Free plans allow one. Remove the other one under **Customize**, then **Connectors**, or upgrade your Claude plan. - **You're on a Claude Team or Enterprise plan.** An owner adds custom connectors under **Organization settings**, then **Connectors**. Ask yours to add CareerMax with the URL above. Then find it under **Customize**, then **Connectors**, and select **Connect**. - **Sign-in doesn't open or doesn't finish.** Allow pop-ups for claude.ai, then connect again under **Customize**, then **Connectors**. - **Claude answers without using CareerMax.** Select **+** in the chat, open **Connectors** and check CareerMax is on. Then ask again and mention CareerMax by name. - **CareerMax isn't in Claude on your phone.** Add it on claude.ai or the desktop app first. It then shows up on mobile. More fixes are in [Troubleshooting](https://careermax.ai/docs/troubleshooting). ## Other assistants CareerMax works with other assistants on the same account, so your profile and applications are shared. - [ChatGPT](https://careermax.ai/docs/set-up-chatgpt) - [Claude Code](https://careermax.ai/docs/set-up-claude-code) - [AI agents and developers](https://careermax.ai/docs/for-ai-agents)