CV Forge vs Reactive Resume
A side-by-side look at the CV Forge and Reactive Resume MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CV Forge for workplace & productivity work; choose Reactive Resume for workplace & productivity over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose CV Forge when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You want tools like
jobTitle, company, jobDescription.
Choose Reactive Resume when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 47/100 · Fair | 48/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | No auth required | Not declared |
| Pricing | Free | Not declared |
| Required env vars | None listed | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 30 | 44,327 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 15 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View CV Forge | View Reactive Resume |
Tools & capabilities
CV Forge tools 15
jobTitlecompanyjobDescriptionrequirementspreferredSkillslocationsalaryRangeuserProfilejobRequirementscvDataoutputPathfileName- +3 more on the listing page
Reactive Resume tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
CV Forge
No confirmed install command for CV Forge yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Reactive Resume
{
"mcpServers": {
"reactive-resume-2": {
"url": "https://api.star-history.com/chart?repos=reactive-resume/reactive-resume&type=date&theme=dark&legend=top-left"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
CV Forge is categorized under Workplace & Productivity and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Reactive Resume belongs to Workplace & Productivity and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick CV Forge for workplace & productivity work and Reactive Resume for workplace & productivity.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client. CV Forge has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
CV Forge is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Reactive Resume has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add cv-forge and reactive-resume-2 as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, CV Forge has a quality signal of 47/100 (Fair) with 2 views, 0 installs and 30 GitHub stars. Reactive Resume has 48/100 (Fair) with 1 views, 0 installs and 44,327 GitHub stars.