Prelim vs Open Greenhouse MCP
A side-by-side look at the Prelim and Open Greenhouse MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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PrelimWorkplace & ProductivityRead AI preliminary phone screens — your roles, candidate scores, transcripts, and analytics.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose Prelim for workplace & productivity work; choose Open Greenhouse MCP for workplace & productivity as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
PChoose Prelim when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
Choose Open Greenhouse MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Workplace & Productivity domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- Its auth model fits you: API key required.
- You have the keys it needs:
GREENHOUSE_API_KEY, GREENHOUSE_BOARD_TOKEN, GREENHOUSE_TOOL_PROFILE, GREENHOUSE_READ_ONLY, GREENHOUSE_ON_BEHALF_OF, GREENHOUSE_LOG_LEVEL, GREENHOUSE_LOG_FILE.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | P Prelim | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Workplace & Productivity | Workplace & Productivity |
| Quality signal | 37/100 · Fair | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | API key required |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | GREENHOUSE_API_KEYGREENHOUSE_BOARD_TOKENGREENHOUSE_TOOL_PROFILEGREENHOUSE_READ_ONLYGREENHOUSE_ON_BEHALF_OFGREENHOUSE_LOG_LEVELGREENHOUSE_LOG_FILE |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | — | 5 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Prelim | View Open Greenhouse MCP |
Tools & capabilities
Prelim tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Open Greenhouse MCP 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.
Prelim
No confirmed install command for Prelim yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Open Greenhouse MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"benmonopoli-open-greenhouse-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"open-greenhouse-mcp"
],
"env": {
"GREENHOUSE_API_KEY": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_API_KEY_HERE",
"GREENHOUSE_BOARD_TOKEN": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_BOARD_TOKEN_HERE",
"GREENHOUSE_TOOL_PROFILE": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_TOOL_PROFILE_HERE",
"GREENHOUSE_READ_ONLY": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_READ_ONLY_HERE",
"GREENHOUSE_ON_BEHALF_OF": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_ON_BEHALF_OF_HERE",
"GREENHOUSE_LOG_LEVEL": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_LOG_LEVEL_HERE",
"GREENHOUSE_LOG_FILE": "YOUR_GREENHOUSE_LOG_FILE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Prelim is categorized under Workplace & Productivity and uses an install path we have not confirmed yet. Open Greenhouse MCP belongs to Workplace & Productivity and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Prelim for workplace & productivity work and Open Greenhouse MCP 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. Prelim has no confirmed install command yet — follow its own setup instructions.
Prelim has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Open Greenhouse MCP is listed as free. Auth: api key required. 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 prelim and benmonopoli-open-greenhouse-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Prelim has a quality signal of 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. Open Greenhouse MCP has 53/100 (Good) with 6 views, 0 installs and 5 GitHub stars.