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MCP Resume and Cover Letter in Cursor

Resumes and cover letters as Word files, from one stored profile. It keeps one structured profile, writes the resume as .docx trimmed to a page budget with the posting's keywords bolded where you actually have them, drafts a one-page cover letter whose every proof line is a verbatim bullet from that profile, and reports the gaps against a job description instead of filling them in.

Keep the profile in one place and the postings in another: paste the job text into the chat, read the coverage figure, and let the .docx land in the folder you have open so the version you actually sent is the version on disk.

What you get in Cursor

You say	Tool
Here is my CV: Ada Rowe, backend engineer, Acme Pay since 2021.	`profile_set`
How well do I match this posting?	`tailor_to_job`
Make me a one-page resume for this role and write the letter, direct tone.	`resume_create then cover_letter_create`

There is no page-layout engine in pure JavaScript, so trimming runs on a word budget: 450 words of body text per A4 page, 540 in the compact style. Every role keeps its first bullet before any role gets a second, and every bullet dropped is named in the response.

Install it in Cursor

The file is .cursor/mcp.json, and the key inside it is mcpServers.

Scope	Path
This project only	`<project>/.cursor/mcp.json`
Every project	`~/.cursor/mcp.json`

If you also run Claude Desktop, the shortest path there is one click: resume.mcpb from the bundle catalog opens as an extension, with no JSON and no terminal. Cursor reads its own config, so here it is:

The config block:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "resume": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-servers/servers/resume/dist/index.js"]
    }
  }
}

The node command above wants a built file. From a clone, once:

git clone https://github.com/theluckystrike/mcp-servers.git
cd mcp-servers && npm install
npm run build -w packages/mcp-license -w servers/resume

That writes servers/resume/dist/index.js, and its absolute path is the one argument the config needs.

The npm packages are not published yet, so the form below returns a 404 today. It is here because it is what the entry becomes the day the publish lands, with nothing else changed:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "resume": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@theluckystrike/mcp-resume"]
    }
  }
}

The Customize page shows the server and its tools once it has started.

Nothing is published to npm yet, so the working install paths are the ones above: the .mcpb bundle from the bundle catalog, a clone and build, or the hosted URL.

No install: the hosted endpoint

The same server runs at https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/resume over MCP streamable HTTP, no install. Mint a free token with curl https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/token, or use a Pro key. It has no filesystem, so a file comes back as a one-hour download link.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "resume": {
      "url": "https://mcp.zovo.one/mcp/resume",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer <token>" }
    }
  }
}

Cursor notes worth knowing first

The current field table marks `type` as required, with `stdio` for a locally launched server, so write it out rather than relying on command and args alone. The other documented restriction is that `envFile` is stdio-only: a remote HTTP or SSE server does not read it, and its headers belong in the config.

Free: profile, the modern style, markdown and HTML exports, 3 cover letters a month, postings up to 2,000 characters. Pro is $19 once, verified offline.

Questions

Project config or global config?

<project>/.cursor/mcp.json applies to that project and can be committed, which suits a server tied to one client. ~/.cursor/mcp.json applies everywhere. Both are managed from the Customize page.

Why does my stdio entry not start?

The current field table marks type as required, with stdio for a locally launched server, so include it. Pointing at a remote endpoint, envFile is documented as stdio-only and is not read.

Is there a one-click install link?

Servers in Cursor's marketplace get an Add to Cursor button. The deeplink reference currently documents prompt, command and rule links only, so for MCP Resume and Cover Letter pasting the config block above is the supported route.

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