Herohunt MCP server

by herohunt-ai·io.github.herohunt-ai/herohunt-mcp·v1.0.2

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People search API - find 1 billion candidates across LinkedIn and GitHub with real-time data.

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Herohunt tools (10, 1 write)

write = sends, deletes, buys or posts

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account_billing_portal_link
Get Stripe Customer Portal URL for managing subscriptions. Free.
account_searches_list
List past searches with first-page profiles. Free.
account_upgrade_link
Get a dashboard URL prefilled with account email for plan upgrades. Free.
account_usage_get
Get plan, total/used/remaining credits, rate limit, and next credit reset date. Free.
api_keys_createwrite action
Create a new API key. Full key is returned only once. Store it immediately.
api_keys_list
List API key prefixes, scopes, and last-used timestamps.
api_keys_revoke
Permanently revoke an API key. Irreversible.
api_keys_rotate
Rotate an API key: deactivate old, issue new with same scopes.
people_search
Search for people profiles using natural language across LinkedIn, GitHub, and StackOverflow.
people_search_paginate
Fetch additional pages for an existing search. Free unless enrich is enabled.

Public scan report

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-27 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

Code scan3 source files scanned25/25
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
Maintenancelast push 139 days ago8/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year9/10

Overall 74/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

How Herohunt compares

Against every graded Sales and outbound MCP server, from our own scans and uptime checks. Updated after each scan run.

Safety score: 74/100; higher than 44% of 876 Sales and outbound servers
Tools: 10; the typical Sales and outbound server has 9
Tools that change things: 10%; typical: 11%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break
Downloads a week: 42; more than 40% of 148 Sales and outbound servers with a package

What its tools let an agent do: 9 read · 1 change

Install Herohunt in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code

Runs npx -y herohunt-mcp on your machine. Read the scan report first; the gateway never runs local packages.

claude mcp add herohunt-mcp -- npx -y herohunt-mcp

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What the publisher says

From the Herohunt repository's README, as published. We do not edit it. Read it on GitHub

herohunt-mcp

MCP server for the HeroHunt People Search API. Search for talent across LinkedIn, GitHub, and StackOverflow from any MCP-compatible AI agent.

Quick Start

Option 1: Remote URL (recommended)

Claude Desktop, Cursor, and most modern MCP clients support remote HTTP endpoints directly. No package installation needed.

Claude Desktop (~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claudedesktopconfig.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "herohunt-people-search": {
      "url": "https://api.herohunt.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "herohunt-people-search": {
      "url": "https://api.herohunt.ai/api/v1/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Option 2: stdio (via npx)

For MCP clients that only support stdio transport:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "herohunt-people-search": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "herohunt-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "HEROHUNT_API_KEY": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get Your API Key

Tools

Example

After connecting, ask your AI agent:

"Use HeroHunt to find me 5 senior Go engineers in Berlin and summarise the top 3."

The agent will call people_search with a natural language query, receive structured profile data (name, title, company, location, skills, platform links), and summarize the results.

To get contact info, ask:

"Enrich the results with emails and phone numbers."

The agent will call peoplesearchpaginate with enrich: true.

Environment Variables

License

MIT

Nothing above is checked by us. What we check is on the safety report.

Herohunt: common questions

Is Herohunt MCP server safe?: Mostly: it is graded B (74/100). Read the Herohunt safety report
How do I install Herohunt?: It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code or Claude Desktop config from the install section.
Does Herohunt need an API key?: Yes. The registry entry asks for HEROHUNT_API_KEY.
Is Herohunt maintained?: The last commit was 173 days ago (2026-05-11). The latest release is v1.0.2.
What can I use instead of Herohunt?: Servers from other publishers that do the same job: HeyLead — AI agent for LinkedIn outreach MCP server, LinkFetch: LinkedIn MCP server and PaidSync.ai MCP server. Compare all Herohunt alternatives.
How does Herohunt compare with other Sales and outbound MCP servers?: safety score 74/100 (higher than 44% of 876 Sales and outbound servers); tools 10 (the typical Sales and outbound server has 9); tools that change things 10% (typical: 11%. Fewer write tools means less an agent can break). Full comparison.

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