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Once connected, ChatGPT can use Sterndesk Recruit tools to retrieve recruitment data directly from your conversations.

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Before you start

You need:
  • Access to Sterndesk Recruit.
  • Access to Plugins in ChatGPT.
  • A Sterndesk account with access to the organization you want to use.
Sterndesk Recruit uses OAuth to authenticate the MCP connection. You do not need to create or manually enter a Sterndesk API key.
Production MCP server: https://edge.sterndesk.com/mcp

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1. Create a custom MCP server

In ChatGPT:
  1. Open Plugins.
  2. Click Add.
  3. Select Create custom MCP server.
  4. Enter:
    • Name: Sterndesk: Recruit
    • Description: Access Sterndesk Recruit data and tools from ChatGPT.
    • Connection: Server URL
    • Server URL: https://edge.sterndesk.com/mcp
    • Authentication: OAuth
  5. Confirm I understand and want to continue.
  6. Click Create as a plugin.
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2. Authorize Sterndesk Recruit

After creating the plugin, ChatGPT starts the OAuth authorization flow. Click Continue to Sterndesk: Recruit. You may be asked to:
  • Sign in to Sterndesk.
  • Select your organization.
  • Approve access to Sterndesk Recruit.
After authorization, ChatGPT returns you to the plugin. Dfg

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3. Verify the connected account

Open Plugins → Personal → Sterndesk: Recruit. Under Connected accounts, your Sterndesk account should appear as connected. From this page, click Try in chat to start using Sterndesk Recruit. Ggll

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4. Test the connection

Start with:
Who am I in Sterndesk and which organization am I in?
ChatGPT should use the Sterndesk Recruit MCP connection and return information about the authenticated Sterndesk user and organization. We successfully verified this during testing. Fghj ChatGPT can now retrieve information from the connected Sterndesk Recruit organization.

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Example prompts

Once connected, users can ask ChatGPT to work with Sterndesk Recruit data. For example:
Find Chief Officers with tanker experience, page 1, 20 per page.
Show the STCW certificates and sea service of <candidate name>.
Which candidates best match the open <rank> posting?
The MCP server exposes Sterndesk Recruit tools to ChatGPT, and ChatGPT selects the appropriate tools based on the request.