federal-compass-mcp
An MCP server that connects Claude to the USAJobs API, enabling natural language search for federal jobs, translation of government jargon, CV qualification analysis, and explanation of federal concepts like GS grades and clearances.
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search_jobsSearch federal job openings on USAJobs. All parameters are optional. Returns job listings with title, agency, salary, location, and apply URL.
get_job_detailsGet full details for a specific federal job posting including duties, qualifications, and how to apply.
save_cvSave your CV text locally for automatic use in job matching and qualification checks. The CV is stored only on your machine.
get_cvRead your saved CV. Returns the CV text and metadata (when it was saved, original format).
explain_federal_conceptExplain federal career concepts in plain language: GS grades, security clearances, hiring paths, pay plans, and more.
find_matching_jobsFind federal jobs that match your saved CV. Extracts skills and keywords from your CV and searches USAJobs. Requires a saved CV.
check_qualificationCompare your saved CV against a specific job posting. Returns your CV and the job requirements side by side for analysis. Requires a saved CV.
compare_jobsCompare 2-5 federal job postings side by side. Returns salary, grade, clearance, location, and more for each job. Makes one API call per job.
calculate_salaryCalculate federal GS salary with locality pay adjustment. Returns base pay plus locality-adjusted pay for a specific grade, step, and location. Covers all 15 GS grades and ~58 locality pay areas.
extract_ksaExtract KSA (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities) requirements from a federal job posting. Categorizes requirements by type (knowledge, skill, ability, experience, education, certification, other) and optionally matches them against your saved CV.
Disclosed vulnerabilities in this server's declared npm dependencies (via OSV). Whether each is reachable depends on the installed versions.
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk has cross-client data leak via shared server/transport instance reuse
Anthropic's MCP TypeScript SDK has a ReDoS vulnerability
Model Context Protocol (MCP) TypeScript SDK does not enable DNS rebinding protection by default
axios Vulnerable to Full Man-in-the-Middle via Prototype Pollution Gadget in `config.proxy`
axios Vulnerable to Credential Theft and Response Hijacking via Prototype Pollution Gadget in Config Merge
USAJOBS_API_KEY"": "your_api_key",USAJOBS_EMAIL"": "your@email.com"Tool annotations
No tools have read-only/destructive annotations
Add readOnlyHint or destructiveHint annotations to every tool so hosts can warn users before invoking.
All four hints declared on every tool
10/10 tools missing one or more hints — search_jobs (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); get_job_details (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); save_cv (missing: readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint), +7 more. OpenAI's directory rejects tools where any of the four hints are missing or non-boolean.
For every tool, set all four hints (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint) to explicit true/false values that match the handler’s actual behaviour.
Tool inputs are validated
9/10 tool handlers declare input schemas (90%)
Declare an inputSchema with zod/joi/yup on every tool definition.
Tool handlers catch errors
Only 0/10 tool handlers wrap calls in try/catch (0%)
Wrap each tool handler body in try/catch and return a structured error response.
Tool test coverage
Only 0/10 tools referenced in tests (0%)
Write tests that reference each tool by name so every tool has at least one test.
Production dependencies are patched
0 critical, 18 high severity in production deps — @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0 (high), @modelcontextprotocol/sdk@1.12.0 (high)
Run npm audit fix, or upgrade the affected packages to a non-vulnerable version.
Dev dependencies
2 critical/high in dev-only deps (does not ship to users)
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