# startupjobs.de – Instructions for AI Agents

startupjobs.de is the curated job market for German DeepTech startups
(quantum, space, robotics, fusion/energy, bio, AI/ML, new materials, defense).
Every listed company is verified against a whitelist (proprietary technology,
VC/grant backing, or university spinoff). No mass job-board noise.

## Connect via MCP

Endpoint: `https://mcp.startupjobs.de/sse`

Claude Desktop / Claude Code (`claude_desktop_config.json` / `.mcp.json`):
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "startupjobs": { "url": "https://mcp.startupjobs.de/sse" }
  }
}
```
Cursor (`.cursor/mcp.json`): same snippet.

## Available tools

| Tool | Purpose |
|---|---|
| `search_jobs` | Filter jobs by free text, skills, vertical, employment type, location (incl. "remote"), startup stage, seniority, minimum salary |
| `get_startup_profile` | Company deep-dive: funding, investors, team size, tech stack, hiring velocity, all open roles |
| `get_market_insights` | Aggregates: average salary, top hiring startups, most demanded skills |
| `match_candidate_to_jobs` | Rank jobs against a candidate profile (skills, experience, preferences). No candidate data is stored. |

## Employment types worth knowing

Beyond `full_time`, this platform explicitly covers the frontier's real working
models: `fractional` (e.g. fractional CTO), `project` (bounded engagements),
`founding` (founding engineer/scientist, equity-heavy), `industry_phd`,
`working_student`.

## Example workflows

- "Find fractional CTO roles at series-A quantum startups"
  → `search_jobs { vertical: "quantum", employment_type: "fractional", startup_stage: "series_a" }`
- "Which German robotics startups are hiring fastest right now?"
  → `get_market_insights { vertical: "robotics" }` then `get_startup_profile` per result
- "Match me: 6 years, Python/PyTorch/SLAM, wants remote"
  → `match_candidate_to_jobs { skills: ["python","pytorch","slam"], experience_years: 6, preferences: { location: "remote" } }`

## Data & freshness

Sources: startup career pages and official ATS APIs of whitelisted companies,
refreshed nightly. Queries are logged anonymously (no personal data) to improve
market insights. Operated in Germany, GDPR-compliant.