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DimensionHimalayas MCP ServerSearch remote jobs, post listings, find candidates, and check salary benchmarks via AI conversation.BioMCPOne binary. One grammar. Evidence from the biomedical sources you already trust.
FMRS55 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2010 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2016 / 20
Maintenance9 / 2018 / 20
Documentation14 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience12 / 2014 / 20
Best for
  • Job seekers who want to search and apply for remote jobs via AI
  • Recruiters and employers who need to post jobs, find candidates, and benchmark salaries
  • Developers who want to integrate remote job data into AI workflows
  • Anyone who wants to manage their job search or hiring pipeline conversationally
  • Biomedical researchers
  • Clinicians
  • AI agents that need efficient access to biomedical literature and data analysis
Not for
  • Those looking for on-site or non-remote job listings
  • Developers needing more than 100,000 job/candidate records or high-volume API access
  • Users concerned about completing OAuth login in a browser (needed for authenticated tools)
  • Those expecting all tools to be entirely free without any account (employer tools require a company-linked account)
  • Users needing to write to upstream databases (read-only)
  • Users requiring direct access to closed datasets (e.g., COSMIC is not directly integrated)
  • Users expecting all advanced features without API keys
Required permissions
  • Public tools (search, salary, company research) require no authentication
  • Authenticated tools require a Himalayas account; OAuth 2.1 flow opens a browser for login
  • Employer tools require the account to be linked to a company
  • The server can fetch and post data to Himalayas; data is stored on the Himalayas platform
  • Requires internet access to query public biomedical APIs
  • Optional API keys (NCBI, Semantic Scholar, OpenFDA, etc.) to improve rate limits or unlock features
  • Local read/write access for skills, cache, and local study data (e.g., `~/.local/share/biomcp`)
Risks and side effects
  • Data is dependent on the Himalayas platform; listings and salary data may not be perfectly current
  • OAuth login for authenticated tools presents standard authorization risks
  • Posting jobs may incur costs (e.g., sticky placement) via Stripe
  • Tools may break if the Himalayas API changes or rate limits are hit
  • Searches and posted data may contain incomplete or inaccurate information
  • Upstream API rate limits may affect performance
  • Some data sources (e.g., KEGG) have licensing terms that restrict non-academic use
  • Features requiring API keys (e.g., OncoKB) may be incomplete without them
  • Local binary installations need regular updates for compatibility
Supported clientsClaude Desktop, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, Microsoft Copilot Studio, OpenClawClaude Desktop, Claude Code, Codex, Other MCP stdio clients
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