OJCP – an open protocol for agent-consumable job data
Author here! Agents are applying to jobs for people right now, with progressively more volume, and there's nothing built for it. So they scrape career pages and fight ATS forms with Playwright/Browser Use, which breaks constantly (or they get bot blocked). Employers get buried in applications that don't fit, candidates hear nothing back, and the resume is now an AI-written thing that another AI scores (which breaks the existing model entirely, btw). OJCP is MCP tools for search and apply, a manifest at /.well-known/ojcp.json so agents can find providers, and schemas that…
OJCP – an open protocol for agent-consumable job data launched on August 12, 2026 with 39 votes, #635 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
OJCP is an open protocol that enables AI agents to discover, search, and apply for jobs through a standardized interface. Built on the Model Context Protocol, it provides structured job data and application tools that work across job boards, career pages, and ATS systems without requiring web scraping or browser automation. The protocol is governed by representatives from employers, job boards, ATS vendors, and agent platforms, designed to reduce application spam, improve candidate communication, and create a reliable way for agents to interact with job opportunities.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
A front door for the agents candidates send: OJCP is the open standard for how AI agents search, read and apply to jobs, under rules the employer controls.
OJCP is the open standard for how AI agents search, read and apply to jobs, under rules the employer controls: verified agent identity, applications a person actually approved, and credit for whichever agent sent them. Built on MCP. Governed by an independent steering committee . OJCP is shaped by employers, ATS vendors, job boards, staffing agencies, and agent platforms — each holding one seat on the steering committee , none holding a veto. A shared protocol so AI agents and job providers speak the same language — structured, discoverable, privacy-respecting. OJCP tools are valid MCP tools. Any MCP client can call search_jobs, get_job_detail, and begin_application out of the box.…from ojcp.dev
In the maker’s words, at launch
Author here! Agents are applying to jobs for people right now, with progressively more volume, and there's nothing built for it. So they scrape career pages and fight ATS forms with Playwright/Browser Use, which breaks constantly (or they get bot blocked). Employers get buried in applications that don't fit…
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