Automation
career-ops
Scores job listings so you can apply to fewer of them
★ 70k
September 2026
MIT
Automation
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 6 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (LICENSE). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 30 Aug 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 29 tools we list in Automation
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed15 of 29
- Requires terminal commands9 that do not →
- Requires an API key13 that do not →
- Sends your input to the provider2 that do not →
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Turns an agent CLI into a job-search command centre: it scans Greenhouse, Ashby, Lever and company pages with Playwright, reasons about your CV against each description rather than matching keywords, scores the fit across five weighted dimensions with a separate legitimacy check, and generates a tailored ATS-aware PDF per listing — all tracked in one place. Explicitly a filter, not a spray-and-pray tool: the system discourages applying below 4.0/5. Early scores are admittedly rough until you teach it your priorities. MIT.
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultySome setup needed
- Command lineRequired
- API keyRequired
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
career-ops FAQ
- Is career-ops free?
- career-ops itself is free, but it needs an API key for an external AI service. That service charges separately, though some have a free tier.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use career-ops?
- It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
- Does career-ops work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use career-ops commercially?
- The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| career-ops (this page) | Required | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| n8n | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Not verified |
| screenshot-to-code | Required | Required | Yes | No | Yes |
| Huginn | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.