Search candidates
Candidates matching a name, email, position, company or tag.
MCP tool manatal_read → search_candidates
read
Returns the candidates that match the query, with current position, company, tags and the date the profile was created. Use candidate_id in get_candidate, list_candidate_notes, add_candidate_note and add_candidate_to_job. A query that matches nobody returns an empty list. What you see follows your Manatal role.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| query string | string | Name, email, position or company to look for. |
| tag string | string | Only candidates with this candidate tag, as written in Manatal. |
| cursor string | string | Next page cursor from the previous call. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "manatal_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "search_candidates",
"arguments": {}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"candidates": [
{
"candidate_id": 48213,
"name": "Daniel Reyes",
"current_position": "Senior Product Designer",
"current_company": "Brightwell",
"email": "daniel.reyes@example.com",
"tags": [
"design"
],
"created_at": "2026-10-02T09:14:00Z"
}
],
"next_cursor": null
},
"isError": false
}