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Lever's API needs an API key on a LeverTRM plan, and it has no endpoint to email a candidate. Sign in to Lever once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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Lever's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need Lever's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Candidate emails, agent access No Partly Yes, 12 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when Lever changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 22, 2026. Sources: Lever Developer: API Overview · Lever Help: Enabling and using the Criteria Corp integration (API key) · Lever Help: Archiving opportunities

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to Lever in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect Lever to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 12 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. Lever and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/lever with its own method and path, such as PATCH /api/v1/lever/opportunities/{opportunity_id}/stage, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the Lever API and MCP server do?

12 tools on your own Lever account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools lever_read and lever_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
Lever tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_opportunities Lists opportunities in your pipeline, optionally for one posting, stage, tag or candidate email. read
get_opportunity Returns one opportunity with its stage, tags, sources, followers and archive state. read
list_notes Lists the notes in a candidate's profile story. read
list_feedback Lists the feedback forms submitted for an opportunity. read
list_postings Lists the job postings of your Lever account. read
list_stages Lists the pipeline stages of your account. read
list_archive_reasons Lists the archive reasons you can pick when archiving an opportunity. read
change_stage Moves an opportunity to another pipeline stage. writeasks first
archive_opportunity Archives an opportunity with an archive reason and can email the candidate. writeasks first
add_note Adds a note to a candidate's profile. writeasks first
update_tags Adds and removes tags on an opportunity. write
send_email Sends an email to a candidate from their opportunity. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 12 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All Lever use cases

Is it safe to connect Lever?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the Lever API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while Lever is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

See full pricing
Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does Lever have an API?

Yes. Lever has a REST Data API that reads and writes opportunities, notes, feedback, stages and archive reasons, but you need an API key on a LeverTRM plan or a registered partner app with OAuth, and Lever's developer docs list no MCP server (checked 22 Oct 2026).

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open Lever under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 12 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to Lever yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so Lever sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: change_stage, archive_opportunity, add_note, send_email wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Do I need a LeverTRM plan or an API key to use Cotlet?

No. Cotlet works in your own Lever account through a sign-in, so it needs neither an API key nor the plan tier that includes the API. What each tool can do follows your Lever role; Lever lists Super Admin, Admin, Team Member and Limited Team Member for adding notes. If your plan includes the API and you have a developer, Lever's own API is a fine fit for custom code (checked 22 Oct 2026).

Can my agent send an offer or schedule an interview?

No. Cotlet has no tool to create or send offers, to schedule or reschedule interviews, or to edit postings and requisitions. Lever's API reference lists offers only to list and download. Offers and scheduling stay in Lever.

Should I use a Lever MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when Lever changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with Lever?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Lever.

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