OJCP - Open protocol for agent-consumable job data
Show HN: OJCP – an open protocol for agent-consumable job data
OJCP (Open Job Context Protocol) is an open standard that enables AI agents to discover, reason over, and act on job opportunities. Built on MCP (Model Context Protocol) and interoperable with schema.org, it provides structured, discoverable, and privacy-respecting job data. Key features include MCP-native tools, structured discovery via /.well-known/ojcp.json, normalized apply paths, consent-first privacy, agent-aware ranking, and WebMCP readiness. The protocol defines seven core schemas and six standard MCP tools, with a live playground for testing. OJCP aims to standardize how agents interact with job listings, making the hiring process more efficient and agent-friendly.
OJCP defines how AI agents discover, reason over, and act on job opportunities, built on MCP and designed to compose with the broader agentic web.
- sandeepkd
Its probably a good idea to standardize things for everyones benefit and thats where the protocol key word kicks in.
Tangentially on a personal note I find it offensive to use the word protocol when proposing a solution in the beginning at this early stage. My reservations extend all the way to MCP as well, glueing things together to make it work for your own use case isn't a worthy candidate to be a protocol. There is no mention of any committee members other than Recruitics which makes it hard to capture all the use cases, concerns, long term vision from different parties.
- fidotron
I was hoping this was for agents to consume job data so they can perform the job.
How does the recruiting industry see itself surviving if it is just going to turn into "AI said this guy"?
- zackmorris
Can you perform a public service and track which companies reject/ghost the most applicants?
That way job seekers can save a lot of time by blacklisting those companies.
Because I'm hearing horror stories of people applying for hundreds of jobs and barely receiving any responses, much less rejection letters. Which should probably be an illegal practice for any tax ID holder that lists job openings publicly.