CV ForgeSAFE
MCP server that generates ATS-friendly CVs, cover letters, and email templates tailored to any job description
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
Forge powerful, ATS-friendly CVs tailored to any job requirement.
An intelligent MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that analyzes job postings and crafts perfectly-matched CVs.
Features
- Parse Job Requirements: Extract key skills, qualifications, email addresses, and hiring manager names from job postings
- Generate Tailored CVs: Create customized CV content based on user profile and job requirements
- Cover Letter Generation: Generate personalized cover letters tailored to specific job applications
- Email Template Creation: Create professional email templates with automatic email address detection
- Complete Application Packages: Generate CV, cover letter, and email template in one command
- PDF by Default: Automatically generates professional PDF documents when no format is specified
- Multiple Output Formats: Generate documents in PDF (default), HTML, Markdown, and text formats
- Professional PDF Generation: Create publication-ready PDF documents with professional styling
- ATS-Friendly: Optimized for Applicant Tracking Systems with proper keyword placement
- Smart Contact Extraction: Automatically extracts email addresses and hiring manager names from job descriptions
Star History
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Installation
Via npm (Recommended)
Install globally:
npm install -g cv-forge
Or install locally in your project:
npm install cv-forge
From Source
- Clone this repository
- Install dependencies:
npm install
- Build the project:
npm run build
Usage
Connecting to Claude Desktop
To use this MCP server with Claude Desktop, you need to add it to your Claude configuration file.
Step 1: Install cv-forge
npm install -g cv-forge
e8f3fda50c6cOBSERVED · 2026-10-08Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add cv-forge -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"cv-forge": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (17)
12 read · 5 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
debug_cv_data | read | |
draft_complete_application | read | |
draft_cv_pdf | read | |
generate_and_save_cv_html | write | |
generate_and_save_cv_markdown | write | |
generate_and_save_cv_pdf | write | |
generate_cover_letter | read | |
generate_cv | read | |
generate_cv_data | read | |
generate_cv_html | read | |
generate_cv_markdown | read | |
generate_cv_pdf | read | |
generate_cv_to_default_folder | read | |
generate_email_template | read | |
parse_job_requirements | read | |
save_cover_letter_pdf | write | |
save_cv_text | write |
Trust audit
SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | PASS |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- none-observed
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- not all pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (1)
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, @types/markdown-it, docx, dotenv, markdown-it, md-to-pdf, zod, @types/node
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
e8f3fda50c6cfull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/thechandanbhagat__cv-forge.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | e8f3fda50c6c | SAFE | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the CV Forge MCP server?
MCP server that generates ATS-friendly CVs, cover letters, and email templates tailored to any job description
What tools does CV Forge expose?
17 in total: 12 read-only, 5 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is CV Forge safe to connect to an agent?
The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.
What credentials does CV Forge need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does CV Forge run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as cv-forge at 1.0.3.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (e8f3fda50c6c), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.