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Krew Guru runs a public remote MCP server at https://api.krew.guru/mcp. AI assistants can use it to search open maritime vacancies, read a vacancy, and turn a seafarer CV into a Krew Guru profile draft. No account or API key is needed. The service is free for seafarers (MLC 2006 Regulation 1.4).

How to connect

https://api.krew.guru/mcp
  • Transport: Streamable HTTP, one address, POST only, plain JSON responses. No sessions.
  • Protocol: MCP 2026-07-28. Clients on versions 2025-11-25, 2025-06-18 and 2025-03-26 connect to the same address with initialize.
  • Authentication: none. No account, sign-up or API key.
  • Claude: add the Krew Guru connector from the Claude connectors directory, or add a custom connector with the address above.
  • Other MCP clients: add a remote (Streamable HTTP) server with the address above.

Tools

search_maritime_jobs

Read only

Searches open vacancies by rank, vessel type and joining date. Returns up to 20 published vacancies whose boarding date has not passed: salary range in USD per month (net), contract length in months and a vacancy_url on krew.guru.

get_maritime_job

Read only

Returns one vacancy by its vac_id: rank, vessel type and size, salary, contract length, boarding date and port, requirements (citizenship, English level, certificates, visas) and a vacancy_url.

create_seafarer_profile_draft

Writes data, sends an email

Turns the text of a seafarer CV into a Krew Guru profile draft and returns up to 5 matching vacancies. Krew Guru sends a 6-digit code and a sign-in link to the email in the CV (or to the email argument). The profile is saved only after the seafarer enters that code on krew.guru.

get_profile_draft_status

Read only

Checks a draft by the draft_token returned by create_seafarer_profile_draft: status, masked email, CV preview without contacts, handoff_url and matching vacancies.

Example requests

  • “Find Second Engineer jobs on bulk carriers joining in mid-November.”
  • “Tell me more about the first vacancy: salary, contract length and requirements.”
  • “Here is my CV, create a Krew Guru profile and show jobs that fit me.”

What the server does not do

  • It does not sign a seafarer in and has no tool for the 6-digit code from the email. The seafarer enters the code on krew.guru.
  • It does not apply to vacancies. The seafarer applies on krew.guru through the vacancy_url.
  • It never returns email addresses, phone numbers, passport or other document numbers, or company contact details.

Data and privacy

  • Vacancy data is public and comes from the Krew Guru database.
  • CV text sent to create_seafarer_profile_draft is parsed by an LLM provider (DeepSeek) to fill in the profile fields. No other third party receives it.
  • A draft is kept for 24 hours. A Krew Guru profile is created only after the seafarer confirms the code sent to the email from the CV.
  • The server receives only the arguments of each tool call. It does not see or store the rest of the conversation.
  • Use create_seafarer_profile_draft only with the seafarer’s own CV or with their consent.

Full details are in the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use.

Limits

  • CV parsing: 6 CVs per 10 minutes and 20 per day from one IP address.
  • Emails with a code: 1 per 10 minutes and 3 per day to one address.
  • Search returns up to 20 vacancies per call; use offset for the next page.

About Krew Guru

  • Krew Guru is free for seafarers, in line with MLC 2006 Regulation 1.4.
  • Krew Guru is an online job platform, not a crewing agency. It does not hire seafarers and does not guarantee employment.
  • Questions and support: cx@krew.guru.