Storylenses MCP Server

AI cover letter generation for agents. Job analysis, profile matching, narrative letters.

Local serverstdioTypeScript

What is the Storylenses MCP server?

AI cover letter generation for agents. Job analysis, profile matching, narrative letters. Exposed over MCP by the storylenses mcp server, that capability becomes something an assistant can invoke while it works, not something you go and do afterwards.

What it actually does

AI-powered cover letter generation for MCP-compatible agents. The first production MCP server for job applications.

Its toolset

Everything the assistant can do here goes through one of these:

  • Free — 10 generations/month
  • storylenses_analyze_job — Extract 15+ structured fields from a job posting
  • storylenses_match_profile — Match a candidate CV against job data
  • storylenses_generate_letter — Generate a story-driven cover letter
  • storylenses_quality_check — Score and evaluate a cover letter
  • storylenses_list_archetypes — List available narrative archetypes and tones

Adding it to your client

STORYLENSES_API_KEY on npm is all you need. Most clients run it directly, so configuration is a few lines and a restart.

Configuration

You will need 2 environment variables: STORYLENSES_API_KEY, STORYLENSES_API_URL. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

When to reach for it

Plenty of developer tooling servers cover similar ground. The differences that matter in practice are scope of access and how much setup stands between you and a working tool call. Storylenses's toolset — Free, storylenses_analyze_job, storylenses_match_profile and 3 more — is a fair guide to whether it matches your workflow. It is maintained by benediktgirz; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

Caveats

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the storylenses mcp server does with a few real requests.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
Free10 generations/month
storylenses_analyze_jobExtract 15+ structured fields from a job posting
storylenses_match_profileMatch a candidate CV against job data
storylenses_generate_letterGenerate a story-driven cover letter
storylenses_quality_checkScore and evaluate a cover letter
storylenses_list_archetypesList available narrative archetypes and tones

How to install the Storylenses MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "storylenses": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@storylenses/mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "STORYLENSES_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
STORYLENSES_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
STORYLENSES_API_URLEndpoint or connection string the server talks to.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Storylenses to Free.
  • Use Storylenses to storylenses analyze job.
  • Use Storylenses to storylenses match profile.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Storylenses to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 6 tools (Free, storylenses_analyze_job, storylenses_match_profile, and more) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Storylenses directly.