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Connect SeekOut to search and source talent from your AI assistant using OAuth

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Connect your SeekOut account to give your AI assistant access to SeekOut’s candidate database, talent market data, and ATS pipeline management.

Overview

The SeekOut integration lets your AI:

  • Search Candidates - Search across SeekOut’s candidate database by skills, experience, location, and more
  • Analyze Talent Markets - Understand talent supply and demand for any role or geography
  • Review Your Pipeline - Surface and prioritize candidates already in your ATS

Prerequisites

  • A SeekOut account with MCP access
  • Builder plan or higher on Chipp

How to Connect

SeekOut uses OAuth 2.0 with automatic setup: no API key or client credentials to provision.

  1. Go to build.chipp.ai and open your app
  2. Click Build in the sidebar
  3. Scroll to the Connect card and click Add Pro Action
  4. Find SeekOut in the provider list
  5. Click Connect
  6. A popup opens to SeekOut’s login page: sign in with your SeekOut credentials
  7. Authorize Chipp to access your SeekOut data
  8. The popup closes and SeekOut tools are available in your app
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SeekOut uses OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and automatic client registration. No API keys or client secrets are required on either side. Your credentials are never shared with Chipp.

Available Tools

The following tools are discovered live from SeekOut’s server when you connect. The exact tool set depends on your SeekOut plan and account configuration.

Common capabilities include:

  • Search candidates - Find profiles by skills, experience, education, location, and more
  • Talent market analysis - Analyze supply and demand for a role, skill, or location
  • Pipeline review - Review and rank candidates in your connected ATS

Example Workflows

Candidate Sourcing

System prompt:

plaintext
You help our recruiting team source candidates for open roles.
When given a job description or role title, search SeekOut for
matching candidates and summarize the best fits.

User interaction:

plaintext
User: "Find senior software engineers in the Fargo area with
       experience in Python and data pipelines"

AI: [Searches SeekOut for matching candidates]

Here are the top candidates I found:

1. Jane D. - 8 years Python, 5 years data engineering, currently
   open to new opportunities in Fargo-Moorhead area.
   Skills: Python, Spark, Airflow, dbt, AWS

2. Michael T. - 6 years backend/data, Minneapolis-based but
   listed as open to Fargo relocation.
   Skills: Python, Kafka, Databricks, Azure

...

Talent Market Analysis

System prompt:

plaintext
You help our talent acquisition team understand the local and
national talent markets for the roles we are hiring.

User interaction:

plaintext
User: "How does the supply of data engineers in Fargo compare
       to Minneapolis and Denver?"

AI: [Calls SeekOut talent market analysis]

Based on SeekOut data:
- Fargo: ~180 data engineers, growing 12% YoY
- Minneapolis: ~2,400 data engineers, competitive market
- Denver: ~4,100 data engineers, high demand and compensation

Fargo offers a smaller but growing pool with significantly lower
competition for candidates.

Troubleshooting

OAuth popup closes without connecting

  • Make sure popups are allowed for build.chipp.ai in your browser
  • Try in an incognito window to rule out extension interference
  • Re-click Connect to start fresh

”Authorization failed” or “Access denied”

  • Confirm you are logged into the correct SeekOut account
  • Check with your SeekOut administrator that your account has MCP access enabled
  • Contact SeekOut support at support@seekout.com if MCP access needs provisioning

No tools appear after connecting

  • Try the “Test” button in the Pro Actions panel to verify the connection is active
  • Disconnect and reconnect to get a fresh token
  • Contact support@chipp.ai if the issue persists

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