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Reactive Resume

Reactive Resume is an MCP server that adds tools to AI assistants such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor. A one-of-a-kind resume builder that keeps your privacy in mind. It has 44,869 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/reactive-resume/reactive-resume.

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Install Reactive Resume

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reactive-resume": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/reactive-resume/reactive-resume"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio reactive-resume -- docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/reactive-resume/reactive-resume

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "reactive-resume": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/reactive-resume/reactive-resume"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "reactive-resume": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "ghcr.io/reactive-resume/reactive-resume"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

About Reactive Resume

Reactive Resume is a free and open-source resume builder for writing resumes and cover letters, checking your work, and tracking job applications.

  • resume-builder
  • react
  • hacktoberfest
  • self-hosted
  • dsh-plugin
  • ai
  • javascript
  • typescript
  • agent-skills
  • mcp-server

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FAQ

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How do I install the Reactive Resume MCP server?

Add the command docker run -i --rm ghcr.io/reactive-resume/reactive-resume to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is Reactive Resume free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It does not declare any required API key.

Is Reactive Resume actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Oct 25, 2026. The latest release is v6.0.6, published Oct 25, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.