Placed Resume Builder

Build and manage professional resumes with AI assistance via the Placed MCP server.

Prerequisites

Requires the Placed MCP server. Install via:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "placed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@exidian/placed-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PLACED_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "PLACED_BASE_URL": "https://placed.exidian.tech"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get your API key at https://placed.exidian.tech/settings/api

Available Tools

• create_resume — Create a new resume from your profile or scratch
• get_resume — Retrieve a resume by ID
• update_resume — Update any resume section (experience, education, skills, etc.)
• list_resumes — List all your resumes
• get_resume_schema — Understand available resume sections
• list_resume_templates — Browse 37 professional templates
• get_template_preview — Preview a template
• change_resume_template — Switch your resume template
• get_resume_pdf_url — Download as PDF (expires in 15 min)
• get_resume_docx_url — Download as Word document
• export_resume_json — Export as JSON
• export_resume_markdown — Export as Markdown

Resume Sections

All sections are optional and can be updated independently:

• basics — name, email, phone, headline, location
• summary — professional overview
• experience — work history
• education — degrees and certifications
• skills — technical and soft skills
• languages — language proficiencies
• certifications — professional certs
• awards — honors and recognition
• projects — personal/professional projects
• publications — articles, papers, books
• references — professional references
• volunteer — volunteer experience
• interests — hobbies and interests
• profiles — LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.

Usage

To create a resume: Call create_resume(title="Senior Engineer Resume", target_role="Staff Engineer")

To update sections: Call update_resume(resume_id="...", experience=[...], skills=[...])

To choose a template:

1. Call list_resume_templates() to browse options
2. Call change_resume_template(resume_id="...", template_id="modern") to apply

To export:

• PDF: Call get_resume_pdf_url(resume_id="...")
• Markdown: Call export_resume_markdown(resume_id="...")
• Word: Call get_resume_docx_url(resume_id="...")

To understand available fields: Call get_resume_schema() to see all available fields and their formats.

Tips

• Quantify achievements with metrics (numbers, percentages, dollars)
• Use action verbs at the start of bullet points
• Mirror job description language for better ATS matching
• Test ATS compatibility with check_ats_compatibility() from the placed-resume-optimizer skill