Job Verify: Detect fake recruiter & job-offer scams with free

JobVerify is an MCP server that checks whether a recruiter or job offer is genuine before you respond. Paste a message, company, link, or email — it runs the same background checks a fraud investigator would, using only free public OSINT (no API keys, nothing stored), and returns a plain-English verdict: looks legit, be careful, or almost certainly a scam — and why.

Who's It For Job seekers — especially anyone applying to remote roles, where fake "we loved your profile" offers are everywhere. Check a recruiter before you reply, share personal info, or send money. New grads & career switchers — the people scammers target most, with "onboarding equipment" fees and fake task jobs. Freelancers & contractors — who get cold offers from unknown "clients" and need to vet them fast. Recruiters & HR teams — to spot imposters using their company's name and protect candidates from brand-impersonation scams. Security & OSINT folks — anyone who wants an automated, no-API-key way to run the standard verification checklist on a suspicious message. If you've ever stared at a job offer thinking "this looks real… but something feels off," JobVerify is for you.

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Evidence of Traction JobVerify is early-stage but already shipped and usable today: - Live and installable: published on PyPI (`uvx jobverify-mcp`) and listed in the Model Context Protocol registry, so anyone can run it in Claude with a single line — no setup, no API keys. - Open source (MIT) on GitHub, with 20+ working OSINT tools and a one-command `analyze` flow already implemented. - Built in response to a real problem: created after a live fake-recruiter scam attempt — the exact use case it solves. - Zero-cost to run and privacy-first (no sign-up, no data stored), removing the usual adoption barriers. - Growing distribution: submitted to the major MCP directories (Smithery, Glama, mcp.so, PulseMCP, awesome-mcp-servers) where MCP users actively discover new servers. Early numbers (first days after launch): - 118 PyPI downloads in the first week — from a standing start, with the package barely a day old. - Published and live on PyPI (jobverify-mcp v0.1.0) and the MCP registry. - 5 GitHub stars and a fork within 24 hours of the repo going public. - 20+ OSINT verification tools shipped and working, all free / no API keys.