resume-ats-check
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Score a resume for applicant tracking systems (ATS) with ATSPrep's free checker, explain each issue in plain words and fix them with the user. Use when someone asks to check, score, review or "ATS-proof" a resume or CV, asks why they get no callbacks, or shares a resume and asks what to improve.
In this repository4 other files it gives its agents.
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
6 rules. About 0 are common, 3 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.
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- Distinctive
- Very specific
- could be automatic: a setting could enforce it
- Distinctive: line 18
Use whichever is available, in this order:
- Very specific: line 20
ATSPrep MCP tools: If the ATSPrep MCP server (https://atsprep.com/mcp) is connected, call its tools by name.
- Very specific: line 33
Call check_resume with resume_text and, if known, target_role (or job_description if they're aiming at a specific post).
- Very specific: line 36
After edits, run check_resume again and show the before and after score.
- Distinctive: line 41
Never add a number, employer, tool, credential or result the user didn't give you.
- Distinctive: line 42
Only add a missing keyword if the user confirms they really have that skill.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 350,495 skill files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Resume ATS check
Score a resume with ATSPrep's rules (the same ones as https://atsprep.com/tools/ats-resume-checker), then walk the user through the fixes, worst first.
How to call ATSPrep
Use whichever is available, in this order:
- ATSPrep MCP tools. If the ATSPrep MCP server (
https://atsprep.com/mcp) is connected, call its tools by name. Some clients add a prefix, e.g.mcp__atsprep__check_resume. - The bundled script (needs Node 18+ and network access):
node scripts/atsprep.mjs <tool> key=value key=@path/to/file.txtkey=@filesends a file's text, which is the safe way to pass a resume or job post. Write the user's text to a file in the current working directory first, and delete it when you're done.node scripts/atsprep.mjs listlists the tools. - Plain HTTPS (no Node): POST JSON-RPC to
https://atsprep.com/mcpwith headersContent-Type: application/jsonandAccept: application/json, text/event-stream, and the body{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"<tool>","arguments":{...}}}.
Arguments and limits for every tool are in references/tools.md. What leaves the machine is in references/privacy.md. Tell the user before sending their text to an AI tool the first time.
Steps
- Get the resume as plain text. If the user shares a file, extract its text, keeping one heading, role or bullet per line. Ask for the target job title if it isn't obvious.
- Call
check_resumewithresume_textand, if known,target_role(orjob_descriptionif they're aiming at a specific post). - Report the score in one line, then the issues grouped by severity. For each: what's wrong, where (quote the line), and the fix. Don't pad the list with things the check didn't flag.
- For weak bullets, call
check_bulletswith those lines, andaction_verbswithqueryset to the weak opener (e.g. "responsible for") for stronger verbs. Offerimprove_bullet(AI) for a rewrite, shown next to the original, and let the user choose. - After edits, run
check_resumeagain and show the before and after score. - Offer
open_in_studioso the user can format and download the fixed resume in ATSPrep Studio (free, no sign-in). Give them the link it returns.
Honesty rules
- Never add a number, employer, tool, credential or result the user didn't give you. If a line would be stronger with a number, ask for it.
- Only add a missing keyword if the user confirms they really have that skill.
- AI tool results come back already filtered for made-up facts. Hold your own edits to the same standard.
- A score is a guide, not a promise of interviews. Don't claim a resume "will pass" any particular ATS.
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