Can my team share one Manatal connection?

Yes. One person connects Manatal with their API key in Elaichi and shares the connection with a team, and nobody else ever sees or handles that key. Each teammate still signs in as themselves, so the audit log names the actual recruiter who added or removed a note on a Manatal candidate.

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Manatal MCP connector

The Manatal connector lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and the Elaichi Agent add notes, resumes and attachments to Manatal candidates and read a candidate's note history, with every action tied to the recruiter who signed in.

Connect on Elaichi How to connect

How it connects. Connects with an API key. The credential goes into a vault nobody reads back.
One address. https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, the same for every user.
Their own access. An agent never gets more than the person it acts for.

5 tools

How to connect

How to connect Manatal to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Two steps, about a minute.

In Elaichi

Connect Manatal once

Open Connections, choose Add connection, and pick Manatal.
Optionally set Share with to give a team access, then press Connect.
Paste a Manatal API key. One person generates a token in Manatal and pastes it once. Everyone else works through Share with, and never sees it.

The credential is vaulted. Nobody reads it back, not even the AI.

Add connection

Choose a connector.

manatal

All categories

Manatal

Ashby

Gem

Greenhouse

Huntr

Lever

In your AI client

Point it at one endpoint

Everyone in the organization uses the same address, and each person only ever reaches what their own account allows.

Manatal MCP connector for Claude

1

Open Customize, then Connectors.
2

Press Add.
3

Name it, paste the MCP server URL, then Continue.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
4

Sign in and approve.

On Team and Enterprise, an Owner adds it once. Everyone else turns it on for themselves.

Manatal MCP connector for ChatGPT

1

Open Plugins, then press the + button.
2

Name it and paste the endpoint into Server URL.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
3

Leave Authentication on OAuth, then tick the risk acknowledgement.
4

Press Create, then sign in and approve.

Works on the web today. The plugin directory lives at chatgpt.com/plugins.

Manatal MCP connector for Cursor

1

Open ~/.cursor/mcp.json.
2

Add the endpoint under mcpServers.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
3

Reload Cursor, then sign in and approve.

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Set up per machine, so repeat it on each computer you work from.

Connect Manatal to any MCP client

1

Add the endpoint as a remote MCP server.

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp
2

Sign in and approve.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elaichi": {
      "url": "https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

The Elaichi Agent already has these tools, with nothing to set up.

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Use cases

What teams do with Manatal through Elaichi

Every one of these runs inside the access the person already has, and lands in the same audit log.

Recruiting

Write up a screening call in Manatal

After a phone screen, dictate what you learned and have it saved as a note on the candidate's Manatal record while the details are still fresh.
Recruiting

Read a candidate's history before an interview

Ask for every note left on a candidate in Manatal and get a short summary of what previous interviewers said, so you walk in prepared.
Talent acquisition

Attach an updated resume to a candidate

When a candidate sends a newer resume, have it added to their Manatal profile without leaving the conversation you are already in.
Hiring managers

Leave interview feedback where recruiters see it

Hiring managers can drop their feedback as a note on the Manatal candidate instead of emailing it, so the whole panel reads the same record.
HR

File reference checks and signed documents

Attach reference check summaries, signed offer letters or work samples to the candidate's Manatal record so everything about the hire sits in one place.
Agency recruiters

Tidy duplicate or outdated candidate notes

Spot notes that were added twice or no longer apply and remove them from Manatal, keeping the candidate's history clear for the next consultant.

Try asking

“Summarize the notes on this week's shortlisted candidates.”
“Add an interview note to the backend engineer candidate.”
“List all notes on candidates for the sales role.”

See all 5 Manatal tools below

Compare

Elaichi vs Zapier MCP vs Composio for Manatal

All three can connect Manatal to an AI assistant, and all three have admin controls. They differ in where access lives and how you pay.

Elaichi compared with Zapier MCP and Composio for Manatal, by what to check
What to check	Elaichi	Zapier MCP	Composio
Where the AI connects	One address for the whole organization. `https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp`	A server per member, created at sign-in.	An MCP endpoint per team, or an SDK.
Control over Manatal tools	Allow or restrict single Manatal tools, per role or user.	App and action restrictions on the account.	Role permissions, down to the action.
Record of calls	One audit entry per Manatal call.	A History tab of tool calls.	A log of every tool call.
Single sign-on	SAML or OIDC, plus SCIM, on Gold.	SAML on Enterprise.	SAML and OIDC on Enterprise.
Price	$15 per user per month.	2 tasks per successful call.	Billed per tool call.

Sources: Zapier MCP docs, security, usage; Composio docs, gateway, enterprise, pricing. Checked September 2026.

Longer take: Zapier MCP alternative and when you don't need an MCP gateway.

AI tools

Manatal tools for your AI agents

5 tools are ready to call through Elaichi's MCP endpoint the moment you connect Manatal, governed by the same roles, restrictions, and audit log as everything else in Elaichi.

See it in Elaichi

What connecting Manatal gets you

6 screens from the product, each doing one job for your Manatal account.

The agent

Ask about candidates, get answers back.

Type a question in plain language and read it off live Manatal records.

candidates
notes
attachments
resumes

Ask Elaichi to work across your apps.

Summarize the notes on this week's shortlisted candidates.

Add an interview note to the backend engineer candidate.

List all notes on candidates for the sales role.

Also runs in Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

MCP clients

Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor share one endpoint.

Connect any MCP client to Manatal over OAuth, no SDK, no shared key.

ElaichiMCP clients

Claude

ChatGPT

Cursor

Copy the endpoint

https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp

Client	Connected by	Status	Last used
Claude	E Emily Carter	• Connected	4 minutes ago
Cursor	M Megan Brooks	• Connected	2 hours ago
ChatGPT	R Ryan Hayes	• Connected	Yesterday

Tool catalog

5 Manatal tools ready with no code.

Browse candidate notes, attachments and resumes with every resource and method listed.

Create a Manatal candidate attachment
Create a Manatal candidate note
List all Manatal candidate notes
Delete a Manatal candidate note by ID

ElaichiTools

Tool	Action	Description
Create a Manatal candidate attachment	Create	Create a candidate attachment in Manatal. Requires candidate_id. Returns id, name, description, file (URL of the attachment), creator, and created_at fields in the response.
Create a Manatal candidate note	Create	Create a new note for a specific candidate in Manatal using candidate_id. Returns id, info, creator, and created_at of the created note.
List all Manatal candidate notes	List	List candidate-notes for a specific candidate in Manatal. Requires candidate_pk. Returns id, info, creator, and created_at fields for each note.
Delete a Manatal candidate note by ID	Delete	Delete a specific candidate note in Manatal using candidate_pk and id. Returns a 204 response to confirm successful deletion.
Create a Manatal candidate resume	Create	Create a resume for a specific candidate in Manatal using candidate_id. Returns id, resume_file (URL to the uploaded file), and created_at (timestamp of upload).

Toolboxes

Every team gets its own toolbox.

Scope a Manatal toolbox to recruiting, sourcing or hiring managers separately.

Recruiting
Sourcing
Hiring managers
Talent operations

ElaichiToolboxes

Name	Source template	Tools	Created
Recruiting toolbox Manatal · candidates and notes	Manatal starter	18	Mar 4, 2026
Sourcing toolbox Manatal · new candidates and resumes	—	9	Mar 2, 2026
Hiring managers toolbox Manatal · shortlist notes	—	24	Feb 27, 2026
Talent operations toolbox Manatal · attachments and records	Manatal starter	6	Feb 19, 2026
Interview panel toolbox Manatal · interview notes	—	31	Jan 30, 2026
HR compliance toolbox Manatal · resumes and attachments	—	12	Jan 22, 2026

Shared connections

Teammates work without seeing a credential.

See who connected each Manatal account and how many teams and members use it.

Recruiting EMEA
Sourcing
Hiring managers
Talent ops

ElaichiConnections

Connection	Scope	Status	Access
MA Manatal (Recruiting EMEA) Connected by Emily Carter	Personal	• Active	1 team · 6 members
MA Manatal (Sourcing) Connected by Jake Morgan	Organization	• Active	3 teams · 24 members
MA Manatal (Hiring managers) Connected by Megan Brooks	Organization	• Active	2 teams · 11 members
MA Manatal (Talent ops) Connected by Tyler Reed	Personal	• Needs re-auth	1 team · 3 members
MA Manatal (Interview panel) Connected by Ryan Hayes	Personal	• Active	Not shared
MA Manatal (Campus hiring) Connected by Ashley Parker	Personal	• Active	2 teams · 9 members

Audit log

Every candidate note leaves a record.

When, who, what happened, type and resource for each Manatal call.

When
Who
What happened
Type

ElaichiAudit log

When	Who	What happened	Type
2 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 3:10 PM	E Emily Carter emily.carter@northwind.io	Restriction Created	Access
8 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 3:04 PM	J Jake Morgan jake.morgan@northwind.io	Restriction Updated	Access
14 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:58 PM	M Megan Brooks megan.brooks@northwind.io	Role Assigned	Access
20 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:52 PM	T Tyler Reed tyler.reed@northwind.io	Manatal Users Updated	MCP
26 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:46 PM	R Ryan Hayes ryan.hayes@northwind.io	Manatal Candidates Created	MCP
32 minutes ago Mar 6, 2026, 2:40 PM	A Ashley Parker ashley.parker@northwind.io	Manatal Candidates List	Toolbox

Launching soon

From answering questions to doing the work

A person no longer has to ask. A trigger starts the work, inside the same permissions and the same audit log as everything else. Automations and live dashboards are launching soon, on the Black plan.

Automations

A schedule fires, a digest ships.

Fetch Manatal candidate notes, group them, draft a digest, approve, post back.

Manatal digest

Run 418 · started 2 minutes ago · on behalf of Emily Carter

Run now

✓

Schedule

Every weekday at 8:00 AM

0.2s
✓

Fetch candidates

Manatal

1.4s
✓

Group by owner

Transform

0.1s
✓

Draft the digest

Agent step

Ran with 4 tools, returned a structured summary

6.2s
Approve the digest

Needs approval

Assigned to Michael Brennan

Approve Deny
Post the digest

Manatal

Queued

Collections and dashboards

Candidate numbers computed, not asked for.

Four metrics, 14 days of candidates created, split by team, refreshed on schedule.

Manatal health

Refreshed 4 minutes ago · every 15 minutes · from the candidates collection

Live

Candidates

1,284 ↓ 12%

Notes

96 ↓ 8%

Needs attention

3 ↑ 2

Updated this week

412 ↑ 9%

Candidates created

Last 14 days

By team

Share of activity

Recruiting EMEA 34%

Sourcing 27%

Hiring managers 21%

Talent ops 18%

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How do I connect Manatal to Claude?

First, connect Manatal in Elaichi by pasting your Manatal API key, which you copy from your Manatal account settings. There is no OAuth application to register and no client ID or secret to generate. Then in Claude open Customize, then Connectors, then Add, and paste the endpoint https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp. Sign in as yourself and Manatal is ready to use in Claude.

Does Manatal work with ChatGPT and Cursor as well as Claude?

Yes. Once Manatal is connected in Elaichi, the same endpoint, https://api.elaichi.ai/mcp, works in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, any other MCP client and the Elaichi Agent. You connect Manatal once and every client you use picks it up.

What can an AI agent actually do with my Manatal data?

Through this connector an AI agent can add a note to a Manatal candidate, read back all the notes on a candidate and summarize them, remove a note, and attach a resume or another file such as a portfolio or signed offer letter to the candidate's record. It works at the level of individual candidates you already have in Manatal. It cannot search for candidates, edit jobs or change pipeline stages through this connector.

Does connecting Manatal give the AI access to every candidate?

No. Every call to Manatal runs inside the access of the person who signed in, so the AI can only reach candidates that person can already reach in Manatal. Elaichi can narrow that access further, for example by blocking note deletion for a team, but it can never widen it beyond what the person already has.

Can I stop an agent from deleting or changing things in Manatal?

Yes. Restrictions in Elaichi apply per action, so you can allow adding notes and resumes to Manatal candidates while blocking note deletion entirely. A blocked action is never advertised to Claude, ChatGPT or any other client, so no prompt, however worded, can reach it.

What happens to a Manatal connection when someone leaves?

When you offboard someone in Elaichi, their access to Manatal through the endpoint ends at once. A shared Manatal connection keeps working for everyone else on the team. If you ever want to remove Manatal completely, disconnecting it once in Elaichi removes it from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and every other client at the same time.

Does the Manatal MCP connector work with Gemini, Codex, Claude Code or other MCP clients?

Yes. Manatal is reached over the same MCP endpoint every client uses, so anything that speaks MCP can call it — Gemini, Codex, Claude Code, Windsurf, Cline, Zed and OpenCode among them — alongside Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and the Elaichi Agent. The tools on offer and the access behind them are identical whichever client asks. Only the setup screen differs.

Is Elaichi an alternative to Zapier MCP for Manatal?

Yes. Both let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use Manatal. Zapier MCP fits a team that already automates in Zapier, since each person signs in and acts as themselves in that account. Elaichi fits when IT wants one address for the whole company, per-tool rules by role, and a record of every Manatal call.

How is Elaichi different from Composio for Manatal?

Composio gives AI agents tools and sign-in handling across 1,000+ apps, for developers building agents or people using an assistant, billed per tool call. Elaichi gives a company's own people governed access to Manatal: one address, restrictions per role or user, and $15 per user per month. Both have role permissions and a log of every call.

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