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How to use Google Jobs with VS Code

You want Google Jobs inside VS Code so it can find matching job postings, compare roles across employers, monitor a recurring job search, and build a shortlist for a hiring plan — without you copy-pasting between tabs. Here is the whole setup, once.

Create your Google Jobs gateway

The gateway is the thing VS Code connects to, and it is where you decide which Google Jobs tools an agent may use. You create it once and every client reuses it.

  1. Create an Arcade account

    Sign up and open the dashboard. The free tier is enough to follow this through.

  2. Create an MCP Gateway and select your Google Jobs tools

    In the dashboard, create a gateway and pick the Google Jobs tools you want to expose. The gateway is what your client connects to, and it is where tool access is decided.

  3. Copy your gateway URL

    Every client below needs it.

    https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>

Create a Google Jobs gateway Opens the gateway builder in your Arcade dashboard.

Connect the gateway to VS Code

  1. Add the server

    VS Code 1.107.0 or higher. Command Palette → MCP: Add Server… → choose HTTP, paste your gateway URL, and name it something like mcp-arcade.

  2. Start it and authenticate

    Click Start next to the server in mcp.json or under Extensions → MCP Servers - Installed, then approve the Arcade sign-in and consent screens.

  3. Try it out

    Open the chat pane, switch to Agent mode, and ask it to use one of your Google Jobs tools.

Full VS Code guide in the docs steps verified 2026-08-13

Try these job-search prompts

VS Code can now act on your Google Jobs account. Click a prompt to copy it.

Use a shared API key and limit access to job-search requests. Pair it with Contextual Access policies so an agent can search listings without gaining access to other systems.

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