--- title: "Gem MCP server for AI agents - actionlake" description: "Give Claude 87 Gem actions through one MCP server: ATS scheduled interviews. Your agent never holds the credential. 100,000 calls a month free." canonical: https://actionlake.com/connectors/gem updated: 2026-10-23 --- Connectors · Work & projects # Gem MCP server for AI agents. actionlake is an MCP gateway: one remote MCP server that connects Claude and other MCP clients to Gem and the rest of your systems. It gives your agent 87 Gem actions (49 reads, 32 writes and 6 that wait for a confirmation) and holds the Gem credential itself, so the agent never does. It paces Gem's limits and records every call. [Connect Gem free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) 100,000 free calls a month. No card, no email, no password: press Start a free sandbox on the next screen and keep the key it shows you. `claude mcp add --transport http actionlake https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` the first call ``` do { action: "gem.ats_offices.list", intent: "check which Gem account is connected" } # ATS: List Locations · read · 1 upstream call ``` - 87 actions in one signed file - 49 read look, never change - 32 write create and update - 6 wait for a yes destructive, confirmed first Set up ## Connect Gem in three steps. 1. 01 ### Add actionlake to Claude. Run the command once in Claude Code; its consent page can create a free sandbox: 100,000 calls a month, no card. In the Claude app, add a custom connector with the URL below and paste your key on the consent page. Creating a new sandbox from the Claude app is not yet tested by us. `https://connect.actionlake.com/mcp` 2. 02 ### Connect Gem. API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. actionlake stores what you paste write-only, sealed under your tenant's key. - `api_key` Gem API key (40-character key provisioned by a team admin under Team Settings at https://www.gem.com/admin) ``` account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "gem" } # free: exactly what to paste, and what is found for you ``` 3. 03 ### Make the first call. Check before a write. Ask in plain words; Claude picks the action. Before anything changes, `check` validates the call and prices it, for free. ``` do { action: "gem.ats_offices.list" } # ats: list locations · read · 1 upstream call check { action: "gem.projects.create", input: { … } } # free: inputs, permissions, cost and confirmations, nothing sent ``` Gem at a glance **Sign-in** API key. No consent screen: your agent can connect it for you, but the key then passes through your chat. To keep it out of the model's context, paste it in the console instead. **You provide** `api_key` **Limits we pace to** 20 calls a second, per connection **API covered** Gem CRM API v0 and Gem ATS API v0 (OpenAPI 3)`api.gem.com` **Built from** Gem's documentation, read 23 October 2026[api.gem.com](https://api.gem.com/v0/openapi.json) [api.gem.com](https://api.gem.com/ats/v0/openapi.json) [api.gem.com](https://api.gem.com/v0/reference) **Service file** Version 1.0.0, signed (Ed25519) **Cached reads** 48 of 49 reads, for up to 5 minutes; a write clears what it affects **Shared entities** 3, so ask can line Gem up with your other systems **Data** Processed and stored in Sydney, Australia. No US region yet Capabilities ## What an AI agent can do in Gem. 87 actions in 31 areas. Every one carries its effect, so a key can allow the reads and hold the rest. - **49** read look, never change - **32** write create and update - **6** destructive wait for a confirmation 1. ### ATS scheduled interviews 6 3 read · 2 write · 1 destructive ATS: List Scheduled Interviews · ATS: Create Scheduled Interview · ATS: Update Scheduled Interview · ATS: Get Scheduled Interview 2. ### Candidate events 5 3 read · 1 write · 1 destructive Create a new candidate event · List candidate events (DEPRECATED). This API is deprecated · List candidate events (DEPRECATED). This API is deprecated · Get event by event ID 3. ### Candidates 5 2 read · 2 write · 1 destructive List candidates · Create a new candidate · Get candidate by ID · Modify a candidate 4. ### ATS applications 4 2 read · 2 write · 0 destructive ATS: List Applications · ATS: Retrieve Application · ATS: Update application · ATS: Move Application 5. ### ATS candidates 4 2 read · 2 write · 0 destructive ATS: Create Candidate · ATS: List Candidates · ATS: Retrieve Candidate · ATS: Update Candidate 6. ### ATS jobs 4 2 read · 2 write · 0 destructive ATS: List Jobs · ATS: Create Job · ATS: Retrieve Job · ATS: Update Job 7. ### ATS openings 4 2 read · 2 write · 0 destructive ATS: Create Openings · ATS: List Openings · ATS: Retrieve Opening · ATS: Edit Opening 8. ### ATS users 4 2 read · 1 write · 1 destructive ATS: Retrieve User · ATS: Enable User · ATS: List users · ATS: Disable User **23 more areas · 51 actions** - Custom field options **4** - Custom fields **4** - Project field options **4** - Project fields **4** - Projects **4** - ATS job stages **3** - ATS scorecards **3** - Notes **3** - Project candidates **3** - ATS hiring team **2** - ATS offers **2** - ATS sources **2** - Project field values **2** - Sequences **2** - ATS candidate emails **1** - ATS candidate notes **1** - ATS job posts **1** - ATS offices **1** - Candidate notes **1** - Data exports **1** - Project membership log **1** - Uploaded resumes **1** - Users **1** Top actions ## The Gem API, shaped for agents. The ids your agent types, what each does, and the one name it shares with other systems. 28 of Gem's 28 action names are shared with at least one other connector, so an agent learns them once. | Action | What it does | Effect | Same name in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `gem.ats_offices.list` ATS: List Locations | ATS: List Locations. | read | `hr.location.list` 32 connectors | | `gem.users.list` List users | List users. | read | `identity.user.list` 474 connectors | | `gem.projects.list` List projects | List projects. | read | `work.project.list` 109 connectors | | `gem.projects.create` Create a new project | Create a new project. | write | `work.project.create` 102 connectors | | `gem.ats_users.get` ATS: Retrieve User | ATS: Retrieve User. | read | `identity.user.get` 399 connectors | | `gem.ats_jobs.list` ATS: List Jobs | ATS: List Jobs. | read | `hr.job_opening.list` 24 connectors | | `gem.candidates.list` List candidates | List candidates. | read | `hr.candidate.list` 22 connectors | | `gem.candidates.create` Create a new candidate | Create a new candidate. | write | `hr.candidate.create` 20 connectors | | `gem.ats_jobs.create` ATS: Create Job | ATS: Create Job. | write | `hr.job_opening.create` 15 connectors | | `gem.ats_applications.list` ATS: List Applications | ATS: List Applications. | read | `hr.application.list` 15 connectors | | `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.list` ATS: List Scheduled Interviews | ATS: List Scheduled Interviews. | read | `hr.interview.list` 11 connectors | | `gem.candidates.delete` Delete a candidate | Delete a candidate. | destructive | `hr.candidate.delete` 9 connectors | Try it ## Prompts to paste into Claude. Each one names the Gem actions it will call, so you know what it reads and what it changes before you send it. 1. Read read Give me a one-line status for every active Gem project. calls `gem.projects.list` 2. Write write Create a new project in Gem. Show me exactly what you will send before you save it. calls `gem.projects.create` Governance for Gem ## Destructive actions wait for a yes. 6 Gem actions are destructive. These are all of them: - Delete a candidate `gem.candidates.delete` - ATS: Delete Scheduled Interview `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.delete` - Delete a note by ID `gem.notes.delete` - ATS: Disable User `gem.ats_users.disable` - Delete an event by ID `gem.candidate_events.delete` - Remove candidates from a project `gem.project_candidates.remove` A destructive action runs only with `confirm: true`. Under the `human` policy the agent cannot confirm for itself: the run stops until a named person approves, in the console or from a signed link in an email. The cap on a key is refused before the call is sent, never after. do gem.candidates.delete confirm_policy: **human** Delete a candidate? **intent:** the user asked me to delete a candidate run suspended · waiting for a named person · key _gem-agent_ cannot confirm itself In the console, or from an emailed signed link. a key for this connector ``` account { op: "keys.create", name: "gem-agent", allowed_actions: ["gem.*"], cap_calls: 2000, confirm_policy: "human_for_writes", approval_rules: [ { match: "gem.candidates.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" }, { match: "gem.notes.delete", approver: "lead@example.com" } ] } ``` Illustrative. Scoped to Gem only, capped at 2,000 upstream calls, every write confirmed, and the destructive ones approved by a named person. Cost ## What Gem costs on actionlake. Every Gem action is one upstream call, the only thing actionlake bills. Searching, `check`, `cost`, `account` and any call Gem refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. - 1 upstream call per action all 87 Gem actions - 87 actions page each page of a long list is one call - 48 reads can be cached a cache hit costs nothing - 100,000 calls a month, free paid plans from US$49 a month for 250,000 [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Action index ## Every Gem action. 87 actions by area: the id your agent calls, what it does, and its effect. **ATS scheduled interviews 6** - `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.create` ATS: Create Scheduled Interview write - `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.delete` ATS: Delete Scheduled Interview destructive - `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.get` ATS: Get Scheduled Interview read - `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.list` ATS: List Scheduled Interviews read - `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.list_for_application` ATS: List Scheduled Interviews for Application read - `gem.ats_scheduled_interviews.update` ATS: Update Scheduled Interview write **Candidate events 5** - `gem.candidate_events.create` Create a new candidate event write - `gem.candidate_events.delete` Delete an event by ID destructive - `gem.candidate_events.get` Get event by event ID read - `gem.candidate_events.list` List candidate events (DEPRECATED). This API is deprecated read - `gem.candidate_events.list_for_candidate` List candidate events (DEPRECATED). This API is deprecated read **Candidates 5** - `gem.candidates.create` Create a new candidate write - `gem.candidates.delete` Delete a candidate destructive - `gem.candidates.get` Get candidate by ID read - `gem.candidates.list` List candidates read - `gem.candidates.update` Modify a candidate write **ATS applications 4** - `gem.ats_applications.get` ATS: Retrieve Application read - `gem.ats_applications.list` ATS: List Applications read - `gem.ats_applications.move` ATS: Move Application write - `gem.ats_applications.update` ATS: Update application write **ATS candidates 4** - `gem.ats_candidates.create` ATS: Create Candidate write - `gem.ats_candidates.get` ATS: Retrieve Candidate read - `gem.ats_candidates.list` ATS: List Candidates read - `gem.ats_candidates.update` ATS: Update Candidate write **ATS jobs 4** - `gem.ats_jobs.create` ATS: Create Job write - `gem.ats_jobs.get` ATS: Retrieve Job read - `gem.ats_jobs.list` ATS: List Jobs read - `gem.ats_jobs.update` ATS: Update Job write **ATS openings 4** - `gem.ats_openings.create` ATS: Create Openings write - `gem.ats_openings.get` ATS: Retrieve Opening read - `gem.ats_openings.list` ATS: List Openings read - `gem.ats_openings.update` ATS: Edit Opening write **ATS users 4** - `gem.ats_users.disable` ATS: Disable User destructive - `gem.ats_users.enable` ATS: Enable User write - `gem.ats_users.get` ATS: Retrieve User read - `gem.ats_users.list` ATS: List users read **Custom field options 4** - `gem.custom_field_options.create` Add options to a custom field write - `gem.custom_field_options.get` Get an option in a custom field read - `gem.custom_field_options.list` List options in a custom field read - `gem.custom_field_options.update` Modify an option in a custom field write **Custom fields 4** - `gem.custom_fields.create` Create a new custom field write - `gem.custom_fields.get` Get custom field by ID read - `gem.custom_fields.list` List custom fields read - `gem.custom_fields.update` Modify a custom field write **Project field options 4** - `gem.project_field_options.create` Create a project field option write - `gem.project_field_options.get` Get a project field option read - `gem.project_field_options.list` List options in a project field read - `gem.project_field_options.update` Update a project field option write **Project fields 4** - `gem.project_fields.create` Create project field write - `gem.project_fields.get` Get project field by id read - `gem.project_fields.list` List project fields read - `gem.project_fields.update` Update project field write **Projects 4** - `gem.projects.create` Create a new project write - `gem.projects.get` Get project by ID read - `gem.projects.list` List projects read - `gem.projects.update` Modify a project write **ATS job stages 3** - `gem.ats_job_stages.get` ATS: Retrieve Job Stage read - `gem.ats_job_stages.list` ATS: List Job Stages read - `gem.ats_job_stages.list_for_job` ATS: List Job Stages for Job read **ATS scorecards 3** - `gem.ats_scorecards.create` ATS: Create Scorecard write - `gem.ats_scorecards.get` ATS: Retrieve Scorecard read - `gem.ats_scorecards.list` ATS: List Scorecards read **Notes 3** - `gem.notes.create` Create a new note write - `gem.notes.delete` Delete a note by ID destructive - `gem.notes.get` Get note by note ID read **Project candidates 3** - `gem.project_candidates.add` Add candidates to a project write - `gem.project_candidates.list` List candidates in a project read - `gem.project_candidates.remove` Remove candidates from a project destructive **ATS hiring team 2** - `gem.ats_hiring_team.add` ATS: Add Hiring Team Members write - `gem.ats_hiring_team.replace` ATS: Replace Hiring Team write **ATS offers 2** - `gem.ats_offers.get` ATS: Retrieve Offer read - `gem.ats_offers.list` ATS: List Offers read **ATS sources 2** - `gem.ats_sources.get` ATS: Retrieve Source read - `gem.ats_sources.list` ATS: List Sources read **Project field values 2** - `gem.project_field_values.list` List project field options read - `gem.project_field_values.set` Add project field option write **Sequences 2** - `gem.sequences.get` Get sequence by ID read - `gem.sequences.list` List sequences read **ATS candidate emails 1** - `gem.ats_candidate_emails.create` ATS: Create Candidate Email write **ATS candidate notes 1** - `gem.ats_candidate_notes.create` ATS: Create Candidate Note write **ATS job posts 1** - `gem.ats_job_posts.list` ATS: List Job Posts read **ATS offices 1** - `gem.ats_offices.list` ATS: List Locations read **Candidate notes 1** - `gem.candidate_notes.list` List notes that belong to a candidate read **Data exports 1** - `gem.data_exports.get_latest` Get the most recent data export from API exports read **Project membership log 1** - `gem.project_membership_log.list` Fetch membership log with filters read **Uploaded resumes 1** - `gem.uploaded_resumes.list` List uploaded resumes for a candidate read **Users 1** - `gem.users.list` List users read Questions ## The Gem MCP server, answered. **Is there a Gem MCP server for Claude?** Yes. actionlake is an MCP gateway: a remote MCP server that gives Claude, or another MCP client, 87 Gem actions across ATS scheduled interviews, candidate events, candidates and ATS applications, through the same eight tools it uses for every other connector. actionlake is independent; it is not made or endorsed by Gem. **What do I need to connect Gem?** Gem API key (40-character key provisioned by a team admin under Team Settings at https://www.gem.com/admin). The free call account { op: "connections.requirements", service: "gem" } lists exactly what to paste. **Can an AI agent delete or change things in Gem?** Only if its key allows it, and only with an explicit confirmation. 6 Gem actions are destructive, including delete a candidate, ATS: Delete Scheduled Interview and delete a note by ID. Each runs only with confirm: true. Under the human confirm policy, or an approval rule on the key, the run waits until a named person approves it. **Will an AI agent use up my Gem API limit?** actionlake paces every call to the limits in the Gem service file: 20 calls a second per connection. Repeated reads are answered from cache (48 Gem actions can be), which never reaches Gem. **What does a Gem action cost?** One upstream call, the only unit actionlake bills. A list that pages bills one call per page (87 Gem actions page). Cache hits, searches, dry runs and calls Gem refused with 401, 403, 429 or a 5xx are free. The Free plan includes 100,000 calls a month with no card. Paid plans start at US$49 a month for 250,000 calls, with overage from US$0.30 down to US$0.18 per 1,000. **Which Gem API does it cover?** The Gem CRM API v0 and Gem ATS API v0 (OpenAPI 3) at api.gem.com. It is built from Gem's documentation as read on 23 October 2026. 87 actions in 31 areas, each one in the signed service file (version 1.0.0). **Does actionlake keep my Gem data, and where?** actionlake processes and stores data in Sydney, Australia; there is no US region yet. Reads may be cached for up to 5 minutes, and a write clears the reads it affects. Each run's request and response is kept, sealed, for your plan's trace window: 1 day on Free, 3 days on Starter, 7 days on Pro, 14 days on Team, 30 days on Business and 30 days on Enterprise. Your Gem credential is sealed under your tenant's key, never logged and never returned. Your traffic is not used to train models. **Which AI clients can use it?** Claude Code, tested by us end to end, and the Claude app as a custom connector, tested by us with an existing key. Other MCP clients that support remote servers over Streamable HTTP (MCP revisions 2025-06-18 and 2025-11-25) and OAuth dynamic client registration, or a bearer header, should connect the same way; we have not tested them. Or plain REST, under the same action names. ## More connectors like Gem Shares the most action names with - [SmartRecruiters 19](https://actionlake.com/connectors/smartrecruiters) - [Lever 18](https://actionlake.com/connectors/lever) - [Greenhouse Harvest 18](https://actionlake.com/connectors/greenhouse-harvest) - [Pinpoint 16](https://actionlake.com/connectors/pinpoint) - [Recruitee 14](https://actionlake.com/connectors/recruitee) - [Deel 11](https://actionlake.com/connectors/deel) Joins with, on shared entities - [HaloPSA 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/halopsa) - [Gusto 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/gusto) - [Gcore 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/gcore) - [Odoo 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/odoo) - [Azure DevOps Services 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/azure-devops-services) - [Zoho Books 2](https://actionlake.com/connectors/zoho-books) Browse - [All Work & projects connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors/category/work-and-projects) - [All connectors](https://actionlake.com/connectors) - [How actionlake compares](https://actionlake.com/compare) actionlake is independent. It is not made or endorsed by Gem; the name is the vendor's own. Counts are from the Gem service file, version 1.0.0. ## Give your agent Gem today. [Connect Gem free](https://actionlake.com/console?start=sandbox) [See pricing](https://actionlake.com/pricing) Start free - 100,000 calls/month, no card. No signup. Hard caps on every key. Cached answers are free. --- Source: https://actionlake.com/connectors/gem More: https://actionlake.com/llms.txt