# Tapflow

> Tapflow is an AI headhunter: describe a role in a sentence and it finds the people who already do that job, researches them (Deep-dive), shortlists the best and emails them under your name. People and AI agents use it through the app or the REST API.

Updated: 2026-11-04

## Product

- [Tapflow — AI headhunter](https://www.tapflowai.com): What Tapflow does: finds people who already do the job and emails them under your name.
- [Tapflow Pricing — Start free, scale as you hire](https://www.tapflowai.com/pricing): Outcome pricing: pay per person reached, priced by how hard the role is; the first five people are free.
- [Features](https://www.tapflowai.com/features): Everything a search does: ideal profile, sourcing, scoring, Deep-dive, personal emails and outreach.
- [FAQ](https://www.tapflowai.com/faq): Answers on pricing, data sources, security and how a search works.

## Developers

- [Tapflow API — Recruiting Infrastructure for AI Agents](https://www.tapflowai.com/api): The recruiting API for AI agents: what it does, what a search costs (half the app price) and how to start.
- [Tapflow Developer Docs — API Reference & Agent Recipes](https://www.tapflowai.com/developers): API reference: endpoints, authentication, webhooks, errors, rate limits and agent framework recipes.
- [Tapflow MCP server — hire from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor](https://www.tapflowai.com/mcp): Connect Tapflow to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code over MCP: setup per client, the keyless demo and what an assistant-started search costs.

## Compare

- [Tapflow vs. LinkedIn Recruiter — Full Comparison 2026](https://www.tapflowai.com/tapflow-vs-linkedin-recruiter): Feature and price comparison with LinkedIn Recruiter.
- [Tapflow vs. Gem — Full Comparison 2026](https://www.tapflowai.com/tapflow-vs-gem): Feature and price comparison with Gem.
- [Tapflow vs. Apollo — Full Comparison 2026](https://www.tapflowai.com/tapflow-vs-apollo): Feature and price comparison with Apollo.io.

## Blog

- [Blog](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog): Articles on AI sourcing, outreach and hiring markets.
- [How AI-native sourcing actually works](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog/how-ai-native-sourcing-actually-works): A field-tested look at what AI-native sourcing means in practice — interpretation, multi-agent search plans, deep scoring, and outreach drafted in one continuous loop.
- [Why scoring beats keyword search](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog/why-scoring-beats-keyword-search): Retrieval is not the same as ranking. A look at what real candidate scoring measures, why keyword tools can't do it, and what changes when they get out of the way.
- [The signals that predict candidate response](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog/signals-that-predict-candidate-response): Tenure, trajectory, public surface, employer momentum, geography. The handful of profile signals that predict whether a candidate replies to outreach.
- [From brief to outreach in one conversation](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog/from-icp-to-outreach-in-one-conversation): What a single Tapflow session looks like, in order. Opening message, read of the role, search plan run, shortlist, drafted outreach — all in one continuous conversation.
- [The end of the Boolean string](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog/the-end-of-the-boolean-string): Boolean strings retrieve. They don't read. Why the next decade of sourcing won't depend on the perfect query, and what replaces it.
- [Hire from inside Claude or ChatGPT with Tapflow](https://www.tapflowai.com/blog/hire-from-claude-or-chatgpt): How to connect Tapflow's MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or VS Code, try the free demo, and run a search and shortlist from your assistant.

## Trust

- [About Tapflow — AI-Native Talent Sourcing](https://www.tapflowai.com/about): Who builds Tapflow and why.
- [Compliance](https://www.tapflowai.com/compliance): Privacy policy, terms, GDPR, data processing agreement, AI disclosure and email compliance.
- [Do Not Sell My Info](https://www.tapflowai.com/do-not-sell): Opt out of the sale of personal information (CCPA).
- [Delete My Data](https://www.tapflowai.com/delete-my-data): Ask Tapflow to remove your personal data.

## Hiring markets

- [Hiring markets](https://www.tapflowai.com/hiring): how many people hold each role today, where they work and what a search costs, counted from Tapflow's profile index (aggregates only, monthly as-of date).
- [Hiring a Software Engineer: talent market November 2026](https://www.tapflowai.com/hiring/software-engineer): 2,555,613 people worldwide hold the Software Engineer title today (counted November 2026). The most common title is "Software Engineer". Market size, the titles people use, employers and what a search costs.
- [Hiring a Frontend developer: talent market November 2026](https://www.tapflowai.com/hiring/frontend-developer): 248,921 people worldwide hold the Frontend developer title today (counted November 2026). The most common title is "Frontend Developer". Market size, the titles people use, employers and what a search costs.


## For AI agents

- Full documentation in one file: https://www.tapflowai.com/llms-full.txt
- OpenAPI: https://www.tapflowai.com/api/v1/openapi.json (also https://www.tapflowai.com/openapi.json)
- API base URL: https://www.tapflowai.com/api/v1 (Authorization: Bearer tap_live_…; tap_test_ keys answer from sandbox data)
- MCP server: https://www.tapflowai.com/mcp (MCP Streamable HTTP; the same API key, or sign in from ChatGPT or Claude.ai with no key; read-only demo on sandbox data at https://www.tapflowai.com/mcp/demo)
- Agent card: https://www.tapflowai.com/.well-known/agent-card.json
- Feeds: https://www.tapflowai.com/feed.xml (Atom), https://www.tapflowai.com/feed.json (JSON Feed)
- Sitemap: https://www.tapflowai.com/sitemap.xml

## Pricing

- You pay per person a search reaches, priced by how hard the role is; each person is charged once, at the furthest step reached. A normal role in the app: $1 per person scouted, $5 per person shortlisted, $10 per person reached out to, $50 per applicant.
- The same search started through the API costs half: $2.50 per person shortlisted for a normal role. Every other API call (Deep-dives, email lookups, reads) is free.
- Everything before Start is free, no card: create a role and Tapflow researches 5 real people for it. Monthly bundles: $100 and $500 per month with bonus credits. No seats.

## Contact

- hello@tapflowai.com (product), api@tapflowai.com (API)