CONNECT APP
Build with CATS
CATS Applicant Tracking System (ATS) & Recruiting Software
Human Resources
- API key
MCP
Give your agent CATS tools
Every CATS action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's CATS account for each tool call — you store no tokens.
// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "cats",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// e.g. run Add Candidate to Job Pipeline:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "cats-add-candidate-pipeline",
arguments: {
createActivity: true,
candidateId: 10,
},
})# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "cats",
}
async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
tools = await session.list_tools()
# e.g. run Add Candidate to Job Pipeline:
result = await session.call_tool("cats-add-candidate-pipeline", {
"createActivity": True,
"candidateId": 10,
})API PROXY
Call the CATS API directly
For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the CATS API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.
const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
url: "https://api.catsone.com/v3/users",
})
// Any allowed CATS endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://api.catsone.com/v3/users
curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuY2F0c29uZS5jb20vdjMvdXNlcnM?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-H "x-pd-environment: production"SDK
Run CATS actions from your backend
Connect a user's CATS account once, then run Add Candidate to Job Pipeline on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "cats-add-candidate-pipeline",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
cats: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
createActivity: true,
candidateId: 10,
},
})from pipedream import Pipedream
pd = Pipedream(
client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
project_id="{project_id}",
project_environment="production",
)
result = pd.actions.run(
id="cats-add-candidate-pipeline",
external_user_id="{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
configured_props={
"cats": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
"createActivity": True,
"candidateId": 10,
},
)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "cats-add-candidate-pipeline",
"configured_props": {
"cats": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"createActivity": true,
"candidateId": 10
}
}'TOOLS
CATS actions
On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.
-
Add Candidate to Job Pipeline
actionAdds a specific candidate to a job pipeline in CATS. See the documentationWritev0.0.2 -
Create Candidate
actionCreate a new candidate in your CATS database. See the documentationWritev0.0.2 -
Create Contact
actionAdds a new contact to the CATS platform. See the documentationWritev0.0.2 -
List Candidate ID Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Candidate ID field.Read-onlyv0.0.1 -
List Company ID Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Company ID field.Read-onlyv0.0.1 -
List Contact Id Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Contact Id field.Read-onlyv0.0.1 -
List Custom Fields Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Custom Fields field.Read-onlyv0.0.1 -
List Job ID Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Job ID field.Read-onlyv0.0.1 -
List Owner ID Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Owner ID field.Read-onlyv0.0.1
-
New Activity (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when an activity related to a cat is created.Instantv0.0.1 -
New Candidate (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a new candidate is created.Instantv0.0.1 -
New Contact Created (Instant)
triggerEmit new event when a contact related to a cat is created.Instantv0.0.1
- App slug
- cats
- Authentication
- API key
- Categories
- Human Resources
- Actions
- 9
- Triggers
- 3
- API proxy
- Available