watchtower vs FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT
watchtower is no longer listed on any marketplace we read: these are its last known data, as of 2026‑10‑15.
watchtower is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by Connor Lagana. No marketplace we read lists it any more. FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT is an MCP server published by foundrole. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. A plugin in this pair is no longer listed on any marketplace we read, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT | |
|---|---|---|
| Community marketplace connorlagana/watchtower | Removed on 2026-10-15 Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.18 Downloads/month (npm): 1 872 Downloads/week (npm): 172 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | watchtowerno longer listed · | FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Forks (GitHub) | 0 | 0 |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (watchtower.lat/mcp) | Remote server (www.foundrole.com/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/connorlagana/watchtower | github.com/foundrole/jobs-mcp-proxy |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Responded 5 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. No value is marked better or worse: a plugin no marketplace lists any more is shown with its last known data, which we do not rank against current figures.
What to use instead of watchtower
Plugins still listed whose own names, descriptions, tools and skills are closest in meaning to it. Comparable, not endorsed.
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Open-source AI job search that runs locally in your AI coding CLI: scan job portals, evaluate listings into a structured A-H report with a 1-5 score, tailor your CV, track…
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AI job search command center for Claude Code. Evaluate job offers with fit scoring, generate tailored CVs and cover letters, scan 45+ company career portals automatically, track…
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Local-first semantic job search over the Open Jobs dataset (~3M postings, crawled daily) with freshness, ghost, and date-bump detection no job board provides.
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Define your preferences and start your first job search with /job-search.
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HiddenJobs — Remote Tech Job Search MCP
Search remote tech jobs, inspect descriptions, compare roles, and retrieve application links.
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Job tracking CLI + MCP server for AI agents. 99K+ jobs, 775+ companies.
What each says it does
watchtower
Tech job alerts for Claude: describe the job once and get only the new postings that match, from 1,000+ tech company and startup job boards.
FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT
AI job search MCP — fact-checked jobs, application tracker, alerts. ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor.
How to run each
watchtower
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http jobs-mcp-proxy https://www.foundrole.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: watchtower · What it can do: FoundRole — AI Job Search & Application Tracker MCP for Claude & ChatGPT · Compare two other plugins
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