placed-resume-builder

name	placed-resume-builder
description	This skill should be used when the user wants to "build a resume", "create a resume", "update my resume", "export resume as PDF", "change resume template", "list my resumes", or wants to manage resumes using the Placed career platform at placed.exidian.tech.

Placed Resume Builder

Build and manage professional resumes with AI assistance via the Placed MCP server.

Prerequisites

Requires the Placed MCP server. Install via:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "placed": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@exidian/placed-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "PLACED_API_KEY": "your-api-key",
        "PLACED_BASE_URL": "https://placed.exidian.tech"
      }
    }
  }
}

Get your API key at https://placed.exidian.tech/settings/api

Available Tools

• create_resume — Create a new resume from your profile or scratch
• get_resume — Retrieve a resume by ID
• update_resume — Update any resume section (experience, education, skills, etc.)
• list_resumes — List all your resumes
• get_resume_schema — Understand available resume sections
• list_resume_templates — Browse 37 professional templates
• get_template_preview — Preview a template
• change_resume_template — Switch your resume template
• get_resume_pdf_url — Download as PDF (expires in 15 min)
• get_resume_docx_url — Download as Word document
• export_resume_json — Export as JSON
• export_resume_markdown — Export as Markdown

Resume Sections

All sections are optional and can be updated independently:

• basics — name, email, phone, headline, location
• summary — professional overview
• experience — work history
• education — degrees and certifications
• skills — technical and soft skills
• languages — language proficiencies
• certifications — professional certs
• awards — honors and recognition
• projects — personal/professional projects
• publications — articles, papers, books
• references — professional references
• volunteer — volunteer experience
• interests — hobbies and interests
• profiles — LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.

Usage

To create a resume: Call create_resume(title="Senior Engineer Resume", target_role="Staff Engineer")

To update sections: Call update_resume(resume_id="...", experience=[...], skills=[...])

To choose a template:

1. Call list_resume_templates() to browse options
2. Call change_resume_template(resume_id="...", template_id="modern") to apply

To export:

• PDF: Call get_resume_pdf_url(resume_id="...")
• Markdown: Call export_resume_markdown(resume_id="...")
• Word: Call get_resume_docx_url(resume_id="...")

To understand available fields: Call get_resume_schema() to see all available fields and their formats.

Tips

• Quantify achievements with metrics (numbers, percentages, dollars)
• Use action verbs at the start of bullet points
• Mirror job description language for better ATS matching
• Test ATS compatibility with check_ats_compatibility() from the placed-resume-optimizer skill