Placed Resume Builder

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", "download resume", "switch template", or wants to manage resumes using the Placed career platform at placed.exidian.tech.

Build and manage professional resumes via the Placed API. No MCP server required — all calls are made directly with curl.

API Key

Load the key from ~/.config/placed/credentials, falling back to the environment:

bash

if [ -z "$PLACED_API_KEY" ] && [ -f "$HOME/.config/placed/credentials" ]; then
  source "$HOME/.config/placed/credentials"
fi

If PLACED_API_KEY is still not set, ask the user:

"Please provide your Placed API key (get it at https://placed.exidian.tech/settings/api)"

Then save it for future sessions:

bash

mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/placed"
echo "export PLACED_API_KEY=<key_provided_by_user>" > "$HOME/.config/placed/credentials"
export PLACED_API_KEY=<key_provided_by_user>

How to Call the API

bash

placed_call() {
  local tool=$1
  local args=${2:-'{}'}
  curl -s -X POST https://placed.exidian.tech/api/mcp \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $PLACED_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d "{\"jsonrpc\":\"2.0\",\"id\":1,\"method\":\"tools/call\",\"params\":{\"name\":\"$tool\",\"arguments\":$args}}" \
    | python3 -c "import sys,json; d=json.load(sys.stdin); print(d['result']['content'][0]['text'])"
}

Available Tools

Tool	Description
list_resumes	List all resumes
create_resume	Create a new resume
get_resume	Get resume by ID (or most recent if no ID)
update_resume	Update any resume section
get_resume_schema	See all available fields and formats
list_resume_templates	Browse available templates
get_template_preview	Preview a specific template
change_resume_template	Switch resume template
get_resume_pdf_url	Get PDF download URL (expires 15 min)
get_resume_docx_url	Get Word document download URL
export_resume_json	Export resume as JSON
export_resume_markdown	Export resume as Markdown

Usage Examples

List all resumes:

bash

placed_call "list_resumes"

Create a resume:

bash

placed_call "create_resume" '{"title":"Senior Engineer Resume","target_role":"Staff Engineer"}'

Update resume sections:

bash

placed_call "update_resume" '{
  "resume_id": "res_abc123",
  "summary": "Principal SRE with 10+ years...",
  "skills": [{"name":"Infrastructure","keywords":["Kubernetes","Terraform","AWS"]}]
}'

Get PDF download URL:

bash

placed_call "get_resume_pdf_url" '{"resume_id":"res_abc123"}'

Change template:

bash

# First list templates
placed_call "list_resume_templates"
# Then apply one
placed_call "change_resume_template" '{"resume_id":"res_abc123","template_id":"onyx"}'

Export as Markdown:

bash

placed_call "export_resume_markdown" '{"resume_id":"res_abc123"}'

Resume Sections

All sections are optional and can be updated independently via update_resume:

• basics — name, email, phone, headline, location
• summary — professional overview
• experience — work history with company, position, date, bullets
• education — degrees, institutions, dates
• skills — skill groups with keywords
• languages — language proficiencies
• certifications — professional certs with issuer and date
• 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, portfolio links

Tips

• Call get_resume_schema to see exact field formats before updating
• Quantify achievements with metrics (numbers, percentages, dollars)
• Use action verbs at the start of bullet points
• Mirror job description language for better ATS matching
• Use placed-resume-optimizer skill to check ATS compatibility after building