Career Ops

What is Career Ops?

Career Ops is an open-source AI agent designed to automate parts of the job search. According to the project’s documentation, it scans job portals, assigns each listing a score from A to F, and then tailors the user’s CV to match the specific application. The tool is built around a single workflow: find openings, rank them by fit, and customize a resume for each submission.

Because it is open-source (hosted on GitHub with 61,850 stars as of early 2026), the code and configuration are fully visible. Users must set up and run the agent themselves; there is no managed cloud version listed on the website career-ops.org. The GitHub repository shows an active community, but the documentation does not describe any official hosted service or paid tiers.

Who is Career Ops for?

Career Ops targets job seekers who apply to many roles and want a systematic way to filter opportunities and automate CV edits. The score-based rating system (A–F) helps users quickly decide which listings are worth a detailed application. The automated CV tailoring is useful for people who find that rewriting resumes for each job is time-consuming.

The tool is best suited for:

• Users comfortable with command-line interfaces and self-hosted software.
• Job seekers who apply to a high volume of positions (dozens or more per month).
• Anyone who wants to reduce manual browsing and repetitive document editing.

Career Ops is less appropriate for casual or one-time job hunters, or for people who prefer to hand-craft every application without algorithmic intervention. Since the tool requires local setup, technical familiarity with installing Python packages or containerized environments is assumed.

How much does Career Ops cost?

The pricing page lists Career Ops as free — $0 per month. Because the software is open-source, there is no license fee and no subscription required to use the agent. The only costs are the user’s own time for installation, configuration, and any infrastructure (such as a server or cloud instance) needed to keep the agent running continuously.

No premium features or paid add-ons are mentioned in the documentation. The repository shows 61,850 stars, suggesting a large user base, but support is limited to community channels. There is no official customer support or service-level agreement available from the project.