The AI-first ATS for recruiting firms

Run your entire desk by just asking.

TalentGuru is an applicant tracking system where everything you can click, you can ask. AI parses and scores every CV, matches candidates to jobs, and moves deals from intake to placement. Use the built-in agent, or plug TalentGuru into your own AI as an MCP server.

Your own dedicated server Bring your own AI key Affordable flat rate pricing
100% AI-operable
Every action in the UI is available to the AI agent
MCP server
Connect your own chat client or AI agent
Dedicated instance
Your own server, namespace and database
$2,400 / year
You pay OpenRouter directly for AI usage
AI-first, not AI-added

Stop clicking through screens. Tell your ATS what to do.

Most ATS platforms bolt a chatbot onto old software. TalentGuru was built so the AI can do everything a recruiter can, with guardrails your admin controls.

Built-in AI agent on every page

Search, create, update and delete records. Move candidates between stages, attach notes and files, generate tailored CVs, and drop in a resume or job description to process it from chat.

"What's stuck in Client Committee Review?""Generate a CV for candidate 42 for job 15""Add a note to Acme: prefers remote candidates"

Use it as an MCP server

Connect TalentGuru to the AI tools your team already uses. Manage jobs, candidates and pipelines from your own chat client or autonomous agent, without opening the app.

Your AI agent⟶ MCP ⟶TalentGuru

Approval gate for every write

When the AI wants to create, update or delete data, you see exactly what it plans to do and choose Approve or Deny, with notes. Read-only actions run instantly. Admins switch the gate on or off.

Request⟶Approve / Deny⟶Done
One platform for the whole desk

From inbox to invoice, in one place.

Jobs, candidates, clients, pipelines, placements and tasks, with AI analysis built into each one.

AI CV parsing & scoring

Upload PDF, DOCX or text. TalentGuru extracts experience, education, skills, certifications and languages automatically.

  • Scored on 9 quality dimensions
  • Red flags across 9 risk categories, ranked by severity

Candidate-to-job matching

Semantic match analysis against each job, not keyword matching, with strengths, concerns and interview recommendations.

  • 7 weighted dimensions, one composite score
  • Reprocess any match after a CV or JD changes

Pipelines built for agencies

Drag-and-drop stages with reason codes, days-in-stage aging alerts, and conversion and time-in-stage reports.

  • 5 starter templates: Perm, Contract, Healthcare, Executive, High-Volume
  • Set templates per client or per job

Placements & fee tracking

Reaching "Placed" creates the placement and opens the fee form for flat or percentage fees, guarantee period and invoice status.

  • Replacement search when a placement falls through
  • Reports by company, recruiter and month

Tailored, client-ready CVs

Generate job-specific CVs that put the most relevant experience first. Batch-generate for a whole shortlist.

  • 6 professional templates, print-ready
  • Download as editable Word (DOCX)

CVs straight from your inbox

Connect a mailbox and TalentGuru detects CV attachments with AI, adds new candidates and sends auto-reply confirmations.

  • Duplicate check on every incoming CV
  • Editable auto-reply templates

Client CRM

Companies, hiring-manager contacts, decision makers and office locations, linked to every job and placement.

  • Convert candidates to contacts and back
  • Notes, files and full activity timeline on every record

Dashboard that spots bottlenecks

KPIs for open jobs, candidates, active pipeline, placements and revenue, plus a funnel and stage-health view.

  • Flags the stage where candidates wait longest
  • AI Briefing and ask-anything search bar

Tasks & follow-ups

To-dos linked to any job, candidate, company or contact, with assignees, priorities and due times.

  • List, Calendar and Kanban views
  • Real-time notifications as work completes
Explainable AI

Know why a candidate fits before you pick up the phone.

Every match produces a composite score from seven weighted dimensions, along with plain-language strengths, concerns and recommended interview focus areas.

Pair it with each candidate's standalone CV score and red-flag analysis, covering employment gaps, job hopping, tenure, career progression and more, for a complete view at a glance.

Strengths & concerns
Interview recommendations
9-dimension CV quality score
9-category risk analysis

How the match score is weighted

Composite = weighted average of 7 dimensions
7
Strong ≥80 Moderate ≥60 Weak <60
How it works

From new requirement to placement

Drop in the job

Upload or paste a job description. AI extracts skills, responsibilities and qualifications and links it to the client.

Candidates flow in

Upload CVs, search your database, or let your inbox feed new applicants automatically, with duplicates caught.

AI ranks the fit

Every candidate is scored and matched to the job. Generate tailored CVs for your shortlist and submit.

Close and get paid

Move candidates through your pipeline. Placements capture fee terms, guarantees and invoice status.

Hosting & security

Your own TalentGuru. Not a seat in someone else's.

Every customer gets a dedicated deployment that scales with your firm.

Dedicated site & server

Runs in its own Kubernetes namespace in the cloud, isolated from other customers.

Dedicated database

Your data lives in its own database on a shared database instance.

Your AI key, your model

Use your own OpenRouter API key, encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM. Pick from hundreds of models.

SSO & access control

Google and Microsoft sign-in with domain allowlists, groups, and 30 permission keys with org-wide or own-records-only visibility.

Your namespace
App server Dedicated
AI agent Built-in
MCP server For your AI
Your data
Database Dedicated
Mailbox IMAP / SMTP
SSO Google / Microsoft
Billed to you directly
OpenRouter Your API key, your choice of model, your AI spend
Pricing

One plan. Everything included.

A flat annual price for your dedicated TalentGuru. No feature tiers, no AI markup.

TalentGuru Dedicated

$2,400/ year
Equivalent to $200 per month, billed annually.
  • Dedicated site & server
  • Dedicated database
  • Built-in AI agent
  • MCP server access
  • CV parsing, scoring & matching
  • Pipelines & placements
  • Tailored CV generation
  • Email CV capture
  • SSO & access control
  • Scales to your needs
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AI usage: pay only for what you use

You connect your own OpenRouter API key, so AI costs go directly to OpenRouter at their rates. We never mark them up, and you choose the model that fits your budget.

Platform & hosting
Paid to TalentGuru
$2,400 / yr
AI model usage
Paid to OpenRouter
Your usage
FAQ

Questions recruiting leaders ask

What does "AI-first ATS" mean? +

Anything you can do in the TalentGuru interface you can also do by asking the built-in AI agent: search, create, update and delete records, move candidates through pipelines, attach notes and files, generate tailored CVs and more.

Can I connect my own AI agent or chat client? +

Yes. TalentGuru runs as an MCP server, so you can connect it to your own chat client or AI agent and manage your ATS remotely.

How is AI usage billed? +

You use your own OpenRouter API key, so you pay OpenRouter directly for the AI you use and choose the model. The $2,400/year subscription covers the platform and your dedicated hosting.

Where is my data hosted? +

Each customer gets a dedicated site and dedicated server in its own Kubernetes namespace in the cloud, plus a dedicated database on a shared database instance. It scales to your needs.

Can we use our own pipeline stages? +

Yes. TalentGuru ships with five starter pipeline templates (Direct Hire, Contract, Healthcare, Executive Search, High-Volume) that are fully editable, and you can set templates per job or per client company.

Can TalentGuru import CVs from email? +

Yes. Connect a mailbox over IMAP and TalentGuru scans incoming attachments with AI, adds new candidates with duplicate detection, and can send auto-reply confirmations.

Does TalentGuru support single sign-on? +

Yes. Admins can enable Google and Microsoft Entra ID sign-in and restrict access to specific domains or email addresses.

See your desk run itself.

Book a walkthrough and we'll show you TalentGuru running on real recruiting workflows, from inbox to placement, by chat and by click.