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Upwork MCP server

Official Upwork-hosted server with OAuth 2.1 sign-in, free with any Upwork account.

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Server URL

https://mcp.upwork.com/mcp

Live checked 34 minutes ago

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Is the Upwork MCP server up?

Live Checked 34 minutes ago, answered in 145 ms

Answered with an MCP sign-in challenge, so the server is up and asks for your account.

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What can an AI assistant do with Upwork?

Upwork shares its tool list only after you sign in, so these capabilities come from the listing and Upwork's own documentation. Your AI app shows the exact tools once it is connected.

Things recruiters ask tools like this

  • “Find ten backend engineers in Denver with Go and fintech experience, and tell me why each one fits.”
  • “Build a list of nurse managers near Tampa who have been in their current role for three years or more.”

What the Upwork MCP server does

First-party MCP at mcp.upwork.com. Official Upwork-hosted server with OAuth 2.1 sign-in, free with any Upwork account. Clients can search talent, draft and publish job posts, invite freelancers, review proposals, manage milestones and read messages, timesheets and transactions. Every write is a draft you confirm, and offers, contract acceptance and payments complete on upwork.com. Revoke access under Account Settings, Connected Apps.

Run by
Upwork (official server)
Categories
Sourcing, Job boards
Starting price
5% fee

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Server facts

Sign-in
Sign in (OAuth)
Observed
Sign-in handled by
mcp.upwork.com
Observed
Transport
Streamable HTTP
Observed
Last response time
145 ms
Observed
First checked
Oct 21, 2026, 1 checks since
Observed

Observed means our own checker saw it at the server URL, without signing in. Nothing here is copied from the vendor's marketing. Server details refresh weekly; last refreshed Oct 20, 2026.

How to connect Upwork to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

When you add it, your AI app opens a sign-in window for Upwork. Log in with your own Upwork account and approve access. Nothing to copy or paste beyond the URL.

Server URLhttps://mcp.upwork.com/mcp

Claude on the web or desktop

  1. Go to Customize, then Connectors.
  2. Click Add custom connector, name it Upwork and paste the server URL.
  3. Click Add, then sign in to Upwork when asked.
  4. In a chat, open the + menu and switch it on under Connectors.

On Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it first under Organization settings.

Claude Code

  1. Run claude mcp add --transport http 'upwork' 'https://mcp.upwork.com/mcp'
  2. Type /mcp to check it shows as connected and to sign in.

Cursor

  1. Open Settings, then MCP, and add a new server.
  2. Paste {"mcpServers":{"upwork":{"url":"https://mcp.upwork.com/mcp"}}}
  3. Reload, then ask in the agent chat.

ChatGPT, Grok and others

  1. Add a custom connector or remote MCP server where your app and plan allow it.
  2. Paste the server URL. Transport is Streamable HTTP.

Steps follow Anthropic's guides to custom connectors and MCP in Claude Code. Menu names change, so check there if a label looks different. Start read only and keep sends, writes and credit spend on approval.

Questions

Does Upwork have an MCP server?

Yes. Upwork runs its own official MCP server at https://mcp.upwork.com/mcp, so an AI assistant such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor can work inside Upwork with your own account and permissions.

What is the Upwork MCP server URL?

The server URL is https://mcp.upwork.com/mcp. Paste it into your AI app as a custom connector or remote MCP server.

Do I need to sign in to use it?

Yes. You sign in with your own Upwork account when you add the connector, and the assistant only sees what your account can see.

Is the Upwork MCP server working right now?

At our last check, 34 minutes ago, it was live. Answered with an MCP sign-in challenge, so the server is up and asks for your account.

Is it safe to connect Upwork to AI?

An official server only lets the assistant see and do what your own Upwork account allows. Start read only, keep anything that sends, writes or spends credits on approval, and check whether your admin needs to approve the connection.

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