Hire staff for UK cafés, pubs and shops: post a free job, print hiring posters, find London jobs.
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claude mcp add --transport http instead https://instead.work/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"instead": {
"url": "https://instead.work/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"instead": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://instead.work/mcp"
}
}
}Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://instead.work/mcpTools 7 found in our last check
how_to_hireAdvice for a small UK business owner who needs staff (café, pub, restaurant, bar, shop, salon): how to find people through those who already know the business, what to pay, the UK rules to follow, and what Instead costs.
post_jobMake a job for a small business on Instead, free. It takes applications at once through a link and QR code; the owner then publishes it to read and answer applicants by opening the publish link and signing in with their email (30 seconds). The job is public for applications as s…
make_hiring_posterPrint-ready posters for a job: an A4 window poster, an A5 poster for regulars and an A6 table card, each with a QR code people apply from. Takes a job made with post_job (its code or link) or a live Instead job (its link or slug).
search_jobsLive jobs at independent UK cafés, pubs, restaurants, bars, shops and salons on Instead, London first: every job shows the pay, applying takes about two minutes from a phone with no account, and everyone hears back within 48 hours. Also returns independent London places hiring o…
pay_ratesThe hourly pay independent London cafés, restaurants, pubs, bars and bakeries advertise on their own websites this month, by role: the middle (median), the range and how many ads (Instead's London Hospitality Pay Index). For an owner choosing what to pay, or someone weighing up…
compare_hiring_costsWhat hiring costs on Instead next to Indeed, Totaljobs, Caterer.com, Reed, CV-Library, Job Today, Harri, Find a Job and recruitment agencies: each one's published price, when you pay, and what three hires a year cost, every price quoted from the company's own page with the date…
get_jobEverything about one live job: what it involves, pay, hours, what's needed and the business, with the link to apply.
Details
| Endpoint | https://instead.work/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | work.instead/instead |
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