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Product Update - July 2026

The Dover MCP setup screen, with the remote server URL and client instructions

In July we launched new AI features like MCP and webhooks to automate your recruiting workflows, rolled out custom permissions, and expanded the Dover Marketplace with startup operators across customer success, legal, marketing, and more.

Marketplace

Dover’s Marketplace gives you flexible access to experienced recruiters and startup experts without the cost of a full-time hire. Browse experts, schedule intro calls, and bring on support when you need it.

Meet Virginia, Customer Success expert

With 10+ years of Customer Success leadership experience, Virginia has built and scaled Success organizations from the ground up. She’s led Customer Success at high-growth startups including FreeWill and StoryArb, growing teams from one person to more than 70 while building the systems that help companies retain and grow customers.

Virginia helps founders build Customer Success functions that scale, including:

  • Customer Success Strategy: Build Customer Success from the ground up, define processes, and create scalable operating frameworks.
  • Retention & Growth: Improve customer retention, identify churn risks, optimize expansion opportunities, and build healthier recurring revenue.
  • Leadership & Team Development: Hire, coach, and structure Customer Success teams as your company grows.
  • Customer Operations: Design territories, customer journeys, success metrics, and reporting that scale without constantly adding headcount.

Virginia, a fractional Customer Success expert on the Dover Marketplace

Get experienced Customer Success leadership without the cost of a full-time Director of Customer Success.

Meet Startup Experts

Interested in joining the marketplace? Become an Expert

Applicant Tracking System

Updates to the Dover ATS this month, from connecting your pipeline to AI tools to controlling who on your team can see what.

Dover MCP

The new Dover MCP securely connects your ATS to Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, and more, giving your AI assistant access to your hiring pipeline.

With the Dover MCP, you can:

  • Review the strongest applicants across your open roles
  • Schedule and prepare questions for an interview
  • Add notes and update candidate stages
  • and much more!

Connect Dover MCP

Free AI models for AI Scoring

Getting started with AI Scoring is now even easier.

You can now use free AI models from Gemini, Mistral, and Nvidia — no API key required. Every company receives up to 2,000 free AI scores per month, or you can connect your own API key for unlimited scoring.

The AI Scoring model picker, showing a free model selected with no API key required

Try AI Scoring

Custom permissions

Give every teammate exactly the access they need with custom company and job permission sets.

Create your own permission sets, see every permission included at a glance, and ensure team members only have access to the jobs and workflows they’re responsible for.

Creating a new permission set, with company permissions listed as checkboxes

Customize Permissions