> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hotfix.jobs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

> ## Agent Instructions
> Product noun is jobs.
> MCP at https://rest.hotfix.jobs/mcp is the hiring contract for agents with a company API key.
> Do not invent unpublished REST, hiring stats, or webhooks.
> Do not mention Greenhouse, Ashby, Quick Apply, or claim.
> Creating a draft, offer, or booking link does not send email.

# set_status

> Move one application, or archive it. Does not send email. MCP tool: set_status.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json patch /v1/employer/applications/{application_id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Hotfix hiring API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >-
    Employer hiring surface under /v1/employer. Most routes take an employer
    session Bearer token. GET resume also accepts a company API key (hf_…).
    Agents should prefer MCP at https://rest.hotfix.jobs/mcp with the same key.
    This is not the public catalog spec at hotfix.jobs/openapi.json, and it is
    not a dump of rest.hotfix.jobs/openapi.json.
servers:
  - url: https://rest.hotfix.jobs
    description: Production
security: []
tags:
  - name: Applications
  - name: Jobs
  - name: Interviews
  - name: Offers
  - name: Mail
  - name: Automations
paths:
  /v1/employer/applications/{application_id}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Applications
      summary: set_status
      description: >-
        Move one application, or archive it. Does not send email. MCP tool:
        set_status.
      operationId: set_status
      parameters:
        - name: application_id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Application UUID.
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: false
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                status:
                  type: string
                  description: new, considering, interviewing, hired, or rejected.
                archived:
                  type: boolean
                  description: true hides the row. false restores it. Not a status.
              required: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
              example:
                id: 2c8f0a1e-4b3d-4e91-9c7a-1f6b8d2e0a11
                applicant_name: Jordan Lee
                applicant_email: jordan@example.com
                job_id: 9a1b2c3d-4e5f-6789-abcd-ef0123456789
                job_title: Staff engineer
                status: interviewing
                knockout: false
                applied_at: '2026-09-20T18:22:01+00:00'
                archived_at: null
                has_resume: true
                answers:
                  Why this role?: I ship.
                also_applied: []
      security:
        - BearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Employer session JWT from Better Auth.

````