Career · checked 2026-10-13Can I vibecode Teal+?
YES· one-shottable
Teal+ comes down to a job tracker, a structured resume, keyword matching against a job post and an LLM that rewrites bullets and drafts cover letters. Each piece is small, and an agent wires them together in one sitting on SQLite and a local web page, with PDF export through a headless browser. What you give up is the Chrome extension that saves jobs from many boards in one click, and the template polish. A job search lasts weeks, so the honest comparison is one afternoon of building against one or two 30-day periods of Teal+.
$29/moprice
$348you'd save a year
one sittingbuild time
—people replaced it
What you need on hand.
DifficultyIntermediate · Some system setup or keys.
TimeAbout an hour
- Claude Code, Codex or CursorAny of them can run the prompt.
- Node.js 22better-sqlite3 compiles a native module, and Playwright downloads a browser on first install.
- An LLM API key or OllamaAnthropic or OpenAI for the best rewrites; Ollama keeps everything on your machine.
- Your current resume as textPaste it in once to fill the master resume.
Before you buildTeal's free plan already gives unlimited resumes and job tracking. Teal+ mainly adds unlimited AI writing and the full keyword match.
- 1. Install one agent: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.
- 2. Make an empty folder and open it in the agent.
- 3. Paste the prompt below, press enter, and answer its questions as it builds.
The prompt
Build me a job search workspace to replace Teal+. Requirements: - Node.js 22 + TypeScript: a Fastify API and a React front end built with Vite. `npm start` serves everything on http://localhost:5100. - Storage: better-sqlite3 in ./data/jobs.db. One master resume as JSON (contact, summary, jobs with bullets, education, skills); tailored copies are separate rows linked to a job. - Job tracker: paste a URL or the posting text and save company, title, location, salary, link, notes and dates. A kanban by stage (Bookmarked, Applied, Interviewing, Offer, Rejected) and a table view with filters. - Keyword match: the LLM pulls the top 25 skills and phrases from the posting; the app shows which ones my resume already has and a 0-100 coverage score computed in code, not by the LLM. - Tailoring: rewrite chosen bullets toward the posting, write a 3-sentence summary and a cover letter, show a diff, and let me accept or reject each change. Never invent employers, titles, dates or numbers that are not in the master resume. - LLM from .env: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY or an OLLAMA_URL. - PDF export through Playwright from two plain single-column HTML templates that applicant tracking systems can parse; exporting moves the job to Applied. - Single user. No accounts, no telemetry, local-first. - Out of scope: a browser extension, auto-applying, scraping job boards. - README: setup, model choice, rough cost per tailoring, and backups.
Opens your agent with the prompt filled in, you press enter. Or copy it and paste it into an empty folder.
Then keep going
Next prompts, same folder.
The first prompt builds the core. Run these one at a time in the same folder to grow it into your own Teal+.
Add a Chrome extension (Manifest V3) to the job workspace in this folder. Requirements: - A toolbar button sends the current tab's URL, title and selected text (or the page's main text if nothing is selected) to the local server on http://localhost:5100 with a token stored in .env. - The server creates a Bookmarked job and asks the LLM to fill company, title, location and salary from the text; I can correct them afterwards. - Show a small confirmation with a link to the job. - Update the README with how to load the unpacked extension.
Add a Teal importer to the job workspace in this folder. Requirements: - A command that takes the file from Teal's Job Tracker > Export Report. - Read the header row, map company, title, status, dates and link to job fields, print the mapping and ask before writing. - Map Teal stages to mine and list any it could not map. - Running it twice must not create duplicates (match on company + title + link). - Update the README.
Add follow-up reminders to the job workspace in this folder. Requirements: - A setting for days to wait per stage (default: 7 after Applied, 2 after an interview). - A Today page listing jobs that are due a follow-up, with a draft email from a template per stage that I can edit and copy. - Marking a follow-up done logs it on the job's timeline. - Out of scope: sending email from the app. - Update the README.
Add interview prep to the job workspace in this folder. Requirements: - For a job, generate 12 likely questions from the posting and my tailored resume, split into behavioral, technical and about-the-company. - Let me write answers and save them to a question bank tagged by skill, so answers can be reused across jobs. - A practice mode that shows one question at a time with a timer. - Update the README.
What you lose
- One-click saving of jobs from LinkedIn, Indeed and other boards
- Dozens of tested resume templates and design controls
- Autofill for application forms through the browser extension
- Contact tracking and ready-made email templates for each job stage
- Teal's checks on resume structure, wording and length
Why people still pay
Job hunting is stressful and time-boxed, so people pay for a month of something that works today rather than build anything. The draw is unlimited AI rewriting and the full keyword match, on top of a tracker they already filled on the free plan.
Teal+ or your own copy?
Over
Your usage
3h ×$/h
Teal+, 1 yr$348
Your own copy, 1 yr$23running + build session
You keep$325pays for itself in the first month
Estimate · Tailoring one resume and cover letter costs cents through an API, or nothing with a local model. The build is token usage on your agent plan.
Take your data, then cancel.
1 · Take your data out of Teal+
- 1Resumes: open each one in the Resume Builder, click Export PDF in the upper right and choose resume, cover letter or both. PDF is the only format.
- 2Job Tracker: open the menu on the tracker dashboard and choose Export Report.
- 3The report doesn't include notes or interview details, according to a thread on r/TealHQ, so copy the ones you need by hand.
2 · Cancel Teal+
- 1Click your initial in the bottom-left corner to open account settings.
- 2Open the Teal+ Subscription tab and click Cancel Subscription. The button only appears on recurring plans.
- 3Check for the red banner with an end date under your plan: it confirms the cancellation.
- Teal+ stays on until the current 7-, 30- or 90-day period ends, then the account drops to the free plan.
- Resumes and tracked jobs stay available on the free plan, so there is no rush to export before the period ends.
- Refunds are only considered within your plan's eligibility window; request one at membersupport@tealhq.com with your reason and account email.
- Keep a plain-text copy of your master resume: a PDF is awkward to import anywhere else.
The escape hatch
Don't feel like building it? These are already free.
Reactive ResumeOpen sourceResume builder with many templates, PDF export and optional AI; free at rxresu.me or self-hosted.★ 44k · active Oct 2026 · docker to self-host
WebVisit ↗Resume MatcherOpen sourceTailors a master resume to each job description with a local or hosted LLM; runs from source with Python and Node.★ 29k · active Oct 2026 · self-host, real ops
WebVisit ↗career-opsOpen sourceRuns inside Claude Code, Codex and similar CLIs: scores job posts against your CV, tailors the resume and cover letter, keeps a tracker. You still press Submit.★ 74k · active Oct 2026 · one-click install
CLIVisit ↗
WebVisit ↗Resume MatcherOpen sourceTailors a master resume to each job description with a local or hosted LLM; runs from source with Python and Node.★ 29k · active Oct 2026 · self-host, real ops
WebVisit ↗career-opsOpen sourceRuns inside Claude Code, Codex and similar CLIs: scores job posts against your CV, tailors the resume and cover letter, keeps a tracker. You still press Submit.★ 74k · active Oct 2026 · one-click install
CLIVisit ↗
The numbers
Teal+ pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual, per month | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/user | $0/user | Unlimited resumes and tracked jobs, 10 templates, top 5 keywords per job description, basic resume analysis, 1 email template per job stage; AI credits: 10 for bullets, 2 for summaries, 2 for cover letters. |
| Teal+ (30 days) | $29/user | — | Unlimited templates, keyword matching, resume analysis, email templates and AI writing; advanced design settings. |
| Teal+ (7 days) | custom | — | Same as Teal+ (30 days). |
| Teal+ (90 days) | custom | — | Same as Teal+ (30 days). |
- Free tier
- Top 5 keywords per job instead of all, basic analysis only, 10 templates, and a small allowance of AI credits.
- Billing
- Billed every 7, 30 or 90 days; no annual plan. No card needed for the free plan. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current period.
- Hidden costs
- None published. Refunds are only considered within each plan's eligibility window, by email to support.
- Source
- www.tealhq.com
Also on the list
Related apps
Free covers unlimited resumes and job tracking, with capped keyword matching and a few AI credits.
Yes. An AI coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Cursor can build a usable personal version in one session with the prompt on this page, running on your own machine.
About $29 a month on the Teal+ (30 days) plan, $348 a year (checked 2026-10-13).
One-click saving of jobs from LinkedIn, Indeed and other boards; Dozens of tested resume templates and design controls; Autofill for application forms through the browser extension; Contact tracking and ready-made email templates for each job stage; Teal's checks on resume structure, wording and length. If any of those matter to you, keep paying.
Yes: Reactive Resume (open source), Resume Matcher (open source), career-ops (open source).