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Harly’s AI features are optional and off until you configure a provider. They assist the hiring team; they never make a hiring decision. Every AI output is a suggestion a human reviews and owns.

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Enable AI

1

Choose a provider

Open Settings → AI and select a provider. Harly supports OpenAI-compatible APIs. You bring your own API key — Harly does not proxy through a shared key.
2

Add the API key

Paste the API key from your provider. It is stored encrypted and never returned to the browser.
3

Enable specific features

Turn on only the features you want. Nothing is sent to the provider until a feature is both enabled and actively used.
AI output is advisory. Never auto-advance, auto-reject, or send a message on an AI suggestion without a human review. A person owns every hiring decision.

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What AI can do

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Candidate matching

Rank or summarize how an application fits a job’s requirements, as a starting point for review. The output appears alongside the application — the recruiter reads it and decides. This is a triage signal, not a filter. Use it to prioritize which applications to open first, not to skip reading them.

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Assisted drafting

Draft candidate messages and job descriptions you review and edit before sending. The draft is editable from the moment it appears; you own the final text. Common uses:
  • First outreach message after an application
  • Rejection email with a reason
  • Interview invitation with agenda

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Scorecard anonymization

Strip identifying details from interview feedback before reviewers compare scorecards. Reduces the effect of name-based or background-based bias when comparing candidates side by side. Anonymization runs before the comparison view. The original, unredacted scorecard remains on the candidate record for audit.

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Chat

Ask questions about a candidate or pipeline in context. The assistant sees only the data for the current candidate or job, not the entire workspace. Examples:
  • “Summarize this candidate’s relevant experience.”
  • “What questions has this candidate not answered yet?”

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Data and privacy

What is sent to a provider is limited to the feature you enabled. Candidate data is personal data, so:
  • Choose a provider with a data processing agreement that fits your obligations.
  • Tell candidates if AI is part of your review process.
  • Review the AI usage log in Settings → AI → Usage periodically.
  • Keep a documented override path for every material recommendation.
Do not place provider credentials, private notes, or unnecessary candidate data into prompts. If you configure a custom system prompt, treat it as infrastructure code — review it before enabling.

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Turn off AI

Disable individual features in Settings → AI without removing the provider. Remove the API key entirely to disable all AI features and prevent any data from reaching the provider. Disabling AI does not affect any other part of Harly. All records, pipelines, interviews, and offers remain unchanged.

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Next steps

Tasks and scorecards

Structured feedback AI can anonymize.

Privacy

Data obligations to understand before enabling AI.

Inbox and email

Where AI drafts land before you send them.