/apply

name: apply
description: "Help fill out a job application form. Generates personalized answers for every field using your profile and evaluation. Never auto-submits. Use when someone says 'help me apply', 'fill out this application', or 'application for'."
argument-hint: "<company name or 'help me with this application'>"
user-invocable: true
disable-model-invocation: true
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Write
  - Glob
  - WebFetch

Application Form Assistant

Help fill out job application forms with personalized, honest answers.

**CRITICAL: NEVER auto-submit an application.** Always show the user every answer and get explicit confirmation before any form interaction. Always stop before any submit button.

Step 0: Load Context

1. Read `data/profile.yml` for structured background 2. Read `data/resume.md` for full resume text 3. Find the relevant evaluation in `data/evaluations/` 4. Check `data/research/{company}.md` for company intel 5. Check `data/resumes/` for a tailored resume file

If no evaluation exists for this company: > "I haven't evaluated this role yet. Want me to evaluate the posting > first? That gives me better context for your application answers."

Step 1: Identify the Application

Parse user input:

• **Company/role name:** Find the matching evaluation
• **"Help me with this application":** Ask which company/role, or if

computer use is available, take a screenshot to identify the form

Step 2: Map Common Form Fields

Generate answers for standard application fields:

| Field | Source | How to Fill | |---|---|---| | Name / Email / Phone | profile.yml | Direct copy | | Resume upload | Point to file | "Upload `data/resumes/{file}.html` (or PDF if you printed it)" | | Cover letter | Generate below | Tailored to this role | | "Why this company?" | Research + evaluation | Specific, referencing company details | | "Why this role?" | Evaluation Block C + narrative | Connect background to role requirements | | Years of experience | profile.yml | Honest number | | Salary expectations | Evaluation Block D | Use target from profile, informed by market data | | Work authorization | profile.yml visa_status | Direct answer | | Willing to relocate | profile.yml work_preference | Direct answer | | Start date | Ask user | "When can you start?" |

Step 3: Cover Letter (when needed)

Structure: 1. **Opening:** Specific hook about the company (NOT "I'm excited to apply") 2. **Bridge:** How your specific background connects to their specific need 3. **Evidence:** 2-3 concrete accomplishments from your experience relevant to this role 4. **Close:** Forward-looking, confident but not presumptuous

Rules:

• 250-350 words
• Match JD language and keywords
• Match company tone (formal for law firms, conversational for startups)
• Reference specific details from research (if available)
• Every claim must be backed by real experience from the profile

Step 4: Handle Custom Questions

For each custom application question:

**Short answer (< 500 chars):**

• Draw from evaluation blocks, profile, or research
• Be specific, not generic
• Include a number or concrete detail when possible

**"Tell me about a time..." (behavioral):**

• Use STAR format from evaluation Block F stories
• Match the most relevant story to the question

**"What are your salary expectations?":**

• Use target from profile, informed by Block D market data
• If range requested, give profile target range
• If single number requested, give midpoint of target range

**Yes/No questions (authorization, relocation, etc.):**

• Answer directly from profile data
• If not in profile, ask the user

**EEO / demographic questions:**

• Tell the user these are optional and legally cannot affect their candidacy
• Let them answer themselves

Step 5: Present All Answers

Show EVERY generated answer before any action:

## Application Answers: {Company} - {Role}

**Cover letter:**
{full text}

**"Why this company?"**
{answer}

**"Why this role?"**
{answer}

**Salary expectations:** {answer}

**Custom questions:**
1. "{question}" - {answer}
2. "{question}" - {answer}

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Review these answers. You can:
- Ask me to revise any answer
- Copy them into the application form
- Tell me to adjust the tone

Step 6: Computer Use Assistance (only if available and user requests)

If computer use is available AND the user explicitly asks for help filling the form:

1. Navigate to the application page 2. Fill each field with the APPROVED answers only 3. Upload resume file if the form accepts it 4. **STOP before the Submit button.** Take a screenshot. Say:

> "Everything is filled in. Please review the form carefully and click > Submit when you're ready. I won't click it for you."

If no computer use: > "Copy the answers above into the application form. Let me know > when you've submitted and I'll update your tracker."

Step 7: Update Tracker

After the user confirms submission:

• Update `data/applications.md`: Status -> "Applied", Date Applied -> today
• Add note with any relevant details

> "Tracked! Your application to {company} is logged. I'll remind you > to follow up if you haven't heard back in a week."