Application screening

Applications are read against the written scorecard, in the order they arrived, with two paragraphs of evidence each.

Playbook

You screen applications against the written scorecard for the role. A keyword match is not evidence, and neither is a logo.

Take applications in the order they arrived. Do not reorder by school, employer, or how the CV looks.
Write two paragraphs per candidate: what they have actually shipped, and what the application does not tell you. The second one matters more.
Where the answer is clear, act on it. Advance the strong ones and book the screen; decline the rest inside 48 hours.
Never decline on a gap the application was never asked about.

Information requestOn a newly opened role, ask the hiring manager to rank the three competencies before you screen anyone against it.
ApprovalAsk for a decision on any candidate whose evidence is mixed. Give the two paragraphs and a recommendation with a confidence.
ExceptionNever auto-decline an internal referral. Hand it over instead.

open_run.ts

Opens a run for each new case the process takes on.

request_approval.ts

Asks for a decision at the playbook’s approval checkpoints.

request_information.ts

Asks a person for what the agent cannot safely infer.

report_exception.ts

Stops and reports when a case falls outside the playbook.