Outlook add-in
Pollen8 Legal — Outlook add-in
Sideloadable Office.js task pane that surfaces the Legal Assistant inside Microsoft Outlook — for drafting replies, summarizing threads, and Vault-grounded Q&A about inbound mail.
Manifest URL: https://app.pollen8.ai/outlook-addin/manifest.xml
Five actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Draft a reply | Generates a professional reply to the open email |
| Summarize email / thread | Headline + bullets of the message body |
| Tone & risk check | Flags aggressive language and risk surface |
| Ask the Vault about this | Vault Q&A using the email body as context |
| Verify citations in body | Citator sweep over case cites in the email |
Sideloading
New Outlook for Mac (default since late 2022):
- Outlook menu → Settings → Add-ins (or Tools → Get Add-ins).
- My add-ins tab → Custom Addins → + Add a custom add-in → Add from file… → pick the saved manifest XML.
Outlook on the Web / Windows:
- Gear icon (Settings) → Mail → Customize actions / Get Add-ins.
- My add-ins → Add a custom add-in → Add from File.
Use modes
- Read mode — viewing a received email. The add-in pulls the
email body. Use as reply opens a pre-filled reply form (uses
Office.js
displayReplyForm). - Compose mode — drafting a new message. The add-in pulls the
current body. Use as reply replaces the selected text via
body.setSelectedDataAsync.
Reusing the Word backend
The Outlook add-in posts to the same
POST /api/v1/admin/legal/word/transform endpoint as the Word
add-in. The action keys map:
| Outlook UI action | Backend action |
|---|---|
| Draft a reply | redraft |
| Summarize | summarize |
| Tone check | improve |
| Ask the Vault | askvault |
| Cite | cite |
Authentication
Same as the Word add-in — task pane shares browser cookies with
app.pollen8.ai. If you’re not signed in, the chip shows “not
signed in” with a link to sign in elsewhere.