Word add-in
Pollen8 Legal — Word add-in
Sideloadable Office.js task pane that surfaces the Legal Assistant inside Microsoft Word, so attorneys never have to leave the document they’re drafting.
Manifest URL: https://app.pollen8.ai/word-addin/manifest.xml
Six actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Improve selection | Tightens prose, fixes grammar, active voice — preserves all substantive obligations |
| Redraft formally | Re-renders selection in formal-counsel register |
| Continue draft from cursor | Adds 1-3 paragraphs matching the surrounding style |
| Summarize selection | Headline + 3-7 bullets — preserves defined terms |
| Ask the Vault about… | Free-form Q&A grounded in the firm Vault, no selection needed |
| Verify citations in selection | Sweeps the selection through the citator pipeline |
Sideloading — macOS
Route A (UI): Insert menu → Add-ins → My Add-ins → gear icon → Upload My Add-in → pick the saved manifest XML.
Route B (filesystem):
~/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Word/Data/Documents/wefDrop the manifest XML in. Quit Word (⌘Q), reopen.
Sideloading — Windows / web
- Word Desktop Windows: Insert → My Add-ins → Upload My Add-in.
- Word on the Web: Home → Add-ins → More Add-ins → Upload My Add-in.
Authentication
The task pane runs as a webview against app.pollen8.ai and reuses
your existing browser session cookies. If the status chip shows “not
signed in”, open app.pollen8.ai in a normal tab, sign in, then
click Reconnect.
Output operations
When the task pane shows a result:
- Insert at cursor — appends after the current selection.
- Replace selection — overwrites the highlighted text.
- Copy — to the clipboard.
Privacy
Word activations of the add-in talk only to your Pollen8 backend. The selection text is sent for processing; the LLM call respects the same matter-team ACL gates and Why-trace audit as the in-app Assistant.