SynthHires

People operations

HR onboarding and employee handbook assistants with zero hallucination

Answer employee questions about leave, benefits, and company policies directly from verified docs. Automate new-hire checklists and requests with manager sign-off.

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Runs today

The job to be done

People operations leads, HR managers, and founders looking to give new hires immediate answers.

HR managers answer the same 10 handbook questions 50 times a month, while employees wait days for simple policy confirmations or leave requests.

How it works

  1. 1

    Employee inquiry arrives

    Staff member asks in Slack, email, or internal portal (e.g. "What is our parental leave policy?").

  2. 2

    Handbook RAG lookup

    Agent retrieves exact matching policy from your Notion or PDF handbook with page citations.

  3. 3

    Pre-filled request draft

    If an action is needed (vacation request, stipend), the agent drafts the submission.

  4. 4

    Manager approval gate

    Direct manager receives Slack button to approve or reject with one click.

Works with

SlackNotion MCPGoogle WorkspacePostgreSQLEmail

Each entry is a connector or channel available on the platform today.

Interactive Demo & Sandbox

Live execution simulation

Inspect the trigger, model reasoning, MCP tool calls and the approval gate that keeps humans in control.

synthhires::workflow::hr
Model: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (BYOK)Cost: $0 markup • Direct provider API
1. Inbound EventEmployee Slack DM to @SynthHires
user: "@laura.dev"
question: "¿Cuántos días de permiso por mudanza tenemos y cómo se solicitan?"
2. Agent Reasoning & MCP ToolsClaude 3.7 Sonnet (BYOK)

Retrieved policy from Handbook: Section 4.3 ("Special Leave"). Employee entitled to 2 paid working days for primary residence move.

MCP CALL:mcp::hr_handbook::get_section(id: "section_4_3_special_leave")
3. Human-in-the-Loop GateHuman-in-the-Loop Required

Pre-filled Leave Request: Routed to Team Lead @marcos for approval

4. Executed OutputSuccess (200 OK)

Respuesta al empleado: "Tienes 2 días retribuidos (Sección 4.3). He preparado tu solicitud para el 24 y 25 de octubre y la he enviado a tu responsable."

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What it costs

What the incumbent charges

Rippling

Starts at $8/employee/month plus required base platform fees and per-module add-ons.

Where they are the better choice

Integrated global payroll, health insurance administration, and corporate laptop provisioning in one suite.

Source, checked 2026-10-14 · Rippling core pricing page

On SynthHires

SynthHires

100% BYOK. Zero token markup, zero monthly subscription fees. You pay your model provider directly at raw API rates.

  • Zero per-employee seat tax: use your own knowledge base and API keys without paying monthly fees that scale with your headcount.
  • Direct sync with your current Notion or Google Docs wiki without forcing a payroll migration.

Your API keys are encrypted locally with AES-GCM and never travel to our servers.

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Where this is not the right fit

  • We do not run payroll or tax withholdings: we automate knowledge retrieval, workflows, and triage.

What it handles

Source-cited policy answers

Every answer links directly to the exact handbook section it was drawn from.

Automated onboarding tracks

Guides new employees through Day 1, Week 1, and Month 1 tasks with timed reminders.

Manager approval workflows

Stipends, equipment requests, and days off route automatically to the right supervisor.

Confidential employee privacy

Sensitive HR questions are handled without storing conversation transcripts on marketing servers.

Availability: this workflow is assembled from primitives that ship today. You configure the trigger, the agents and the gate; nothing is hidden behind a feature flag.

Frequently asked questions

Can we restrict sensitive policies to specific roles?

Yes. Knowledge collections can be restricted to specific Slack channels or user groups so executive compensation or termination policies are never public.

What formats can the employee handbook be in?

Notion databases, Google Docs, Markdown repositories, or uploaded PDF documents.

Does it support multi-language teams?

Yes. An employee can ask in Spanish, English, French, or German and receive accurate answers grounded in your English handbook.

Claims on this page last checked against the source on 2026-10-14.

Deploy this workflow with your own keys

100% BYOK, no monthly subscription. Bring your provider key: it is encrypted in your browser and never reaches our servers.

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