# Introduction (https://docs.hireway.dev/docs)

Hireway is a job-search agent for engineers moving abroad. Its **Scout** reads the job boards and company career pages
you name every morning, keeps the roles that sponsor visas and fit your rules, and drafts honest applications that you
approve before anything is sent. It is free to use with your own AI key.

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  <img
    src="/images/getting-started/editor-overview.webp"
    alt="The Hireway editor with a game developer's resume. The Basics card with name, headline, email and phone fields is on the left, and the rendered resume page with a photo, contact line, Profiles, Skills, Summary and Education is on the right."
  />
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## What you can do with it [#what-you-can-do-with-it]

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  <Card title="Let the Scout find roles" icon="radar">
    Set your rules once: countries, salary floor, seniority and deal-breakers. The Scout keeps only roles that match,
    with the line from the posting that shows the visa evidence.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Approve every application" icon="circle-check">
    Drafts use only facts you have verified. Nothing is sent until you approve that specific application.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Write resumes and cover letters" icon="file-lines">
    Keep every resume and letter in **Documents**. Start blank, from a sample, or by importing a PDF, Word file, JSON or
    LinkedIn export. Pick from 17 templates and see the page update as you type.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Check before you send" icon="list-check">
    **Check** mode points out issues on the lines they belong to and compares your resume with a job posting. The free
    [ATS checker](/docs/checking/using-the-ats-checker) works without an account.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Track applications" icon="briefcase">
    Follow each application from saved to offer in a list, board or calendar, and see what's working in Insights.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Bring your own AI" icon="sparkles">
    Connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama or another compatible provider. The assistant proposes
    edits you accept or reject one by one.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Ways to use Hireway [#ways-to-use-hireway]

- **The hosted version at [hireway.dev](https://hireway.dev).** Create an account and start. This is the right choice
  for most people.
- **Your own tools.** A REST API and an MCP server let scripts and AI agents manage your documents and applications.
- **Your own tools.** A REST API and an MCP server let scripts and AI agents manage your documents and applications.

## Your data [#your-data]

Your documents belong to you. You can download any document as JSON and import it back later, export everything in your
account from **Settings**, and delete your account at any time.

## Get started [#get-started]

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  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/docs/getting-started/quickstart">
    Create an account, build a resume from a sample and download your first PDF in about ten minutes.
  </Card>
  <Card title="How the Scout works" icon="radar" href="/docs/getting-started/using-the-scout">
    Rules, visa evidence and the approval step.
  </Card>
  <Card title="API and MCP" href="/docs/integrations/using-the-api">
    Connect scripts, AI clients and other tools to your account.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get help [#get-help]

Email [hello@hireway.dev](mailto:hello@hireway.dev) and include the page you were on and what you expected to happen.