Appliqué

Appliqué is an agent-driven system for generating high-quality, role-specific job applications from a single input: a link to a job posting.

You provide a job URL. Appliqué retrieves and analyzes the posting, extracts structured metadata, matches it against your verified professional profile, and proposes a tailored cover letter using deterministic templates. The final application package is rendered with LaTeX to ensure consistent, professional PDFs.

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Why appliqué?

Most “AI application tools” rely on one-shot prompts and opaque text generation. appliqué takes a different approach:

• Agentic, not generic A multi-step pipeline instead of a single prompt.

• Structured and reproducible All intermediate results are validated data (JSON/YAML), not free-form blobs.

• Template-first Layout, tone, and formatting are deterministic; agents fill content blocks.

• Human-in-the-loop Drafts are reviewable and editable before final rendering.

• Language-aware Supports DE/EN with role-, seniority-, and tone-specific adaptations.

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How It Works

Appliqué follows a clear, auditable pipeline:

1. Retrieve Fetches and cleans the job description from a provided URL.

2. Extract Converts the posting into structured metadata (role, requirements, keywords, language, seniority).

3. Match Maps job requirements to verified facts from your profile.

4. Draft Proposes a tailored cover letter as structured content blocks.

5. Verify Checks claims, tone, length, and consistency to avoid hallucinations.

6. Render Renders LaTeX templates and builds a polished PDF application package.

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Typical Use Case

1. Paste a job posting URL into the UI
2. Review extracted metadata and the proposed cover letter
3. Make optional edits
4. Build and download the final PDF application package

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Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python: 3.11+ (managed via uv)
• Node.js: Latest (managed via bun)
• Docker: For containerized deployment
• LaTeX: For PDF generation (pdflatex)

Development Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/SvenBecker/applique.git
cd applique

# Install dependencies
make setup

# Run development servers (backend + frontend)
make dev

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:8080 and the backend at http://localhost:8000.

Status & Roadmap

Appliqué is under active development and designed primarily as a personal / power-user tool. The architecture is intentionally modular to support future extensions.

For planned features and upcoming enhancements, see ROADMAP.md.

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License

See LICENSE file for details.