Overview

Cover-letter-only entry point. It reuses the resume-tailor cover-letter workflow when the letter is for a specific job, and the resume-builder source-letter workflow when the user is building a reusable letter for a tightly defined lane.

The quality bar is specificity. A missing letter is better than a generic one.

Workflow

State layer: selects a source work document for evidence, may write my-documents/coverletter.md or my-documents/applications/{id}/coverletter.md, runs claim-check before save, and may write a numbered report. See state-layer contract.

1. Determine letter type

Classify the request:

Specific application: user has a company + role, job posting, or application id. Use resume-tailor cover-letter-only mode.
Source letter for a lane: user has a tight target lane, company type/stage, problem, and proof points, but no specific employer. Use resume-builder just-cover-letter mode.
Too broad: user asks for a generic letter for "SaaS jobs", "remote jobs", "leadership roles", or multiple unrelated targets. Pause and ask for specificity.

Minimum specificity: