---
title: "Using AI in the builder"
description: "Run AI-powered resume analysis and chat with the built-in AI assistant in the builder to review proposed resume changes before applying them."
---

Reactive Resume includes two AI-assisted builder workflows:

- **Resume Analysis** gives you a score, strengths, and prioritized suggestions.
- The **AI assistant** opens as a side panel in the builder, scoped to the open resume, so you can chat and apply edits inline.

<Info>
  These features require a tested and enabled AI provider in **Dashboard -> Settings -> Integrations**. For setup, see
  [Using Artificial Intelligence](/guides/using-ai).
</Info>

## Run a resume analysis

Use resume analysis when you want a broad review before making changes.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your resume in the builder">
    Go to the dashboard and open the resume you want to review.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Resume Analysis section">
    In the right sidebar, select **Resume Analysis**.

    <Frame caption="Resume Analysis section in the builder">
      <img
        src="/images/guides/using-ai-in-the-builder/screenshot-1.webp"
        alt="Resume Analysis section showing the AI setup prompt in the builder sidebar"
      />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Analyze Resume">
    Reactive Resume sends the current resume data to your configured AI provider.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the results">
    Review the overall score, scorecard, strengths, and suggestions.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Use the analysis as guidance, not as a final verdict. The best resume still depends on the job, industry, and audience.

## Open the AI assistant

Click the **Sparkle** button in the builder header, next to the resume name, to open the assistant.

The assistant opens as a side panel next to your resume. It uses the same chat interface as the AI Agent workspace, but stays scoped to the resume you are editing — its edits land in the builder immediately, appear in the preview, and are captured in undo history and version history.

If AI is unavailable, the panel shows a link to **Integrations** so you can configure a provider.

<Tip>
  The Sparkle button is the in-builder assistant. The chat-bubble icon on the floating dock opens the full **AI Agent**
  workspace in a new page — useful for longer, standalone conversations that create their own draft. See [Using the AI
  Agent Workspace](/guides/using-ai-agent).
</Tip>

## Ask for targeted changes

The assistant works best when you ask for specific, incremental changes.

Good prompts:

- "Rewrite my summary for a senior frontend engineer role."
- "Tighten the bullets in my most recent job."
- "Add measurable impact to my project descriptions."
- "Adapt this resume for the job description below."

Avoid asking it to rewrite everything at once unless you are prepared to review many changes.

## Review proposals before applying them

When the assistant proposes edits, Reactive Resume shows a review card with:

- a proposal title and summary;
- badges for the proposed operations;
- before and after previews;
- the raw JSON Patch for users who want to inspect the exact operations.

You can:

- **Accept** one proposal;
- **Reject** one proposal;
- move between proposals with **Prev** and **Next**;
- **Accept all** or **Reject all** from the split-button menu.

Accepted edits are saved through the normal update path, so they show up in the preview, in undo history, and in version history. If you change your mind, use `Cmd/Ctrl+Z` or restore an earlier snapshot from the clock menu — see [Undoing changes and version history](/guides/undoing-changes-and-version-history).

<Warning>
  Review AI proposals before accepting them. AI can introduce wording that is inaccurate, too generic, or not aligned
  with your actual experience.
</Warning>

## When a proposal cannot be applied

A proposal can fail if the resume changed after the assistant generated it, if the resume is locked, or if the proposed patch no longer matches the current resume data.

If that happens, ask the assistant to regenerate the change from the latest version of the resume.
