Frequently Asked Questions

$99 one-time. That’s it. Bring your own AI API key — we support OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google (typically $2-8/month usage). No subscriptions, no per-seat fees, no enterprise upsells.

Yes. Bring your own API key from OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google — whichever you prefer. Setup takes about two minutes and typical usage costs $2-8/month. A step-by-step guide is included.

Employee rosters, performance review exports, eNPS survey results, and HR documents like handbooks and policies. Supports CSV, Excel, PDF, Word, and plain text.

It’s automatically redacted. The app scans every message for SSNs, credit card numbers, and bank account info. If found, it replaces them with placeholders like [SSN_REDACTED] and shows a brief notification.

That’s exactly how it’s designed to work. Export data from your review tool, survey platform, or HRIS and import it into People Partner. It’s the layer where all your HR data meets AI.

Yes. You can browse and manage your employee data, performance reviews, and documents without an internet connection. AI features require a connection to your chosen provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google), but everything else works offline.

Your database lives entirely on your Mac. When you ask the AI a question, the relevant context is sent to your chosen AI provider — but sensitive data like SSNs and financial details are automatically redacted before anything leaves your machine.

When you ask a question, People Partner finds the relevant employee records, review data, or policy documents and includes them as context for the AI. The AI reads your actual data to give specific, informed guidance — not generic HR advice.

People Partner requires macOS 12 (Monterey) or later. It runs natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

CSV, Excel (.xlsx), PDF, Word (.docx), and plain text files. The smart import pipeline includes HRIS presets, intelligent column mapping, and duplicate detection to make setup fast.

BambooHR and Gusto are cloud HRIS platforms for payroll, benefits, and onboarding. People Partner is a local AI knowledge layer — it pulls data from those tools (and spreadsheets, documents, surveys) into one place and pairs it with an AI that understands your team. Most users run People Partner alongside their existing HRIS, not instead of it.

That’s exactly how it’s designed. Export data from your HRIS, review tool, or survey platform and import it into People Partner. It becomes the layer where all your HR context meets AI — complementing, not replacing, your existing tools.

No. People Partner is a one-time $99 purchase. You own it forever. The only ongoing cost is your AI API usage (typically $2-8/month), which you pay directly to your chosen provider.