Drafting in Assistant
Understand how to draft directly in Assistant.
Last updated: Feb 5, 2026
Draft Mode has now been folded directly into Assistant, giving you a single, streamlined workspace. Whether you want a quick answer or a full-length draft you can refine, start right in the Assistant tab—then drop into Draft Mode only when you need deeper control.
Update: We’ve redesigned Harvey’s homepage for a cleaner, faster experience.
Why We Merged Draft + Assistant
- Simpler experience, more powerful – The thread now covers everything: generate a first draft, iterate in place, or ask questions about the draft.
- Fewer tabs, less decision making – The separate Draft tab is going away. All drafting features now live in Assistant.
How to Draft in Assistant
- Navigate to Assistant from the homepage.
- Upload any reference documents you want Harvey to consider.
- Type your prompt—example: “Draft an engagement-letter template.”
- Click Ask Harvey and a response or draft will automatically be generated.
- To edit the output, open the draft editor in one of the following ways:
If Harvey creates a draft automatically, click anywhere on that preview.
Otherwise, click Open in editor under the response.
You’re now in the new draft editor view with assistant on the left and draft editor on the right. Write direct revisions to the draft, get assistance from Harvey by asking a query in the assistant panel on the left-hand side, or highlight text to describe the edits you want to make to that specific content. If you want to run a query, you’ll have 3 modes to choose from: Auto, Edit, or Answer.
- Auto: Harvey will decide whether to edit the draft or give you an answer based on your query
- Edit: Harvey will edit the draft based on your query
- Answer: Harvey will answer your query without making edits to the draft
Tip: No matter which mode you choose, you can always view the original draft in Version History, and track changes by selecting Show Edits.
Version History
Once you make revisions to a draft, Harvey will create a version history for you. Learn how to access these versions by following the steps below.
- Click on the Version button in the top right corner of your draft.
- Click into the version number that you’d like to review.
- You’ll have the option to restore a previous version if you prefer to use that as your working draft for further edits.
Exporting
When you export to Word, redlined changes export as tracked changes. You also have the option to export changes from the first version to most recent version.
