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Pilot

The Clerk pilot

A small group of invited scholars use The Clerk on this site’s own AI keys, each with their own access code.

What the pilot is

  • Each invited scholar gets their own access code, entered on The Clerk's entry screen when it opens. A code lasts 30 days from the first time this site accepts it.
  • With the code, checks run on this site's keys, within daily limits per person and across the site that protect those keys.
  • You add The Clerk to Word with the pilot installer: the setup for Windows or a zip for Mac, as described on Install The Clerk.

Who it is for

Scholars who write in Microsoft Word: thesis chapters, journal manuscripts, policy research and other citation-heavy academic writing.

How to ask for a place

Fill in the form below and send it. The person who runs this site reads each request and answers by email. Sending a request asks for a place; it does not give access, and no code is sent automatically.

All fields are needed. They are kept for the person who runs this site to read and answer, and for nothing else.

The reply comes here.
Your university or organisation, or “Independent”.
For example: public health, political science.
What you are writing, and what help you want. At least 20 characters.

Or ask by email

Email info@empiricquest.com with the subject “The Clerk pilot: request for a place”. The first link opens a new Gmail message in a new tab, with the subject and a short template filled in; nothing is sent until you press Send. If you do not use Gmail, the second opens your own email app instead.

Email to ask for a place or use your own email app

Already have a code?

Enter it in the app: The Clerk asks for it on its entry screen before it opens. Open The Clerk. Once it is saved in this browser, this page and Settings show whether the site accepts it, when it expires and how much of today's allowance is left.

No code? Use your own keys

You do not need a pilot place to try The Clerk on your own provider keys. Add them under Settings → Your own API keys; see how keys are handled.

Install it with one download

Once you have your code, the pilot installer adds The Clerk to Word on Windows or Mac in one download, with no Upload My Add-in step. See Install The Clerk for the download, the steps and how to check it worked.