{"slug": "harvey", "name": "Harvey", "category": "ai", "category_name": "AI tools and apps", "description": "", "recommenders": 3, "commenters": 6, "warners": 1, "score": 2.169, "rising": 0.35, "first": "2026-02-05", "latest": "2026-10-28", "why": "Harvey can be pretty useful and has all sorts of tailoring done to it to provide utility to legal professionals.", "why_is_quote": true, "has_verdict": false, "sentiment": {"recommend": 3, "neutral": 0, "compare": 2, "warn": 1}, "spark": [0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 1], "listed": true, "loved": [], "caveat": "", "short_quote": "Harvey can be pretty useful and has all sorts of tailoring done to it to provide utility to legal professionals.", "kind": "", "icon": true, "domain": null, "github_repo": null, "official_url": "https://www.harvey.ai/", "pricing": "", "aliases": ["Harvey"], "verdict": null, "praise": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 804383600, "item_id": 50273975, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273975", "by": "freejazz", "date": "2026-10-28", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "Harvey can be pretty useful and has all sorts of tailoring done to it to provide utility to legal professionals.", "excerpt": "Harvey can be pretty useful and has all sorts of tailoring done to it to provide utility to legal professionals. 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