SkillFoundry Documentation¶

Welcome to the SkillFoundry documentation. SkillFoundry is a technical skills assessment platform built around real-world engineering work — instead of algorithm puzzles, candidates work on tasks derived from actual pull requests, complete with repositories, tests, documentation, and AI-simulated stakeholders.

Use the guides below to get started, learn each feature, integrate with the API, and resolve common issues.

Getting started¶

Guide	Who it's for
Platform overview	Everyone — what SkillFoundry is, roles, and core concepts
Getting started for candidates	Developers taking assessments or practicing
Getting started for hiring teams	Interviewers and recruiters
Getting started for organization admins	Admins setting up an organization

Desktop apps¶

Guide	Covers
macOS app	Product surface, privacy guarantees, MDM keys, and employee set-and-forget agent
Windows app	.NET/Avalonia desktop agent — same surface as macOS for Windows fleets

Feature guides¶

Guide	Covers
Taking an assessment in the browser	The web code workspace: editor, tests, AI customer chat, submitting
Taking an assessment in VS Code	Installing the extension, session tokens, cloning, submitting
Creating and managing tasks	Importing PRs, templates, the Task Builder, task visibility
Reviewing candidates	Evaluation queue, score reports, behavioral insights, AI-usage flags
Learning paths and gamification	Learning paths, sprints, XP, achievements, streaks, leaderboards
Organization administration	Members, invitations, org settings, SSO/SCIM, branding
Billing and subscriptions	Plans, checkout, invoices, plan limits, upgrades

Privacy and integrity¶

Guide	Covers
Monitoring and data collection	Exactly what SkillFoundry collects during assessments, and what it never collects
Behavioral monitoring privacy model	Legal bases, data minimization, EU works-council posture, and DPIA summary for behavioral monitoring

Trust and compliance¶

For Legal, Security, and Procurement — the compliance story for a tool that handles candidate data and helps drive employment decisions.

Guide	Covers
Trust and compliance overview	Controller/processor roles, the shared-responsibility model, regulation-to-control map, and how to request documents
Access and audit logging	Who viewed/changed/exported what, retention, integrity, and current coverage vs. gaps
Data retention and erasure	GDPR/CCPA data-subject rights, retention schedule, erasure mechanics, consent, breach notice
Bias audits and adverse impact	NYC Local Law 144, EEOC four-fifths rule, what the behavioral score measures, and what data an audit needs
Certifications and attestations	SOC 2 / ISO 27001 posture, implemented security controls, sub-processors
Data Processing Addendum	DPA structure, data categories, SCCs/international transfers, TOMs
Candidate rights and appeals	Candidate transparency, human review, appeal workflow, and accommodations

API documentation¶

Guide	Covers
API overview	Base URL, authentication, errors, rate limits, pagination, versioning
API reference	Endpoint reference grouped by domain
Integration guide	End-to-end walkthrough: create a task, run an assessment, retrieve scores

Help¶

Guide	Covers
Frequently asked questions	Quick answers to the most common questions
Troubleshooting	Symptom → cause → fix for common problems

If you can't find an answer here, contact support from the Support page in the app (/support) or through your organization's account contact.