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title: Ask Two Referees With Everything They Need in One Brief — Free
description: Write each referee a short brief with the role, the deadline and the points they should speak to, and see which required lines are still missing before you send it.
category: career
last_verified: 2026-09-13
freshness: green
published: 2026-09-13
canonical_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/reference-request-packet.html
companion_app_url: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/reference-request-packet.html
reading_time_minutes: 4
tags: career, references, applications, local-first, no-account
---

# Ask Two Referees With Everything They Need in One Brief — Free

Write each referee a short brief with the role, the deadline and the points they should speak to, and see which required lines are still missing before you send it.

**Free and complete.** This guide is a standalone free tool — no account, no card, anywhere. The only paid option is one optional extra outcome: $4 one-time. Nothing in the free tier is gated.

## Who it's for

Anyone seeking practical 100% free AI workflows — no paid API keys, credit cards, or subscriptions

## What's free

- Unlimited referees with the required-packet check
- Countdown to the reference deadline you set
- Starter, course and internal-promotion records included

## Optional paid add-on

**$4 one-time.**

- Printable dossier sheets — one page per referee with the posting attached — estimate: ~15 minutes saved per application
- Saved packets — keep three applications in this browser across a search — estimate: ~20 minutes saved per application
- Chaser log on the paid copy — when each referee was asked and chased — estimate: ~10 minutes saved when an employer says nothing arrived

## Sources & verification

- Tool: GratisAI local-first reference packet (no key, no account)
- Primary source: the free tool itself (local-first, no external dependency)
- Last verification: 2026-09-13 (green)

## Use it

- Interactive guide: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/articles/reference-request-packet.html
- Companion app: https://gratis-ai.pages.dev/apps/reference-request-packet.html
- This machine-readable mirror: /mirrors/reference-request-packet.md

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