Manage Personal Notification Settings

Learn how to customize your personal notification settings in Harvey so you receive the right email updates at the right time.

Last updated: Aug 19, 2026


Overview

In your Personal Settings, you can enable email notifications about the Harvey activity that matters to you, including notifications related to Assistant, Playbooks, Review Tables, and more.

To manage them, navigate to Personal Settings → Notifications and use the toggles in each field to turn notifications on or off.

This article details the types of notifications that you can enable and what they’re for.

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Assistant Email Notifications

Enable the Assistant thread notifications toggle to receive email notifications when your long-running threads have completed and are ready for review.


Vault Email Notifications

These notifications allow you to receive emails about vault events such as:

  • Vault retention: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when a vault is approaching a retention deadline.
  • Vault sharing: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when a vault is shared with you.

Playbook Email Notifications

These notifications allow you to receive emails about playbook events such as:

  • Playbook review completion: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when your playbook reviews complete.
  • Playbook review assignment: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when a completed playbook review is assigned to you.

Review Table Email Notifications

These notifications allow you to receive emails about review table events such as:

  • Review table sharing: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when a review table is shared with you.
  • Review table generation: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when your review table finishes generating.
  • Review table export: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when your review table finishes exporting.

Workflow Agent Email Notifications

These notifications allow you to receive emails about workflow events such as:

  • Workflow Agent approval: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when a workflow agent requires your approval.
  • Workflow Agent approval status: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when your workflow agent is approved or rejected.
  • Workflow Agent sharing: Enable the toggle to receive email notifications when a workflow agent is shared with you.

Troubleshooting


Tips for Success

  • Prioritize signal over noise: Keep notifications for critical updates, and turn off lower-value alerts.
  • Revisit settings regularly: As your workflows evolve, adjust your preferences to match.
  • Align with your team: If you collaborate frequently, ensure you’re notified about shared work and mentions.

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