Getting Started with Presets

Brief Chat includes 5 pre-built prompts designed for common product management questions. These presets are optimized to pull from your connected integrations and give you actionable answers fast.

The 5 Preset Prompts

🔭 "I'm new to Brief, show me around"

Get started with Brief

• What it does: Guided tour of your connected context
• Best for: First-time users, onboarding
• Response time: ~10 seconds
• Integrations needed: None required (works with any)

🚏 "What should we build next?"

Prioritize next bets based on context

- Required: Linear OR GitHub - Recommended: Linear + GitHub + Notion + Fireflies

• What it does: Analyzes research signals, work pipeline, and current state to recommend priorities
• Best for: Sprint planning, roadmap decisions
• Response time: ~25 seconds
• Integrations needed:

👤 "Who are we building for?"

Clarify ICP segments

- Required: Fireflies OR Notion - Recommended: Fireflies + Notion + PostHog

• What it does: Synthesizes customer personas from docs, calls, and analytics
• Best for: ICP validation, marketing alignment
• Response time: ~20 seconds
• Integrations needed:

📏 "How do we know it's working?"

Measurement plan with outcomes validation

- Required: Linear OR PostHog - Recommended: Linear + PostHog + GitHub

• What it does: Creates a measurement plan based on current features and goals
• Best for: OKR planning, metrics definition
• Response time: ~20 seconds
• Integrations needed:

⚖️ "What should we stop doing?"

Identify low-ROI work to pause or cut

- Required: Linear - Recommended: Linear + GitHub + Notion

• What it does: Analyzes work pipeline to identify low-impact projects
• Best for: Quarterly planning, focus decisions
• Response time: ~15 seconds
• Integrations needed:

How Presets Work

Where They Appear

Presets show as vertical list of buttons in the chat empty state, centered below the welcome message. Each button displays:

• Icon (emoji)
• Label (main question)
• Description (what it does)

Click to Execute

When you click a preset:

1. Creates a new conversation (if needed)
2. Auto-executes immediately — no need to confirm
3. Sends the preset text as your message
4. Applies hidden context template for better results

You'll see the preset working through tool calls (expandable sections showing what Brief is doing).

Using Presets Without Integrations

If you click "Who are we building for?" with no integrations:

• Brief uses product graph data from onboarding
• Explains what additional context it needs
• Suggests connecting Fireflies, Notion, or customer research tools
• Still attempts an answer based on available info

Example response:

"Based on your onboarding info, you're targeting early-stage startups. However, I don't have customer call data or analytics to validate this. Would you like to connect Fireflies to capture customer insights?"

Response Times

Preset	Typical Time	Complexity
Show me around	~10 seconds	Simple
What to build next	~25 seconds	Moderate (queries current state)
Who are we building for	~20 seconds	Moderate
Is it working	~20 seconds	Moderate
What to stop	~15 seconds	Simple

Customizing Presets

Can't customize presets currently — the 5 presets are built-in and the same for everyone.

However, you can:

• Use presets as templates for your own questions
• Modify preset questions in follow-ups
• Save your own common prompts externally

Getting Better Results

Connect More Integrations

Each preset works better with more context:

Preset	Minimum	Good	Great
What to build next	Linear	+ GitHub	+ Notion + Fireflies
Who are we building for	Notion	+ Fireflies	+ PostHog
Is it working	Linear	+ PostHog	+ GitHub
What to stop	Linear	+ GitHub	+ Notion

Follow Up

Presets give you starting points. Always follow up to drill deeper:

After "What should we build next?":

• "Tell me more about that second recommendation"
• "What evidence supports this?"
• "Show me customer quotes about this feature"
• "What's the smallest version we could ship?"

Use with Documents

Drag documents into chat before running a preset for even better context.

What's Next?

Now that you understand presets:

• Example Prompts — See more questions you can ask
• Tips for Better Answers — Best practices for effective prompts
• Chat Overview — Learn more about what chat can do