Quick Answer
Key takeaways
- Spectr generates user stories with acceptance criteria automatically from product meeting transcripts
- Every story references real project context from Notion, Figma, GitHub, and Google Drive
- Nothing publishes to your backlog without human approval—the AI drafts, the PM decides
- Stories publish directly to Linear, Shortcut, or Jira in your team's existing structure
- Free plan available to run one real call through and compare output quality
Connect Your Meeting Source and Context
Spectr pulls transcripts from your existing meeting tools and reads against your project documentation.
- Connect Fathom, Granola, or Read.ai to import meeting recordings automatically, or paste a transcript directly
- Link Notion, Google Drive, Figma, and GitHub so Spectr can reference specs, designs, and code when drafting stories
- Connect Linear, Shortcut, or Jira as your destination backlog tool
- Import takes approximately 30 seconds of manual work plus 2 minutes of unattended AI extraction
Generate Stories with Acceptance Criteria
Spectr drafts complete user stories using meeting context and your team's real project files.
- Spectr reads the transcript and identifies requirements, features, and bug mentions
- Each story includes a user persona, goal, and benefit in standard format: "As a [role], I want [goal] so [benefit]"
- Acceptance criteria are drafted for every story, defining what must be true for the story to be complete
- Stories reference existing documentation, designs, and code from your connected tools
- Priority, story points, and labels are suggested based on meeting context and product health data from PostHog and Sentry
- Duplicate work is flagged automatically by comparing against your GitHub history and existing backlog
Review and Approve Each Story
Nothing reaches your backlog without a human yes—this is a hard product rule, not a setting.
- Review each drafted story in the Spectr interface with status options: approve, reject, or edit
- Edit acceptance criteria, story points, priority, or any field before publishing
- See which meeting generated each story and review AI notes, action items, and full transcript context
- Approve stories individually or in batches depending on your review workflow
- Review and publish typically takes approximately 10 minutes for a 45-minute meeting
- Rejected stories are archived and never published to your backlog
Publish to Linear, Shortcut, or Jira
Approved stories publish to your backlog tool in the structure your team already uses.
- Select approved stories and click publish—Spectr pushes them to your connected backlog tool
- Stories maintain your team's structure from flat lists to nested sub-tasks
- Status updates sync bidirectionally so changes in Linear, Shortcut, or Jira reflect in Spectr within one minute
- Every story includes acceptance criteria, priority, story points, and linked context from the original meeting
- Action items from meetings become separate tasks assigned to the correct team members
- Scope changes are tracked live against Harvest budgets so you can flag out-of-scope work immediately
| Workflow Step | Manual Process | Spectr Process |
|---|---|---|
| Capture requirements | Take notes during meeting, rewrite later | Fathom, Granola, or Read.ai records automatically |
| Draft user stories | Type each story from memory or notes | AI drafts stories with acceptance criteria |
| Add context | Hunt through Notion, Figma, GitHub manually | Cross-references all connected tools automatically |
| Format acceptance criteria | Write criteria for each story individually | Generated with every story, ready to edit |
| Publish to backlog | Create tickets one by one in Linear or Jira | Batch publish after review with one click |
| Time per meeting | ~90 minutes post-meeting ticket writing | ~10 minutes review and approval |
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to use Fathom, Granola, or Read.ai?
No. Spectr integrates with those tools for automatic import, but you can paste any transcript directly into Spectr.
Can I edit stories before they publish?
Yes. You can edit acceptance criteria, story points, priority, description, or any field before approving and publishing each story.
Will Spectr publish stories without my approval?
No. Nothing publishes to Linear, Shortcut, or Jira without a human yes—this is a hard product rule across all Spectr plans.
How does Spectr know what acceptance criteria to write?
Spectr reads the meeting transcript against your real project context in Notion, Google Drive, Figma, and GitHub to draft criteria grounded in your actual system and documentation.
Does Spectr work with nested sub-tasks in Jira?
Yes. Spectr publishes to Linear, Shortcut, and Jira in your team's existing structure, including flat lists and nested sub-tasks.
How much does Spectr cost to try this workflow?
Spectr offers a free plan with 2 seats and no credit card required, so you can run one real call through and compare the output before upgrading.
- Best for product managers, founders doing PM work, and agencies who sit through multiple product calls every week and need a reviewed backlog instead of meeting notes
- Skip Spectr if your team prefers manual ticket writing or does not use Linear, Shortcut, or Jira for backlog management
- Start with the free plan to process one meeting and compare story quality against your current workflow
See full integration details and pricing on Spectr on Launch Llama.