How It Works

Three steps from idea to document

GuideWriter replaces hours of writing with a focused AI conversation. Describe your product, answer a few questions, and get a professional document ready for your team.

01

Describe Your Idea

Give GuideWriter a starting point

Enter your product name, select a template, and write a short description of what you want to build. That's all the AI needs to start a focused requirements interview.

  • Pick from 8 professional templates (Comprehensive, Lean, Technical, User Stories, MRD, BRD, FRD, SRS)
  • Add as much or as little initial context as you like
  • Add as much or as little initial context as you like
02

Answer AI Questions

A guided conversation, not a blank page

GuideWriter walks you through a multi-phase interview. It asks targeted questions about your users, features, technical constraints, and success criteria, then adapts based on your answers.

  • 5 interview phases: Discovery, Clarification, Technical, Refinement, Completion
  • Context-aware follow-ups that go deeper where it matters
  • Real-time progress tracking so you know where you stand
03

Get Your Document

Professional documentation in minutes

Once the interview is complete, GuideWriter generates a structured, implementation-ready document. Review it, export it in your preferred format, and share it with your team.

  • Structured sections: goals, audience, features, technical requirements, risks, timeline
  • Export as PDF, DOCX, Markdown, or plain text
  • Edit and iterate: regenerate any time with updated answers

Inside the AI interview

The interview follows five structured phases. Each phase focuses on a different aspect of your product, so nothing gets missed.

Discovery

Phase 1

What are you building? Who is it for? What problem does it solve?

Clarification

Phase 2

What are the key features? How do users interact with it? What are the priorities?

Technical

Phase 3

What tech stack? What integrations? What are the constraints?

Refinement

Phase 4

What are the edge cases? How will you measure success? What's the timeline?

Completion

Phase 5

Summary of everything gathered. Ready to generate your document.

See it in action

Here's what a typical GuideWriter interview looks like.

GuideWriter Interview - Discovery Phase

Let's start with the basics. What product are you building and what problem does it solve?

A personal finance app that connects to bank accounts and shows monthly spending reports by category.

Great, a spending-insights tool. Who are the primary users? Are you targeting individuals, families, or small business owners?

Young professionals, ages 22-35, who want to get a handle on their spending habits.

Got it. I've captured the target audience. Now let me move into features. What are the top 3 things a user should be able to do?

Moving to Clarification Phase

What your document includes

Every generated document is complete, professional, and ready to share. It covers all the sections engineering and product teams expect. No boilerplate: every section is populated with real content from your interview.

Executive Summary
Problem Statement
Goals & Objectives
Target Audience & Personas
Product Overview & Key Features
Functional Requirements
Non-Functional Requirements
Constraints & Assumptions
Risks & Mitigations
Timeline & Milestones

PDF Export

Polished layout for stakeholders

DOCX Export

Editable in Word or Google Docs

Markdown Export

Drop into GitHub, Notion, or wikis

Plain Text

Maximum portability

Tips for great documentation

Get the most out of your interview with these quick pointers.

Be specific

Instead of "users can manage tasks", say "users can create, assign, and set due dates on tasks". Specificity makes the AI's output dramatically better.

Mention your users

Describe who your users are, what they care about, and where they struggle today. The more context you share, the more tailored the document becomes.

Include constraints

Budget, timeline, regulatory requirements, tech stack preferences: constraints shape the document into something realistic, not aspirational.

Don't overthink it

The AI will ask follow-ups. You don't need to have all the answers upfront. That's exactly what the interview process is designed for.

Choose the right template

Use Comprehensive for enterprise projects, Lean for MVPs, Technical for dev-heavy products, User Stories for agile sprints, MRD for marketing, BRD for business cases, FRD for functional specs, and SRS for formal compliance.

Iterate after generating

Your first document is a strong draft. Review it, note any gaps, then update your answers and regenerate for an even better result.

Ready to try it yourself?

Start a free interview right now. No account required, just describe your product and go.