> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.janet.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Brainstorm

> Record a conversation out loud and let Janet capture notes, action items, and ticket proposals

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**Brainstorm** records a conversation: a meeting, a planning session, or thinking out loud. Janet listens live. As you talk, Janet builds a running capture of the insights, decisions, and actions that matter. When you stop, it saves a notes document and proposes tickets for you to review.

Brainstorm is part of [Janet Agent](/agent): each brainstorm is a chat session you can keep talking to.

## Start a brainstorm

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  <Card title="Janet Agent home" icon="house">
    On the Janet Agent home page, click **Record a meeting** in the composer toolbar to start a new brainstorm session.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Ask Janet overlay" icon="sparkles">
    Open the [Ask Janet overlay](/agent) (⌘⏎), switch to the **Brainstorm** tab, and click **Start Recording**.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Inside a chat" icon="comment">
    In a full page chat session, click **Record a meeting** (the mic) in the composer to begin recording in that session.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sidebar" icon="list">
    Find past brainstorms under the **Brainstorm** tab in the sessions list, or start a fresh one with **New**.
  </Card>
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New sessions are titled `Brainstorm {date}` by default, which you can edit.

## While you record

As you speak, Janet transcribes the conversation and shows **What Janet's capturing**: a live timeline of moments grouped into **Insights**, **Decisions**, and **Actions**. The raw transcript stays hidden; the timeline is the live view.

You can:

* **Ask Janet while you record**: type in the composer to ask questions or give direction without interrupting the recording.
* **Pause** and **Resume**: pause to review what was captured or to ask Janet to fix something, then resume.
* **Discard**: throw away the session.
* **Stop & save**: finish and generate your notes and proposals.

<Note>
  Ticket proposals are prepared in the background while you record but are only presented for review after you stop and save.
</Note>

### Microphone and consent

Brainstorm needs microphone access. If your browser blocks the mic, allow it for the site and reload. When a session records raw audio (used for speaker attribution), Janet shows a reminder that everyone present should agree to be recorded.

For the best transcription with speaker labels, Brainstorm uses live streaming transcription. If that isn't available, it falls back to your browser's built-in speech recognition (Chrome or Edge).

## What you get when you save

When you stop and save, Janet produces:

| Output               | Description                                                                                                                                                                               |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Notes document**   | A document with the transcript, summary, and action items. It appears in [Documents](/features/documents) with a **Brainstorm** badge. Open it from **Open document** in the review card. |
| **Summary**          | A short recap of the conversation.                                                                                                                                                        |
| **Action items**     | The action items Janet captured.                                                                                                                                                          |
| **Ticket proposals** | Proposed ticket changes (**New** tickets, **Status** changes, or description **Append**s) that you **Accept** or **Dismiss**.                                                             |

After saving, Janet starts a review in the chat (**Let's confirm what I captured**) so you can walk through the notes and proposals together and ask follow-up questions.