Pencil docs
Documentation home
Start with the product model, then branch into agents, MCP tool surfaces, connectors, and API references when you need something more technical.
Using Pencil
How to think in Pencil
The opinionated mental model behind products, features, iterations, tasks, and bugs.
Writing features and specs
When to write a PRD vs an FRD, and how to use the AI-generated drafts well.
Working with your AI team
Your head agent (Chief of Staff), tagging agents in chat, and what they're actually good at.
Iterations and shipping
Picking iteration scope, the relationship between iterations, sprints, and goals, and when to call something done.
Notion Ideas Connector
Keep Pencil Ideas and a Notion database in sync without giving agents direct Notion credentials.
Shortcuts and patterns
Cmd+K, quick-add, and the handful of small moves that compound the more you use Pencil.