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Confab MVP Overview

Confab is a structured workspace for group decisions. It helps a team compare options, gather input from multiple people, and leave behind a clear record of what was chosen and why.

For the current MVP and closed beta, Confab should be understood as a decision workflow rather than a general-purpose collaboration suite.

What Confab Is Good At​

Use Confab when a group needs to:

  • compare several real options
  • gather input asynchronously from multiple participants
  • make trade-offs visible instead of relying on chat threads or memory
  • keep a durable record of the final decision and its rationale

Good MVP use cases include vendor selection, feature prioritization, architecture choices, and process changes.

The MVP Decision Loop​

The core product flow is intentionally narrow:

  1. Create a decision inside a workspace.
  2. Add at least two options.
  3. Add structure with questions, attributes, or both.
  4. Invite participants with explicit roles.
  5. Collect responses.
  6. Review compare and feedback views.
  7. Record and lock the outcome.

If your team can complete that loop with minimal help and would use Confab again for a real decision, the MVP is doing its job.

What Is In Scope For The Closed Beta​

The MVP is focused on these product capabilities:

  • authentication and access control
  • workspace-based decisions
  • quick create and decision setup
  • options, questions, and attributes
  • invites and collaboration
  • compare and feedback views
  • outcome capture and decision lock

These are the surfaces that matter most during trusted-advisor testing.

What Is Not The Focus Right Now​

Some features exist or may appear in the product, but they are not the core of the MVP evaluation:

  • advanced analysis depth
  • attachments and richer media workflows
  • broad workspace administration
  • billing and pricing enforcement
  • enterprise identity features
  • third-party integrations

If one of those areas blocks the main decision loop, note it directly. Otherwise, evaluate Confab based on whether it makes structured group decisions easier.

The Core Objects You Will See​

  • Workspace: the container for related decisions
  • Decision: one shared decision space for a specific problem
  • Option: one of the alternatives under consideration
  • Question: a prompt participants answer for each option
  • Attribute: a comparison criterion such as cost, effort, or risk
  • Response: the structured or freeform input participants provide

If those terms make sense, the rest of the product will make sense quickly.

For your first decision, keep the setup small:

  • 1 decision
  • 3 to 5 options
  • 2 to 4 participants
  • 1 question or 2 to 3 attributes

That is enough to test the product honestly without creating unnecessary setup overhead.

Next Steps​

  • Read Terminology to align product and domain language.
  • Follow the Quickstart to run your first decision.
  • Use Concepts if you want a deeper model of how the objects fit together.