Question 1

What is VibeMap?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap is an AI-powered product specification tool that transforms a plain-English description of an app into a complete product blueprint. When a user describes their app idea, VibeMap generates personas, feature lists, user stories with acceptance criteria (Gherkin-style Given/When/Then), a relational database schema, and a page inventory. The pipeline runs in under 30 minutes and does not require product management experience. VibeMap sits upstream of task trackers like Linear and Jira, and upstream of AI code generators like Cursor and Bolt.

Question 2

How do I get started with a new project in VibeMap?

Accepted Answer

To start a new project in VibeMap, sign in, click "New Project", and describe the product you want to build in plain English. VibeMap asks a few clarifying questions about target users, technical stack, and constraints, then runs a multi-step pipeline that produces a complete blueprint: personas, features, user stories with acceptance criteria, pages, and database schema. The full first pass takes 10–30 minutes. A free tier is available with no credit card required.

Question 3

Can I edit the user stories and acceptance criteria that VibeMap generates?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every artifact VibeMap generates is editable. Users can rewrite, reorder, or extend user stories, acceptance criteria, personas, and schema fields directly in the VibeMap interface. When one artifact changes, VibeMap propagates the change to dependent artifacts — for example, editing a user story updates the linked acceptance criteria and re-prompts the schema generator if the change implies a new data field. A conversational agent lets users refine artifacts through natural-language dialogue.

Question 4

How detailed are the user stories and acceptance criteria generated by VibeMap?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap generates user stories that follow the INVEST framework — Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small, Testable — with each story linked to a named persona and a specific feature. Acceptance criteria are written in Gherkin-style Given/When/Then format and are categorized as happy path, edge case, or failure state. This level of detail means QA engineers and AI coding tools like Cursor or Bolt can consume the output directly without manual clarification or rewriting.

Question 5

Can VibeMap help with technical requirements, compliance, and performance constraints?

Accepted Answer

Yes. VibeMap captures technical requirements through a structured conversation during project setup. As users describe their product, VibeMap asks targeted clarifying questions covering technology stack preferences, compliance requirements such as GDPR or HIPAA, performance targets, and scalability constraints. These answers are embedded into the generated acceptance criteria and database schema so engineers receive a specification that already accounts for non-functional requirements, not just feature behavior.

Question 6

How does VibeMap identify user roles and personas?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap generates three or more distinct user personas for every project, each with demographics, goals, pains, motivations, and a representative quote. Every user story, page, and acceptance criterion that VibeMap generates is linked back to the persona it serves, so teams never miss a user journey. Personas are editable — users can rewrite, rename, or add personas and VibeMap will regenerate dependent stories to match.

Question 7

How does VibeMap prioritize features and user stories?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap scores every feature and user story using the MoSCoW framework (Must have, Should have, Could have, Won't have this iteration) and adds T-shirt size estimates (S, M, L, XL) for effort. Prioritization considers dependency chains — stories blocked by prerequisite work are flagged. Users can override any priority via drag-and-drop, and VibeMap re-orders the implied build sequence automatically.

Question 8

Does VibeMap remember project context across sessions?

Accepted Answer

Yes. VibeMap persists every project decision, artifact, and conversational exchange in a Supabase-backed store. Users can close the browser and return weeks later; the project state, pipeline progress, and conversation history are preserved. Projects can be shared with teammates on Pro and Enterprise plans, with role-based access so engineers, PMs, and designers can collaborate on the same blueprint.

Question 9

How does VibeMap organize pages and components for my application?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap generates a complete page inventory from the user stories. Each page includes its route, purpose, linked personas, required data fields, and the reusable UI components it needs. Shared components — like headers, forms, and modals — are identified across pages so engineers build each once and reuse them. The page inventory feeds directly into downstream tools: copy it into Figma, import it into Cursor, or export it as a file structure.

Question 10

How does VibeMap categorize acceptance criteria?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap categorizes every acceptance criterion into one of three types: happy path (the expected successful flow), edge case (boundary conditions and unusual but valid inputs), and failure state (error handling, invalid input, system failure). Each criterion is written in Gherkin-style Given/When/Then format and tagged with a front-end, back-end, or full-stack scope so engineering teams can distribute work accurately.

Question 11

What are tags in VibeMap and how do they work?

Accepted Answer

Tags in VibeMap label every acceptance criterion with its engineering scope — front-end, back-end, or shared — and its persona owner. This is what makes VibeMap output directly consumable by AI coding tools: a Cursor or Bolt session can filter on front-end tags and build only the UI, while a backend engineer filters on back-end tags and builds the API. Users can add custom tags for squads, tech stacks, or sprint priorities.

Question 12

How does VibeMap handle changes to existing work items?

Accepted Answer

VibeMap propagates changes across the blueprint automatically. When a user edits a feature, VibeMap re-evaluates the linked user stories, acceptance criteria, schema fields, and pages, and surfaces any that need regeneration. Nothing regenerates silently — users see a diff and approve each change. This means renaming a persona, adding a compliance requirement, or restructuring a feature never leaves inconsistent artifacts behind.

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