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For executivesOct 3, 2026 · 5 min read

Leave the meeting with decisions and to-dos already sorted

Track decisions and action items from meetings while the call runs: Chief's To-dos and Decisions tags apply themselves. Six steps, limits and an FAQ.

The Chief team

Live Notes in the Chief desktop app, with the To-dos and Decisions chips in the toolbar and tagged points below.

Chief desktop view of the items tagged Decisions in a live session: three notes, the first a decision to keep a billing migration behind a flag until the backfill finishes.

For buildersOct 3, 2026 · 10 min read

The spec got shorter. Its decisions still come from a call.

Spec-driven development with AI pays when the spec records the decisions a model would otherwise make for you. When to write one, when to skip it.

Chief's Session ended sheet with the Send to AI agent card showing Claude Code as the destination, a Delivered status and a Send again button.

Product updatesOct 3, 2026 · 4 min read

Hand a finished meeting to Claude Code or Codex

Send a finished meeting to Claude Code or Codex. Chief writes a git-ignored context folder into your project and opens the agent in your terminal to read it.

Chief's offer card with Add in Linear on the left, and the Create Linear issue card with team, state, priority, assignee and Approve on the right.

Product updatesOct 3, 2026 · 4 min read

Turn a meeting into Linear issues without leaving the call

Create Linear issues from meetings: Chief offers one during the call, and you file it from a card with Approve, unless you've pre-approved that kind of write.

Meet Chief: The Chief of Staff for AI-Native Executives

From our CEOApr 17, 2026 · 4 min read

Meet Chief: The Chief of Staff for AI-Native Executives

Storytell is now Chief. We have a big vision that needed a new name. Here are the details.