Project brief

Turn a plan into a clear PDF brief with goals, milestones, and owners.

File types: PDF
Size: A4 PDF
Use case: Project planning
Licence: Free to copy and use in your own templates
Source: Made by thirds.ai with the open-licence Fraunces and DM Sans fonts, original graphic marks, and fictional sample names.

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Project nameA short text.
SummaryA longer text with more than one line.
OwnerA short text.
Starts onA short text.
Target onA short text.
SuccessA longer text with more than one line.
MilestonesA list of items. Each item has date and name.
NoteA longer text with more than one line.

{
  "project_name": "Static & Grain relaunch",
  "summary": "Rebuild the record shop's identity, redesign the crate dividers and totes, and print a launch zine customers pick up at the counter.",
  "owner": "Priya Nandan",
  "starts_on": "2026-09-14",
  "target_on": "2026-11-06",
  "success": "Regulars spot the new sleeve stickers on sight, and the till shows a jump in tote and zine add-on sales during launch week.",
  "milestones": [
    {
      "date": "2026-09-16",
      "name": "Agree the final plum and mustard palette with the landlord before the new window sign gets measured and ordered"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-25",
      "name": "Print proofs of the crate dividers, the sleeve stickers and the new till receipt footer for a counter test"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "name": "Photograph the listening bar corner with the borrowed turntable for the zine cover and the window posters"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-14",
      "name": "Approve the launch zine text and the back page stockist list, then send the final files to the printer"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-24",
      "name": "Brief the till and counter staff on the new pricing stickers, the tote offer and the loyalty stamp card"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-02",
      "name": "Dress the shopfront window with the new crates, the zine stack and the reclaimed listening booth"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-05",
      "name": "Rehearse the opening night playlist and check the DJ booth wiring with the sound engineer after close"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-06",
      "name": "Open the doors for launch night with the full press list, the local radio team and every regular invited"
    }
  ],
  "note": "Keep sleeve mockups and supplier prices off the shop's public feed until launch night."
}

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curl https://thirds.ai/v1/pdf \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $THIRDS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: project-brief-1" \
  -d '{"template_id":"tpl_your_copy","version":1,"data":{"project_name":"Static & Grain relaunch","summary":"Rebuild the record shop'"'"'s identity, redesign the crate dividers and totes, and print a launch zine customers pick up at the counter.","owner":"Priya Nandan","starts_on":"2026-09-14","target_on":"2026-11-06","success":"Regulars spot the new sleeve stickers on sight, and the till shows a jump in tote and zine add-on sales during launch week.","milestones":[{"date":"2026-09-16","name":"Agree the final plum and mustard palette with the landlord before the new window sign gets measured and ordered"},{"date":"2026-09-25","name":"Print proofs of the crate dividers, the sleeve stickers and the new till receipt footer for a counter test"},{"date":"2026-10-03","name":"Photograph the listening bar corner with the borrowed turntable for the zine cover and the window posters"},{"date":"2026-10-14","name":"Approve the launch zine text and the back page stockist list, then send the final files to the printer"},{"date":"2026-10-24","name":"Brief the till and counter staff on the new pricing stickers, the tote offer and the loyalty stamp card"},{"date":"2026-11-02","name":"Dress the shopfront window with the new crates, the zine stack and the reclaimed listening booth"},{"date":"2026-11-05","name":"Rehearse the opening night playlist and check the DJ booth wiring with the sound engineer after close"},{"date":"2026-11-06","name":"Open the doors for launch night with the full press list, the local radio team and every regular invited"}],"note":"Keep sleeve mockups and supplier prices off the shop'"'"'s public feed until launch night."}}'

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "render",
    "arguments": {
      "output": "pdf",
      "idempotency_key": "project-brief-1",
      "request": {
        "template_id": "tpl_your_copy",
        "version": 1,
        "data": {
          "project_name": "Static & Grain relaunch",
          "summary": "Rebuild the record shop's identity, redesign the crate dividers and totes, and print a launch zine customers pick up at the counter.",
          "owner": "Priya Nandan",
          "starts_on": "2026-09-14",
          "target_on": "2026-11-06",
          "success": "Regulars spot the new sleeve stickers on sight, and the till shows a jump in tote and zine add-on sales during launch week.",
          "milestones": [
            {
              "date": "2026-09-16",
              "name": "Agree the final plum and mustard palette with the landlord before the new window sign gets measured and ordered"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-09-25",
              "name": "Print proofs of the crate dividers, the sleeve stickers and the new till receipt footer for a counter test"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "name": "Photograph the listening bar corner with the borrowed turntable for the zine cover and the window posters"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-14",
              "name": "Approve the launch zine text and the back page stockist list, then send the final files to the printer"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-24",
              "name": "Brief the till and counter staff on the new pricing stickers, the tote offer and the loyalty stamp card"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-02",
              "name": "Dress the shopfront window with the new crates, the zine stack and the reclaimed listening booth"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-05",
              "name": "Rehearse the opening night playlist and check the DJ booth wiring with the sound engineer after close"
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-11-06",
              "name": "Open the doors for launch night with the full press list, the local radio team and every regular invited"
            }
          ],
          "note": "Keep sleeve mockups and supplier prices off the shop's public feed until launch night."
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

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