What backstage
actually does.
Eleven moves, end to end. None of them ask you to switch windows.
Dual-channel audio.
Mic + system output, captured and transcribed locally. Zero packets leave the machine for transcription. Whisper-class quality.
Question-aimed-at-you classifier.
The teleprompter only lights up when a question is actually pointed at you — versus thinking aloud, side-comments, someone else's turn.
Document & CV memory.
Drop your sales deck, product spec, CV, last quarter's notes. Backstage retrieves the right line in 200ms — answer cites the source by filename.
Three answer modes.
Cue — two-line nudge. Structured — STAR / SBI / pricing-tier. Co-pilot — full paragraph, ready to read aloud.
A clear read of your notes.
Backstage displays the answer in a focused reference window on your own screen — designed so you can keep your eyes up, your delivery natural, and your prep where you can find it.
Cross-call recall.
Last 90 days of your meetings, indexed and searchable from the prompter. "What did we tell Megan last call?" — answer in 600ms.
A nudge to look up.
A subtle indicator turns amber when you've been reading too long. No buzz, no banner — just a hint to lift your eyes from the screen and stay present in the conversation.
Summary + actions in 4 seconds.
When the call ends, Backstage drops a markdown summary, action items with owners, and a follow-up email draft. You hit send.
Local-first by design.
Audio never leaves your machine for transcription. Answer drafting uses an API call you can switch to your own key. Zero retention by default — when you close the call, the prep stays, the audio is gone.
Hands stay on the keyboard.
⌥+↵ read aloud, ⌥+? rephrase, ⌥+. dismiss. Built so you never have to look down at a trackpad mid-sentence.
Drops into your stack.
Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex. Notion, Linear, Salesforce, Gong. Backstage doesn't replace your tools — it sits a layer above them.
Built with users every Friday.
Ship cycle is one week. Every Friday: download a new build, vote on the next three features. The roadmap is public.