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Exporting and sharing the Brief

The daily Brief can leave FedGrade in three shapes: a PDF (every tier), a DOCX (Pro and above), or a read-only share link (Pro and above). All three carry inline citations and the validation badge.

PDF export

Hit the "Export PDF" button on the Brief header. The PDF is generated server-side with a Federal Blue accent palette, monospace claim numbers, and a footer that carries the workspace name, generation timestamp, and FedGrade build version.

PDFs include every paragraph, every citation expanded inline as a footnote, and the source list at the end. Retracted claims appear with a strikethrough and a "Retracted [date]" stamp.

Free tier users get up to 5 PDF exports per day. Pro and above are unlimited.

DOCX export

Hit "Export DOCX" — Pro+. The DOCX is hand-rolled by the docx-writer library (no library dep) to keep the bundle clean. It carries:

  • Heading 1 for the Brief title
  • Heading 2 per paragraph topic
  • Body text with footnote markers
  • A "References" section at the end with source URLs

Citations are footnotes, not inline links, so the DOCX is editor-friendly. Track changes turned on and you can comment-redline the Brief before forwarding.

Share links

Hit "Share" — Pro+. A read-only link is generated with a workspace-scoped slug that does not expose the underlying brief ID. Anyone with the link can read the Brief without an account, with three constraints:

  • Links expire after 30 days by default; Enterprise+ workspaces can extend
  • Links can be password-protected (toggle in the share modal)
  • Revocation is one click — links removed from /today/shares immediately 404

Shared Briefs do not carry the "Report inaccuracy" button — that flow requires an authenticated session.

Archive

Briefs are retained for 30 days in the archive at /today/archive. After 30 days they are purged from primary storage. Enterprise+ workspaces can extend retention up to 7 years for compliance use; configure at /settings/workspaces.

API export

Enterprise+ workspaces can export via the API at POST /api/brief/synthesize (re-synthesize with a specific variant) or GET /api/brief/archive (paginated retrieval of the last 30 days). See the API docs for full schemas.

Last updated 2026-05-25.

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