Question 1

What is ForumCraft AI?

Accepted Answer

ForumCraft AI is an AI co-facilitator built exclusively for peer forum moderators. It helps you prepare sessions in under 5 minutes — generating icebreakers, designing Deep Dive exercises, navigating difficult group dynamics, and answering questions grounded in your own forum materials. It is powered by Anthropic Claude.

Question 2

Who is ForumCraft AI for?

Accepted Answer

ForumCraft AI is built for peer forum moderators, forum officers, and chapter administrators at organizations including YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), EO (Entrepreneurs' Organization), Vistage, TEC, and independent peer advisory groups. It is also used by independent facilitators and mastermind group leaders.

Question 3

Is ForumCraft AI affiliated with YPO, EO, or Vistage?

Accepted Answer

No. ForumCraft AI is an independent product. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to YPO, EO, Vistage, TEC, or any other peer forum organization. It is designed to work alongside any peer forum format.

Question 4

What AI model does ForumCraft AI use?

Accepted Answer

ForumCraft AI uses Anthropic Claude. All users can activate Deep Dive Mode for advanced analysis. Freemium and Moderator users get Claude Sonnet. Officer, Chapter, and Pro users get Claude Sonnet by default with the option to switch to Claude Opus for the most demanding facilitation challenges.

Question 5

How is ForumCraft AI different from ChatGPT?

Accepted Answer

ChatGPT is a general-purpose AI. ForumCraft AI is purpose-built for the peer forum format. It understands forum-specific vocabulary (presentations, icebreakers, Deep Dives, forum norms), allows you to upload your own forum materials, and is designed around the confidential, trust-based nature of peer forum conversations. ChatGPT will give you generic facilitation advice. ForumCraft AI gives you advice grounded in your specific forum's context.

Question 6

What can ForumCraft AI help me with?

Accepted Answer

ForumCraft AI can help with: complete session preparation (agenda, icebreaker, transitions, closing), icebreaker generation calibrated to your forum's emotional temperature, Deep Dive exercise design, difficult dynamics navigation (dominating members, disengaged members, interpersonal conflicts), retreat planning, forum health assessment, and knowledge base Q&A grounded in your own uploaded materials.

Question 7

What is a Deep Dive session?

Accepted Answer

A Deep Dive is a structured group exercise in a peer forum meeting where all members explore a shared topic in depth. Examples include a vulnerability exercise, a values clarification exercise, a leadership challenge discussion, or an accountability exercise. ForumCraft AI's Deep Dive mode is available to every forum member at every tier — no upgrade required.

Question 8

What is the knowledge base?

Accepted Answer

The knowledge base is a private document library for your ForumCraft AI account. You can upload your forum's norms, past agendas, exercise libraries, retreat notes, and other materials. The AI references these documents in every answer, so advice is grounded in your specific forum's context — not generic best practices. Supported formats: PDF, plain text.

Question 9

Can ForumCraft AI help with retreat planning?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ForumCraft AI can design a full-day or multi-day forum retreat agenda with exercises, meals, reflection moments, and facilitation notes. You can describe the retreat's goals, the forum's current stage, and any specific challenges you want to address — and get a complete retreat plan in minutes.

Question 10

Can I use ForumCraft AI for virtual forum meetings?

Accepted Answer

Yes. ForumCraft AI works for both in-person and virtual forum meetings. It can help you adapt exercises for virtual formats, manage energy in online sessions, and design icebreakers that work on Zoom.

Question 11

Is there a free plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Freemium plan is free forever with 10 AI messages per month. No credit card required. You get access to the AI co-facilitator chat with Claude Haiku.

Question 12

What is included in the Moderator plan?

Accepted Answer

The Moderator plan ($19/month or $153.90/year) includes: unlimited AI messages, Deep Dive Mode, live meeting flow & phase timers, real-time note capture, meeting analytics, full conversation history (searchable, renameable), knowledge base with up to 5 document uploads, Claude Sonnet model, Conflict of Interest check for new member placement, and a moderator-specific dashboard.

Question 13

What is included in the Forum Officer plan?

Accepted Answer

The Forum Officer plan ($39/month or $315.90/year) includes: all Moderator features, unlimited knowledge base documents, officer-level dashboard for overseeing multiple forums, Placement Engine with Conflict of Interest database (required for placing new members), and priority support.

Question 14

What are the Chapter plans?

Accepted Answer

Chapter plans are for organizations managing multiple forums. Chapter-10 ($152/month) supports up to 10 forums. Chapter-20 ($304/month) supports up to 20 forums. Chapter-30 ($456/month) supports up to 30 forums. All Chapter plans include a Chapter Director dashboard, bulk moderator invitations, and chapter-level analytics.

Question 15

Can I cancel my subscription?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can cancel at any time from your account settings. Your subscription remains active until the end of the current billing period. No cancellation fees.

Question 16

Is my forum's information confidential?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Each user's knowledge base and conversation history is private to their account. ForumCraft AI does not use your uploaded documents or conversations to train AI models. Your forum's information is never shared with other users.

Question 17

What happens to my data if I cancel?

Accepted Answer

Your conversation history and knowledge base documents are retained for 30 days after cancellation, then permanently deleted. You can export your conversation history before cancelling.

Question 18

Where is my data stored?

Accepted Answer

Conversation history and account data are stored in a secure database. Knowledge base documents are stored in encrypted AWS S3 storage. All data is stored in the United States.

Question 19

Can a chapter administrator manage multiple moderators?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Chapter plans allow a Chapter Director to register a chapter, create forum slots, and invite moderators via email. Each invited moderator gets a Moderator-tier account automatically assigned to their forum.

Question 20

How do I invite moderators to my chapter?

Accepted Answer

From the Chapter Director dashboard, you can invite moderators by email. Each invited moderator receives an email with a link to create their account. Their account is automatically linked to your chapter and assigned to a specific forum.

Question 21

Can I upgrade my chapter plan if I add more forums?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can upgrade from Chapter-10 to Chapter-20 or Chapter-30 at any time from your account settings. The upgrade takes effect immediately.

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