AI Transcript Digests
Instead of writing a lesson digest from scratch, you can upload or paste a lesson transcript and have Clefora generate a structured digest automatically. The generated digest is a draft that you review and approve before it reaches the parent.
How it works
Section titled “How it works”- Upload a transcript — Open a completed lesson and use the transcript panel. You can paste text directly or upload a
.txtor.mdfile. Transcripts from AI note-takers such as Plaud and Otter.ai work well. - AI generates a digest — Clefora sends the transcript (along with the student’s name, instrument, and grade) to an LLM. The status changes to Processing while this happens.
- Review the draft — Once generation completes the status moves to Ready and you see a structured digest with four sections: what was worked on, progress, practice tasks, and a highlight.
- Edit if needed — You can edit the markdown directly or click Regenerate to get a fresh draft from the same transcript.
- Send to parent — When you are happy with the digest, click Send to parent. This copies the draft into the lesson’s approved digest, sets the sent timestamp, and notifies the parent.
What the AI produces
Section titled “What the AI produces”The generated digest contains four sections, formatted as markdown:
| Section | Content |
|---|---|
| What we worked on | A 1—2 sentence summary of the lesson’s focus areas, referencing specific pieces, scales, or techniques from the transcript. |
| Progress | How the student is progressing and what improved since previous lessons. |
| Practice this week | A bulleted list of actionable tasks with duration or frequency where possible. |
| Highlight | One positive, encouraging observation about the student. |
The AI uses up to two previous approved digests for the same student to vary its language, reference progress over time, and avoid repeating phrasing.
Transcript requirements
Section titled “Transcript requirements”- Minimum length — 50 characters. Very short transcripts are rejected with a validation error.
- Maximum length — 50,000 characters. Longer transcripts are automatically truncated (the most recent portion is kept).
- Accepted file types —
.txtand.mdwhen using file upload.
Digest statuses
Section titled “Digest statuses”Each lesson tracks a digest status that controls what you see in the lesson detail:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| (none) | No transcript uploaded. The transcript upload panel is shown. |
| Processing | The AI is generating the digest. A spinner is displayed. |
| Ready | The draft digest is available for review, editing, or regeneration. |
| Approved | The digest has been sent to the parent. It is now read-only. |
| Failed | Generation did not succeed. You can still write a digest manually. |
Regenerating a digest
Section titled “Regenerating a digest”If the draft does not meet your expectations, click Regenerate. This re-sends the same transcript through the AI pipeline and produces a new draft. Your previous edits to the draft are preserved separately, so regeneration replaces only the AI output.
Editing before sending
Section titled “Editing before sending”Click Edit on a ready digest to switch to a markdown editor. You can adjust wording, add details, or remove sections. Click Save to persist your changes. The edited version is what gets sent when you approve the digest.