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The first time you open Forepost, every surface is empty until you fill in your metrics, connect a helpdesk, or import a CSV. Demo data is a one-click alternative — synthetic but plausible numbers across every surface, so you can take a tour first and connect real data once you’ve decided Forepost fits.
Demo data lives in your workspace’s database, but every synthetic row is marked. Clear demo data wipes them precisely without touching anything real.

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What gets populated

A single seed produces a workspace where every surface looks lived-in:

Workspace + agents

6 named agents across 3 departments, 10 weeks of metric history, realistic deltas.

Accounts

12 customers across every ARR tier and health state, with 8 weeks of per-account metrics on the top 6.

Themes

8 themes (emerging / tracked / resolved / dismissed) with 6 weeks of mention history. Two carry a Linear issue id.

Coaching

6 worst-CSAT samples + 4 notes on the flagged agent.

Decisions + actions

6 decisions (mix of revisit-due + open-ended) and 9 actions (pending / taken / dismissed).

Briefs + queue

12 archived briefs (8 daily + 4 weekly), 36 live-queue snapshots, alert rules, member-brief subscriptions, and a saved Ask Forepost thread.

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How to use it

Two entry points:
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During onboarding

On Step 2 of the wizard, pick Show me with demo data. Forepost populates the workspace and lands you on /brief with the demo content already there. No metrics to type, no integration to connect.
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From Settings, anytime

Settings → Lab → Seed demo data. Same path, runs against the existing workspace. Adds synthetic rows alongside any real data you’ve already entered.

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How to clear it

Settings → Lab → Clear demo data wipes every synthetic row across all the tables the seed populates (accounts, themes, coaching, archived briefs, etc.). Real rows are untouched.
Clearing demo data does not restore your pre-seed metric values — the seed overwrote them with synthetic ones. Re-enter your real numbers in Settings → Metrics if you want them back.

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Who can use it

Owners only. Admins and members see the Lab tab but the buttons are disabled. This is to prevent a teammate accidentally seeding or wiping a workspace. The endpoint (POST /workspace/seed-demo) is rate-limited to 6 calls per hour per workspace.

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What demo data isn’t

  • Not for production. The demo seed marks rows as synthetic so they can be wiped. Leaving them in alongside real data works but creates noise in your trajectory readings — clear them once you’ve decided Forepost is the right fit.
  • Not deterministic across versions. As we add new surfaces, the seed grows. Two seeds run a month apart on the same workspace produce slightly different rows.
  • Not multi-tenant fixtures. Each workspace’s demo data is fresh and scoped — never shared across customers.