Spaces & Channels

Note: Communication features are available starting in version 0.9.

Spaces bring your team, family, or friend group together in organized communication hubs. Think of them as your own private Discord server—channels for different topics, direct messages for private chats, and all the context you need in one place.

What Are Spaces?

A Space is a communication workspace within your organization. Each space contains:

• Channels — Organized areas for specific topics
• Members — People who can participate
• Roles — Owner, Admin, or Member permissions

Common use cases:

• Family Space — Coordinate schedules, shopping, health, and activities
• Friend Group — Plan events, share memes, discuss hobbies
• Work Team — Track projects, make decisions, share updates

Creating a Space

1. Click + New Space in the sidebar
2. Choose a starting point:
   • Family Space — Pre-built channels for household coordination
   • Friend Group — Channels for socializing and planning
   • Blank — Start from scratch
   • Custom Template — Use one you saved previously
3. Enter space details:
   • Name — What to call your space
   • Description — (Optional) Explain its purpose
   • Icon — Choose an emoji to identify it
   • Visibility — Public or Private
4. Click Create Space

Visibility Options

Space Roles

The person who creates a space becomes its owner.

Inviting Members

For private spaces (or to add people to public ones):

1. Open the space
2. Click Settings → Members
3. Click Invite
4. Enter the email address
5. Click Send Invitation

Invitations expire after 7 days. The recipient can accept or decline.

Managing Spaces

Edit Space Settings

1. Open the space
2. Click Settings
3. Update name, description, icon, or visibility
4. Click Save

Leave a Space

1. Open the space
2. Click Settings → Leave Space
3. Confirm

Note: Space owners cannot leave. Transfer ownership first, or delete the space.

Archive or Delete a Space

• Archive — Hides the space but keeps all data
• Delete — Permanently removes the space, channels, and messages

Notification Preferences

Control how a space notifies you:

Set per-space in Settings → Notifications.

Channels

Channels organize conversations within a space. Each channel has a specific topic or purpose.

Channel Types

Creating a Channel

1. Open a space
2. Click + New Channel
3. Enter:
   • Name — Automatically normalized (lowercase, hyphens)
   • Description — (Optional) What this channel is for
   • Type — Text, Announcement, or Linked
   • Category — (Optional) Group with related channels
4. Click Create

Channel Naming

Names are automatically formatted:

• Lowercase letters and numbers
• Spaces become hyphens
• Special characters removed

Common Channel Names

Channel Categories

Group related channels with categories:

• Planning — #events, #shopping, #trips
• Health — #appointments, #medications, #exercise
• Fun — #memes, #gaming, #movies

To organize channels:

1. Click and drag channels to reorder
2. Drag between categories to move
3. Collapse categories to declutter

Announcement Channels

Create read-only channels for important broadcasts:

1. Create a new channel
2. Set type to Announcement
3. Only owners and admins can post
4. Everyone else can read and react

Use for:

• Space-wide updates
• Policy changes
• Event announcements
• Weekly summaries

Tips for ADHD Brains

Start Simple

Don’t create 20 channels on day one. Start with:

• #general
• #announcements
• 1-2 topic channels

Add more as conversations naturally develop.

Use Categories

Visual organization helps! Group channels by:

• Purpose (Planning, Health, Fun)
• Urgency (Active, Reference, Archive)
• Person (if tracking individual things)

Pin Important Things

When someone posts something important:

1. Click the message menu
2. Select Pin
3. Find it later in the Pinned panel

No more scrolling through history to find that one message.

Archive, Don’t Delete

When a channel is done but might be useful later, archive it instead of deleting. All the history stays searchable.