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Tools: meetings, notebook, parts, risks and more

The toolbox you switch on per workspace: meetings, lab notebook, literature, whiteboards, sub-teams, parts and budget, risks, requirements and time.

Updated 11 Nov 2026 Β· 1 min read

New workspaces start simple. Owners and admins switch tools on in Settings β–Έ Features; they appear under 🧰 Tools. Turning one off loses nothing.

MeetingsNotes with attendees and decisions. Action items become tasks in one click.
Lab notebookDated entries with photos on every task: what you tried and what happened.
LiteraturePapers by DOI, reading status, notes, a matrix and BibTeX.
WhiteboardsAn endless canvas with notes, shapes, arrows and real task cards.
Sub-teamsGroups with leads, their own view of the board and their own progress.
Parts and ordersComponents with suppliers, costs and order status.
FinanceBudget lines, spending with receipts, income and a burn-rate forecast.
People and capacityHours a week, time off and skills; a workload heatmap.
Time loggingHours actually spent, against estimates; timesheets.
Risk registerLikelihood Γ— impact, owners, mitigations and review dates.
RequirementsLinked to the tasks that deliver them, and how they’re verified.
VersionsReleases and branches for software teams.

Choosing what to switch on

If your team…Switch on
meets every weekMeetings
builds or tests thingsLab notebook, Parts and orders, Risk register
spends moneyFinance, and Purchase approvals in Workflow
is bigger than about 10 peopleSub-teams, People and capacity
ships softwareVersions, and GitHub in Integrations
reads papersLiterature
Money is only visible to roles with the finance permissions. Members can still ask for parts; the treasurer approves them.