> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.osint.ly/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Team collaboration

> Create a team, invite members, assign roles, and work together on investigations.

Teams let multiple users share investigations, projects, and credits policies in one workspace.

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## Creating a team

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Team settings">
    Go to **Settings** and open the **Team** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the team">
    Click **Create team** and give it a name.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite members">
    Enter the email addresses of the people you want to add and choose a role. Invitations are sent by email.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Team creation is available on Pro and Advanced plans.
</Note>

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## Roles

| Role       | Permissions                                                            |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Owner**  | Full team control: settings, role changes, deletion, member management |
| **Admin**  | Can invite and remove members (with owner-only restrictions)           |
| **Editor** | Operational contributor role for team workflows                        |
| **Viewer** | Restricted role (cannot create team projects)                          |

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## Invitations and joining

Invitations are role-based and time-limited.

* Invitees join through an invitation code flow.
* Invitation must match the invitee account email.
* A user cannot join if already in another team.

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## Credit management in a team

Credits in a team context follow a priority order based on settings configured by the owner:

1. **Team credit bank** - if enabled and has at least 1 credit, searches deduct from it first.
2. **Owner credits** - if the bank is empty or disabled and the "use owner credits" option is on, searches deduct from the owner's balance.
3. **Member credits** - if neither applies, each member's searches deduct from their own balance.

The owner configures this in the team settings panel.

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## Real-time collaboration

Team members can collaborate on shared result contexts and team projects.

In shared result views, collaboration state/presence is synchronized (for example, collaborator presence and shared workspace context).

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## Managing the team

Owner/Admin can:

* Remove a member
* Invite members

Owner-only actions include:

* Change member roles
* Update team settings (including credit policy)
* Delete/dissolve the team

<Warning>Dissolving a team permanently removes access to all team projects for all members. Solo projects belonging to individual members are not affected.</Warning>