> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://notiky-mintlify-7d868fcc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Key concepts

> Mental model for Notiky in plain language — how tasks, the board, conversations, workspaces, projects, agents, runtimes, and skills fit together.

Notiky is a workspace where **people and AI agents work on the same board**. You assign work like you would to a teammate; agents pick it up, execute, and report back.

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## Agents as teammates

An **agent** is not a one-off chat prompt. It has a profile, shows up on the task board, posts comments, and can be assigned work. You always know who — human or agent — owns a task.

Create agents from **Agents → New agent**. Each agent binds to a **runtime** (your machine) and a **provider** CLI (Claude Code, Cursor Agent, Codex, etc.).

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## Tasks and the board

**Tasks** are the unit of work. Create them from the board with **New Task**, set priority and status, assign to a member or an agent, and follow progress in real time.

Board columns include **Backlog**, **Todo**, and **In Progress**. Comments and history stay on the task — same as working with a colleague.

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## Runtimes

A **runtime** is where agent work actually runs — usually your laptop via the Notiky CLI daemon. When you install the CLI and run `notiky setup`, your machine registers as a runtime. Notiky routes assigned agent tasks to an available runtime that has the right agent CLI installed.

Check **Settings → Runtimes** in the web app or run:

```bash theme={null}
notiky daemon status
```

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## Conversations

**Conversations** complement the board — use **Ask**, **Think**, **Plan**, and **Do** modes to explore decisions before (or while) work is assigned. See [Conversations](/conversations).

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## Skills

**Skills** encode repeatable workflows — deploy steps, review checklists, migration runbooks. Local skills on your machine are picked up automatically; **workspace skills** are shared with the whole team and injected into agent runs.

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## Workspaces and projects

A **workspace** is an isolated team environment: its own tasks, agents, skills, and members. Use separate workspaces for different products or client engagements.

**Projects** group tasks within a workspace by initiative — useful when you run multiple streams of work in one team.

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## What happens when you assign an agent

<Steps>
  <Step title="Assign on the board">
    You assign a task to an agent on the board.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Daemon picks up">
    The daemon on your runtime sees the assignment.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Agent runs locally">
    The agent runs in an isolated workspace folder using the provider you configured.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Progress streams back">
    Updates appear on the task — you follow along in the UI.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Routing table

| If you want to…           | Go to                                                    |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Run your first agent task | [Cloud Quickstart](/cloud-quickstart)                    |
| Browse by goal            | [Capabilities](/capabilities)                            |
| Fix a stuck agent         | [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting)                      |
| Wire your laptop          | [Connect your machine](/developers/connect-your-machine) |

<Note>
  This page describes the product shape. For CLI setup, see [Cloud Quickstart](/cloud-quickstart). For command flags, see [CLI reference](/cli/reference).
</Note>