Quickstart
Before you start#
You need a Laver account. A new workspace starts on the free plan — no card, no deadline, nothing to switch on first.
| Step | Role required |
|---|---|
| Create a workspace | any signed-in user (you become its owner) |
| Create a board | owner, admin, or member |
| Create, assign, and move tickets | owner, admin, or member, on a board you can reach |
| Add a wiki page | owner, admin, or member |
| Invite a colleague | owner or admin |
| Upgrade the workspace to Pro | owner only |
See the full table in Roles and permissions.
1. Sign in and pick a workspace#
Sign in. You land on the dashboard, which is the board view. Click the Workspace switcher at the top of the sidebar to list your workspaces or create a new one.
2. Open the starter board, or create one#
Every new workspace comes with a board called General. To create another, click the three dots beside Boards, choose New board, type a name, and click Create board.
3. Read the three starting columns#
Every new board starts with the same three columns: Backlog, In progress, Done. Done is the board's completion column — see Statuses and workflow.
4. Create a ticket#
Click Add task at the bottom of Backlog, or press C. Type a title
and click Add task.
5. Assign it#
Click the card to open the ticket, then click Manage assignees and pick yourself or any active workspace member.
6. Move it through the workflow#
Drag the card, change the Status dropdown, or use the hover tick shortcut. Move your ticket to In progress, then to Done.
7. Add a wiki page#
Under Workspace tools, click Wiki, click the + beside Pages, name the page and start typing — it saves as you write. See Wiki pages.
8. Invite a colleague (owner or admin)#
Open User access → People → Invite user, enter their email, choose a role, tick board access for viewers/members, and Send invitation. They get an emailed link that expires in seven days.
What you get without paying, and what upgrading is for#
| On free | On Pro |
|---|---|
| 1 workspace you own | Unlimited |
| 3 boards | Unlimited |
| 3 billable seats | Unlimited |
| 100 MB of storage | 10 GB per billable seat, pooled |
| 2 automation rules per board | Unlimited |
Four things are held back for Pro: guests, publishing a wiki page, publishing a board as a read-only roadmap, and private wiki pages. Everything else — boards, tickets, the wiki, sprints, imports, automations, the API and the MCP server — is on both plans.
Where next#
- Sprints — turn a board into a repeating series.
- Agent quickstart — issue an API key and drive a board from a script.
- Errors — most refusals are a role, a plan limit, or a version conflict.