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What is antbase?

A quick overview of antbase — what it does, who it is for, and how to make the most of it from day one.

Setting up your workspace

How to configure your antbase workspace — name, logo, timezone, and first space — in under five minutes.

Inviting your team

How to invite team members and guests to your antbase workspace, and which role to assign them.

Understanding My Tasks

My Tasks is your personal dashboard — everything assigned to you, across all spaces and projects, in one place.

Prioritising and filtering your tasks

How to use priorities, filters, and sorting in My Tasks to focus on what matters most today.

Due dates and reminders

How to set due dates on tasks and receive reminders so nothing slips through the cracks.

Spaces and projects explained

Understand the difference between spaces and projects in antbase, and how to organise your work effectively.

Creating and managing tasks

How to create tasks, add subtasks, assign members, set due dates, and use custom fields.

Task views — List, Board, Calendar, and Gantt

How to switch between views in antbase and when to use each one.

Bookmarks

Pin your most-used spaces and projects to the top of your sidebar for instant one-click access.

Understanding the Workload view

The Workload view shows every team member's task load across time — so you can spot who is overloaded before it becomes a problem.

Rebalancing team workload

How to use the Workload view to redistribute tasks when someone is overloaded.

Using task templates

Task templates let you create pre-filled tasks with standard subtasks, fields, and descriptions — saving your team time on repetitive work.

Creating your own templates

How to save an existing task as a template and build a library of reusable structures for your team.

Workspace report overview

The workspace report gives you a high-level view of task completion, workload utilisation, and progress across your whole workspace.

Tracking project progress

How to monitor task completion and spot blockers within a specific project using antbase views and reports.

antbot — your AI assistant

antbot is the AI assistant built into antbase. It understands your workspace and helps your team write tasks, surface blockers, and stay on top of progress.

Setting up AI agents (bring your own key)

How to connect your OpenAI or Anthropic API key and activate AI agents in your antbase workspace.

Pre-built AI agents

antbase includes a library of ready-to-use agents for common project management tasks — no setup required beyond connecting your API key.

Creating custom AI agents

How to build your own AI agents in antbase with custom instructions, triggers, and actions tailored to your team's workflow.

Setting up the Global AI Key

How to configure a workspace-level AI provider key for all pre-built antbase agents, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, Deepseek, Z.ai, and Perplexity.

Roles and permissions

A full breakdown of what each role in antbase can and cannot do — Admin, Manager, Member, and Guest.

Billing and subscriptions

How to manage your antbase plan, update payment details, and understand what is included in each tier.

Personal profile and notification settings

How to update your name, avatar, password, and notification preferences in antbase.

Workspace general settings

How to configure workspace-level settings — name, logo, timezone, and default task statuses.