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

# Projects & members

> A project is a workspace for a study, grant, or effort. Add members and assign project roles to control who can do what.

A **project** is the primary workspace inside an [organization](/account/organizations) — usually one per study, grant, or effort. It holds your collections, assets, and datasets.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the home view">
    The home view lists your projects; selecting one shows its members and details.

    <Frame caption="The home view — your projects, with members and updated dates.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dataerai/JYQfiA1164D5XDuO/images/projects.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=JYQfiA1164D5XDuO&q=85&s=e7c9b60091e521f3238ce0e578c13615" alt="Dataerai home view listing projects with a details panel for the selected project" width="1420" height="130" data-path="images/projects.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create a project">
    Click **New project** to start one — you become its Admin.

    <Frame caption="The New project action at the top of the home view.">
      <img src="https://mintcdn.com/dataerai/JYQfiA1164D5XDuO/images/nav-newproject.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=JYQfiA1164D5XDuO&q=85&s=1b7896687f1dc2f33e5e97c11529f94f" alt="Dataerai New project button on the home view" width="180" height="40" data-path="images/nav-newproject.png" />
    </Frame>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## The project's identifier (DID)

Every project has a **DID** — a citable, cryptographically verifiable identifier
that Dataerai mints automatically the moment the project is created. The DID is
what you share to refer to the project; it stands in for the project's internal
database ID, which is never shown as the project's name or reference.

Open a project and find the **DID** row on the **Overview** of its sidebar.
Hover the row to reveal a **copy** button and a **View DID document** button,
exactly like an asset's DID. See
[Verifiable identifiers](/identity/overview) for how a DID resolves and verifies.

## Project roles

Within a project, each member has a role:

| Role        | What it allows                                                          |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Member**  | View and work with project data they have access to.                    |
| **Manager** | Create and manage content in the project.                               |
| **Admin**   | Full control of the project, including sharing and managing membership. |

The person who creates a project is its **Admin**.

## Manage members

Open a project's members to add people from your organization and set each one's role. You can change a member's role or remove them at any time. For finer-grained control over individual collections, assets, and datasets, use [sharing and permissions](/sharing/permissions).

## Next steps

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Collections" icon="folder-tree" href="/organize/collections">
    Organize a project's data.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sharing & permissions" icon="share-2" href="/sharing/permissions">
    Control access down to individual items.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>