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Notifications

What it is

Hub tells you when something needs your attention: a task is assigned to you, someone mentions you in a comment, a file you're waiting for is ready to download, an automation finishes. Notifications appear in a panel that slides out from the right of the screen, and depending on your channel preferences they can also reach you by email, mobile push, or browser push.

When to use it

Open the notifications panel when the bell icon shows a red badge — that's Hub telling you there's something new. Mark notifications as read once you've dealt with them so the badge clears.

Where to find it

Look for the bell icon in the top right of every page. A red badge on the bell shows how many notifications you haven't read yet (the badge shows 9+ once you go past nine). Click the bell to open the Notifications panel; click the X in the panel header — or click the bell again — to close it.

How it works

Reading the panel. The panel lists your twenty most recent notifications, newest first. Each row shows:

  • An icon and colour that tells you at a glance what kind of notification it is — a violet clipboard for task changes, an amber speech bubble for new comments, a blue @ for mentions, a green down-arrow for finished exports, a red triangle for failures.
  • A short title — for example "Jane Doe mentioned you" or "Export ready".
  • A one-line preview of the relevant content (the comment, the task title, the failure reason).
  • How long ago the notification arrived (e.g. 2h).
  • A small blue dot on the left for unread notifications.

Marking a notification read. Click anywhere on a notification row to mark it read. If the notification is about a task, Hub also takes you straight to that task. To clear an unread notification without navigating away, hover the row and click the small check icon that appears in the top right.

Mark all read. When you have any unread notifications, a check-circle button appears in the panel header. Click it to clear every blue dot in one go.

Download links. Some notifications — typically exports or imports — include a Download link inside the row. Click it to grab the file straight from the panel; this doesn't mark the notification read on its own.

Live updates. New notifications stream into the panel without you having to refresh. The bell's red badge updates on its own too — if a colleague mentions you while the panel is closed, the count ticks up immediately.

Channels. Where notifications reach you is configured separately:

  • In-app bell — always on; you see notifications in the panel described above.
  • Email — your inbox, including a reply-to-comment shortcut for task notifications if your organization has it enabled.
  • Mobile push — to your phone, if you've installed the mobile app and enabled push.
  • Browser push — to your browser, if you've granted permission.

Open Settings → Notifications to turn each channel on or off. If your administrator has set it up, you may also be able to set different channel preferences per Space.

What you'll be notified about. Out of the box, Hub notifies you when:

  • A task is assigned to you
  • Someone mentions you with @name in a comment
  • Someone comments on a task you're involved in
  • A task you created is closed
  • An overdue task you own or are reviewing rolls into the next morning
  • An export, import, or theme extraction you triggered finishes (with a download or a failure summary)
  • An agent you're following finishes a scheduled run

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