Collaborators & roles

Adam Kershner
Adam KershnerCEO
5 min read

Need help building a hub? Invite collaborators with a role. This page covers invites, what each role typically can do, and how someone accepts—without mixing collaboration with paid access.

Primary action: Open the hub → Access / members → invite.

Collaborators vs buyers

  • Collaborators are invited into the hub with a role (build, edit, comment, or view as assigned).
  • Buyers / members via paywall get paid (or trial) access through monetization. That is not the same as a collab invite.

Don’t invite a purchaser as OWNER just to “give them access.” Buyers: Buying & access. Creators charging: Turn on paid access.

Limits

Unlimited collaborators on Free and Growth. See Plans for hub and upload capacity—not collaborator caps.

Roles

Typical access (confirm details in the app UI for your hub):

RoleTypical access
OWNERFull control—settings, monetization, invites, content
ADMINBroad management (often General, Access, and content). Monetization / Storefront usually stay with Owner
WRITEAdd and reorder content (uploads, tree)
COMMENTComment-level participation without changing contents (as product allows)
READView hub content as a collaborator

Rough settings map: Monetization / Storefront skew OWNER; General / Access for OWNER + ADMIN; Content for OWNER / ADMIN / WRITE.

How to invite

  1. Open the hub in the app.
  2. Go to Access / members (or the invite flow for that hub).
  3. Choose a role.
  4. Share the invite link: /collaboration/:workspaceId/:inviteId.

How to accept

  1. Open the invite link while signed in (or sign up, then continue).
  2. Land in the hub with the assigned role.

Tips

  • Keep hubs private while co-building, then make public / list when ready.
  • Prefer WRITE for co-editors; reserve OWNER / ADMIN carefully.
  • Purchasers go through monetization—not collaborator invites.

Quick facts

  • Invite route: /collaboration/:workspaceId/:inviteId.
  • Roles: OWNER · ADMIN · WRITE · COMMENT · READ.
  • Plan gate: collaborators unlimited on Free (and Growth).
  • Entity: hub / workspace.

What’s next

Open the app → invite collaborators

About the Author

Adam Kershner
Adam Kershner
CEO

I'm the CEO of Kahana, bringing a unique perspective from my management consulting experience at Clarkston Consulting and biomedical engineering background from Duke University. I'm focused on making the future of work more elegant through innovative technology solutions that prioritize user well-being and productivity.