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title: Workspace
description: Use the shared home for stores, teammates, notifications, and workspace settings.
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**What this covers:** You will know where to open a store, check its status, manage access, and find account updates.

A workspace groups the stores and people that belong together. Its store-card page is the safest
place to confirm which store you are about to open before making a request or changing settings.

**Entry path:** Sign in → choose a workspace → **Stores**.

![Runner workspace with Help center, Community, Blog, and Changelog links](https://ixft9x6szo.ufs.sh/f/Cc8uxBgAYTzgvBieSTCFhEHcK82Y0dyL6sSr9NUGjnQeMWZJ)

## What you can do here

| Goal | Where to go |
| --- | --- |
| Open, create, or carefully remove a store | [Manage stores](./manage-stores.mdx) |
| Understand **Drafted**, **Deploying**, and **Published** | [Store statuses](./store-statuses.mdx) |
| Move between workspaces, stores, resources, and project search | [Navigation and search](./navigation-and-search.mdx) |
| Invite a teammate or review current members | [Members and invitations](./members-and-invitations.mdx) |
| Share your personal Runner referral link | [Invite Friends](./invite-friends.mdx) |
| Read account-wide updates | [Inbox and notifications](./inbox-and-notifications.mdx) |
| Change workspace, store, or personal preferences | [Settings](./settings.mdx) |

## First checks on Workspace Home

1. Confirm the workspace name at the top of the sidebar.
2. Review **My Store** and locate the intended store card.
3. Read its status before assuming a recent version is live.
4. Select the preview image or store name to enter the project.
5. Use the sidebar to return to **Stores**, open another store, read **Inbox**, or open settings.

Runner can send some users directly to a recently used project instead of the card grid. Select
**Stores** in the workspace sidebar whenever you need the full workspace view.

## Read workspace news when available

Some workspaces show a **News** section below the store cards. It can display up to four current
items. Select a news card to open its destination in a new browser tab when the card provides one.
If **News** is absent, there is no available item for this workspace; the store tools are unaffected.

## Access and safety

- Only actions allowed by your member role will succeed. Some owner-only controls are hidden.
- Plan or seat limits can replace a create or invite action with an upgrade path.
- A lapsed workspace can show a renewal screen instead of its normal tools.
- Store, member, and workspace deletion paths ask for confirmation. Review the named item before
  continuing.
- **Invite Friends** shares a referral link. It is not the control for adding a teammate to this
  workspace; use **Settings** → **Members** for team access.

## Related guides

- [Create a Runner store](../start-here/create-runner-store.mdx)
- [Chat with Runner](../work-with-runner/chat-with-runner.mdx)
- [Welcome tour and daily credits](../start-here/welcome-tour-and-daily-credits.mdx)
- [Invite Friends](./invite-friends.mdx)