An app is a purpose-built tool that runs inside your workspace — a deal desk, a contract review screen, a field visit log. Apps work on your own tables, models, workflows, and Relays, and always act as the person using them.
There are two kinds:
- Apps your developers build in this workspace with the CLI and SDK. See Build on Agent Serve.
- Plugins — apps that also add Chat commands, menu actions, background triggers, connectors, and skills across the workspace. Agent Serve publishes a set of them in Discover.
The Apps hub
Open Apps from the left rail.
The page has these parts:
- Installed — every app installed in this workspace. A card shows Live, or Turned off when an admin turned it off. If nothing is installed yet, you see No apps installed yet.
- From Agent Serve — a few plugins from the catalog, with See all to open Discover.
- Ready to install (admins only) — app versions that are published and can be installed here.
- Built in this workspace (builders only) — apps your team is building, with their versions.
The header has Discover for everyone, and Build an app and Upload bundle for people who can build apps.
Open an app
Click an installed app to open it. Apps with several pages show them as tabs across the top. You are already signed in, and the app can only reach what you can reach yourself.
An admin can also put an app on the left rail for people with chosen roles, so it opens in one click. If an app was turned off, it shows This app is turned off in this workspace.
When an app wants to make a change in another service through your connected accounts — update a record, send a message — it asks you to confirm first.
Install an app
Only workspace admins can install apps. To install:
- Find the app — under Ready to install on the Apps page, or in Discover for plugins.
- Click Install. The install review shows what the app can access, what it creates, and any settings. See Install a plugin for every part of the review.
- Click Install. The app appears under Installed for everyone in the workspace.
Installing creates the tables, rules, and Relays the app declares, if the workspace does not have them yet.
Who can do what
| Role | Can |
|---|---|
| Any member | Open installed apps and use what they add |
| Builder (write access, and app building allowed) | Build and deploy apps, open Manage, see versions and tools |
| Admin (a builder who is also a workspace admin) | Install and uninstall, change settings, budgets, and secrets, and approve background runs |
Apps are turned on per workspace or organization. If you do not see Apps on the rail, it is not on for your workspace, or your permission group hides it.