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# Inbox and Tasks

The Inbox is the main work queue in Alludium. It is where tasks are created, triaged, continued, and completed.

A task is more than a chat. It can carry structured inputs, linked files, child tasks, status, ownership, conversation history, and completion output. This makes the Inbox the safest place to manage work that needs state, review, or repeatable execution.

## What You'll Learn

**Inbox Overview** - How to orient inside the Inbox and understand the task list.

**Working with Tasks** - How task state, task detail, child work, conversations, and outputs fit together.

## How The Inbox Fits With The Rest Of Alludium

The Inbox is connected to projects, agents, files, and integrations:

* Projects can contain tasks and project-specific context.
* Task Types define repeatable workflows that appear in task creation surfaces. Members use the visible task options; Admins and Owners manage the definitions behind them.
* Files can provide supporting context for a task.
* Agents and platform managers can help complete or coordinate tasks.
* Integrations and tools can supply live context or perform external actions when configured.

Start with **Inbox Overview** to understand the task workspace.


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