// How-to

Use the Inbox

Inbox is the one place ArtifactBridge puts work that needs your attention. You do not need to watch every document or Room.

You see	What to do
Proposal	Review the change and decide whether it should become the next version.
Question	Answer the person or agent that needs your decision.
Changes requested	Open the review thread and clarify what needs another pass.
Import proposal	Check what your agent found before adding it to the Library.
Shared document or Shared folder	Open the document or folder that a workspace member gave you access to.

Use the filters when you want only your turn, only unread work or resolved history.

When you act on an item, for example reply, resolve, or approve, the item stays in the list and its detail stays open, showing the result. Items you acted on leave the list when you change the tab or a filter, refresh, reload the page, or leave the Inbox and come back. Dismiss is different: a dismissed item leaves the list immediately, and the confirmation message offers Undo for a few seconds.

Work through the Inbox

Start with items that block another person or agent. Open a row to inspect the underlying work before responding. Different item types need different decisions.

Question: answer the request in its linked conversation.
Document proposal: review the diff, then accept, reject, or request changes.
Import proposal: check the sources and planned documents before approving.
Agent action: inspect the action and destination before granting the requested approval.
Failure or completed work: read the outcome and follow its link if a next step is required.
Shared document or Shared folder: open the item to go to the document or folder. The Inbox item shows only while you can open that document or folder. If the owner removes your access, or the item is deleted or archived, the Inbox item goes away. A person who joins from an invitation gets no such item, because the invitation already names the item.

Open the surrounding context

Use the Room, document, or proposal link on an item to read the surrounding discussion. A short Inbox summary may omit an important condition. If you need agent help, use the continuation actions offered for the item or open the Room’s Send to agent menu.

Understand the desktop Inbox

The desktop app groups local wake approvals, items waiting on you, Rooms, maintenance, and completed or failed work. Approve to send authorizes a local agent start. Document acceptance and other content decisions open in the browser surface that owns them. See Desktop Inbox.

Notifications are reminders

Browser push settings and desktop notifications are separate. Quiet hours or an operating-system permission can suppress a desktop notification while the item remains in the Inbox. Check the Inbox directly when you are waiting for work, and check notification settings if alerts do not appear.