# Groups

A group is a named set of people (e.g. *Admin*, *Founders*, *DevGroup*, *Suppliers*).
Groups belong to a hive and are attached to contexts to grant visibility. They are
the only thing that decides who sees what.

## Create a group

1. In a hive, open **Groups** from the icon rail.
2. Choose **Create**, give the group a name and description.
3. Add people to the group.

## Edit who is in a group

From the **Groups** page, open a group and choose **Edit users** — a two-column
editor shows who is *in* the group and who else is in the hive. Move people in and
out and **Save**; their visibility across every context where the group is active
updates immediately.

You can also work from the person's side: on the **People** page, use a person's
**⋮ → Change groups** to adjust all their memberships at once.

## Activate a group on a context

A context shows its **Active groups** on the dashboard. Activating a group on a
context is what makes that context (and everything below it) visible to the group's
members. Deactivate a group to remove that access instantly.

> Because visibility flows down, activate a group **as high in the tree as the access
> should reach — and no higher.**

## Everyday patterns

- **Admin group** — created automatically with the hive; active everywhere admins
  need to manage.
- **One group per audience** — Staff, Clients, Suppliers, Board. Messages are then
  targeted by audience with one chip.
- **Project circles** — a group per project team, active only on the project's
  context; the rest of the hive stays invisible to them.
- **Temporary access** — activate a group for the duration of an engagement, then
  deactivate it. No cleanup of individual permissions needed.