Visiting and privacy
Every island has one visit level. Each level lets in everyone the narrower ones do, plus more.
| Level | Who gets in |
|---|---|
| Private | Only the people on this island |
| Team | The venture’s team, from any of its islands |
| Friends | The team and the hosts’ friends |
| Invite only | All of the above, plus people with a visitor link |
| Open to Harbor | Anyone signed in |
| Public | Open to Harbor, and listed on the network for the web |
Defaults and choices
Section titled “Defaults and choices”| Island | Starts at | Levels you can pick |
|---|---|---|
| Your personal island | Friends | All except Team |
| An island made from a GitHub repo | Private | All except Team |
| A venture’s home island | Private, shown as Team there (its people are the whole team) | All except Team |
| A venture’s other islands | Team | All six |
| Harbor and other towns | Public | Public only |
Hosts change the level in the island’s settings. To hide yourself on Harbor instead, press G.
How a visit is decided
Section titled “How a visit is decided”- Members of the island always get in.
- If you’re not signed in, are banned, or were recently sent away, you don’t.
- Above Private, a meeting invite or a visitor pass lets you in.
- Otherwise the level decides: team members from Team up, friends from Friends up, everyone at Open to Harbor and Public.
There is no knocking or “request to join”. If you can’t land, the island just says so. Someone inside can invite you instead.
Visitor links
Section titled “Visitor links”Hosts and co-hosts can make a visitor link for any island above Private.
- A link is valid for 7 days and can be used by 1 to 50 people (1 by default).
- The pass it gives lasts 1 hour, 1 day (the default), 1 week, or until you revoke it.
- Guests need to save their account before they can use one.
- A link stops working if the person who made it is no longer a host.
Hosts can also send someone away for 15 minutes, or ban them.
What visitors can do
Section titled “What visitors can do”Visitors can walk round, see what’s built, and talk. They can’t build, and they don’t see the island’s brain, sessions, private rooms or the Agents desk.
Share links Coming soon
Section titled “Share links Coming soon”Public share links for an island, with a preview card, are being built. Until then, use a visitor link or set the island to Open to Harbor.