Getting Started

1. Create an Account

Sign in with GitHub or Google at arcanova.online. No credit card required — the Initiate tier is free forever.

2. Create a Project

Click New Project in the sidebar. Give it a name, optional description, tech stack tags, and a color.

3. Plan Your Features

Go to the Features tab and add features — major deliverables with markdown descriptions, priorities, and target dates. Use the ✦ AI button to generate features from a project spec automatically.

4. Break Features into Tasks

Create tasks linked to features. Tasks are small, actionable work items with:

• Kanban board (TODO → In Progress → Review → Done)
• Multi-assignee, labels, due dates
• Dependencies (depends on / blocked by)
• File attachments with preview
• Markdown descriptions with GitHub-style rendering

5. Track Issues

Issues work like tasks but for bugs and problems:

• Kanban board, list, and calendar views
• Priority levels with visual indicators

6. Organize with Notes & Files

Two tabs share the same GitHub-style folder tree per project:

• Notes — markdown documents (general, documentation, meeting, idea, troubleshooting). Pin important ones, link to features, drag between folders.
• Files — any file type up to 50 MB. Inline preview for images, PDF, audio, video, DOCX, and source code. ZIP/archives + executables fall back to a download button.

Folders work like a file explorer: click in to navigate, breadcrumb to jump out, drag-and-drop to move, keyboard arrows to traverse, Trash icon to delete (children re-parent to the parent folder).

7. Secure Your Secrets

The Secrets tab is an encrypted vault:

• AES-256-GCM encryption at rest
• Per-environment (Dev, Staging, Prod)
• Access control: Team, Personal, or Specific users
• Bulk import/export .env files

8. Invite Your Team

Members tab — invite via email. Three roles: Owner, Editor, Viewer.

9. Connect AI Agents

Install the CLI to let AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) manage your board autonomously. See CLI Agent Setup and Autopilot Mode.