Manthan — how to use the work suite

◆Getting started

The suite lives at work.devnullx.com. That page is your home — it shows the clock and every app available to you. Right now that's two apps:

Chat is for communication. Projects is for tracking. Decisions and updates happen in Chat; anything that needs to be done and followed up lives as a task in Projects. Don't bury work items in chat scroll.

◆Logging in — once

You have one account for the whole suite. Log in a single time and every app opens without asking again.

1. Open work.devnullx.com and click an app (or go straight to it).
2. You'll land on the Manthan sign-in page. Enter your email and password.
3. A 6-digit code is emailed to you. Enter it. That's your two-factor step.
4. Done — you're now signed in to Chat, Projects, and everything else in one go.

Getting an account

You can't self-register. Your COO or an admin sends you an invitation email; you click the link, set a password, and you're in — with access to every tool automatically.

▲Chat

Chat (at chat.work.devnullx.com) is where the team talks. It works like the messaging apps you already know — channels for topics, direct messages for one-to-one, plus reactions, mentions, and search.

Channels & direct messages

• Channels — shared rooms for a topic or team. You're automatically in your organisation's channels. Click one in the left rail to open it.
• Direct messages (DMs) — private one-to-one chats. Click a person's name to start one. Anyone can DM anyone in their org.
• Mentions — type @name to notify someone. They get a highlight even if the channel is muted.
• Search — the magnifier finds any message you can see.

Your two organisations (DevNullX and Spacephilic) are kept separate: each has its own private space, so one org's channels don't show up for the other.

Threads & calls

• Threads — reply in a thread to keep a side-conversation from cluttering the main channel. Hover a message → "Reply in thread". Threads are optional; use them when a topic needs its own space.
• Voice / video — start a call from a channel; it opens a meeting room everyone in the channel can join.
• Files — drag a file into the message box to share it.

■Projects

Projects (at pm.work.devnullx.com) is where work is tracked. Each organisation has its own project. Inside it you have a backlog, a board, and sprints.

Tasks & boards

• User stories are the work items (we call them "tasks" in chat). Each has a number like #4, a title, a status, and an assignee.
• Backlog — the full list of what's planned. Drag items into a sprint to commit to them.
• Kanban board — columns (New → In progress → Done). Drag a card across as work moves.
• Assign yourself or a teammate so everyone knows who owns what.

Blockers

When a task can't move forward, mark it blocked with a reason. Blocked items are flagged so leads can clear them. Open a task → "Block" → write why. You can also do this straight from chat (see the bot below).

✦The bot — chat straight to Projects

You don't have to leave Chat to manage work. Type a command in any channel and the bot creates or updates the item in your organisation's project, then replies with a link. It always knows which org you're in, so DevNullX and Spacephilic items never mix.

Command reference

ref is the task number the bot gives you when it's created, like #4 — use just the number: !done 4.

Examples

◆Adding people & organisations COO / Admin

Add a person to your org

1. Go to auth.work.devnullx.com/admin.
2. Create an invite — their email + role (employee / manager). They get an email, set a password, and are in every tool.
3. Add them to your org's Projects project (Members) so they see tasks.
4. Removing someone: deactivate them in the admin — they lose access to every tool within minutes.

Stand up a new organisation

Two steps need a platform admin (server side): creating the org in the auth system, and mapping its Projects project into the bot. Everything after that — inviting people, creating the project, creating channels — is done by that org's COO.

◆Troubleshooting