---
title: "Projects"
slug: projects
url: https://invertbio.com/docs/user-guides/projects
---

# Projects

The [Projects](https://app.invertbio.com/projects) page is your hub for organizing bioprocess work around a shared objective. A project groups related runs, reports, and team members so you can track progress against goals and keep context in one place.

## Projects list

The project list gives an overview of every project in your organization, grouped by status: **Active**, **Paused**, and **Complete**. Each row shows the project name, number of linked runs and reports, goal progress, target date, members, and last update.

![](/docs/user-guides/projects/projects-landing-page.png)

Click any project to open its detail page. Use the **New project** button to start a new project from scratch, or open **Suggestions** to review AI-detected run clusters that may belong together.

## Creating a project

When you create a project, you give it a name and describe the objective. The objective is used by Invert Assist to ground conversations in the context of the project, so a clear description helps later analysis.

## Project detail page

A project detail page is organized into four tabs: **Overview**, **Runs**, **Reports**, and **Activity**.

### Overview

The **Overview** tab contains the project's objective, an optional background section, a **Goals** list, file attachments, and a right-hand sidebar with properties, progress, and data quality.

![](/docs/user-guides/projects/projects-detail-overview.png)

The **Objective** field describes what the project is trying to achieve. The **Background** field can hold additional context such as prior results or experimental rationale. Both fields are auto-saved.

The **Goals** section lists measurable criteria for the project. Each goal can be marked as **Met**, **At risk**, or **Not met** by clicking its status icon. Click a goal's text to edit it, or use **Add goal** to add a new one. If your organization has project AI enabled, you can also review AI-generated goal suggestions and accept the ones that fit.

Use the **Add files** button to attach supporting documents such as protocols, SOPs, or slide decks to the project. Click an attachment to open it, or hover and click the trash icon to remove it.

The right-hand sidebar contains **Properties**, **Progress**, and **Data quality**. **Properties** lets you set the project's **Start date**, **Target date**, **Status**, and **Members**. **Progress** summarizes the goals: how many are met, how many are at risk, and the total number tracked. **Data quality** shows a FAIR score scoped to the project's runs, broken down into **Findable**, **Accessible**, **Interoperable**, and **Reusable** pillars. Click **Review** to open the Data Quality page filtered to the project's runs.

### Runs

The **Runs** tab lists every run linked to the project. You can filter, search, group, and sort the table the same way as the main [Runs](/docs/user-guides/runs) directory. Select runs and click **Analyze** to open the selected data in the Analysis page.

![](/docs/user-guides/projects/projects-detail-runs.png)

Use **Edit selection** to add or remove runs from the project. This opens the run selection drawer so you can adjust the project's scope.

### Reports

The **Reports** tab shows reports linked to the project. Use **Add reports** to link an existing report, or click a report row to open it. Hover over a report and open the actions menu to remove it from the project.

![](/docs/user-guides/projects/projects-detail-reports.png)

### Activity

The **Activity** tab is a reverse-chronological feed of everything that has happened in the project: edits, status changes, goal updates, report or run linking, and Assist-generated summaries. Each entry shows who made the change and when.

![](/docs/user-guides/projects/projects-detail-activity.png)

## AI-generated summaries and suggestions

For organizations with project AI enabled, the **Overview** tab may include an **Invert summary** written by Assist based on the project's runs and goals. You can regenerate the summary or goal suggestions from the **Regenerate** menu next to the project tabs.

The **Suggestions** page on the project list surfaces run clusters that Invert thinks could form a new project. Review, edit, and accept them to create projects quickly.

## Archiving a project

To archive a project, open the actions menu (⋮) in the project header and choose **Archive**. Archived projects are removed from the active list but remain accessible through the project detail page or other references in the app.

## Related guides

- [Runs](/docs/user-guides/runs)
- [Reports](/docs/user-guides/reports)
- [Data Quality](/docs/user-guides/data-quality)
- [Assist](/docs/user-guides/assist)