Collaboration Model

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Collaboration in Kanvas, whether at kanvas.new or inside Meshery, rests on three separate layers that work together:

Live co-editing (presence) - people who have the same design open see each other’s cursors, selections, and edits as they happen.
Access - the design’s visibility and its grant list decide who can open and change the design.
Conversation (comments) - comment threads that live inside the design itself.

The three layers are independent. A live session forms between whoever has the design open at the same time. Access decides who can open the design in the first place. Comments are part of the design’s content, so they follow the design wherever it goes. Keeping these layers apart in your head explains most of what you see when a team works on one design.

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Collaboration Model