> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.clarvo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Projects overview

> A project is the workspace for a single role you're hiring for. It scopes everything you do in Clarvo.

A **project** is where all the work for one role lives. Instead of a single shared pile of
candidates, Clarvo organizes everything you do (searching, shortlisting, and outreach)
under the project it belongs to. The project you're currently working in is shown as
**Current Project** in the sidebar.

## What a project contains

Everything below is **scoped to the project**. It belongs to that role and doesn't leak
into others:

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Searches" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/search/running-a-search">
    Every search you run lives inside the active project, so your candidate pool stays
    specific to that role.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Shortlist" icon="star" href="/shortlist/overview">
    Each project has its own shortlist of candidates you're pursuing for that role.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sequences" icon="paper-plane" href="/sequences/overview">
    Outreach sequences run within the project, against that project's candidates.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<Note>
  Because searches and shortlists belong to a project, switching the Current Project
  changes which searches, shortlist, sequences, and conversations you see. Make sure
  you're in the right project before you start working.
</Note>

## Why projects matter

<Steps>
  <Step title="Keep roles separate">
    Run multiple roles at once without candidates, searches, or outreach getting mixed up.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Collaborate with the right people">
    Control who can see and work on each project with
    [visibility and access](/projects/visibility-and-access) settings.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Track each role's status">
    Each project shows its status at a glance and moves through its lifecycle as the role
    progresses. See [Managing projects](/projects/managing-projects).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## A typical project lifecycle

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create the project">
    Set it up for the role, choose who can see it, and assign collaborators.
    See [Creating projects](/projects/creating-projects).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Source candidates">
    Run [searches](/search/running-a-search) and add matches to the
    [shortlist](/shortlist/overview).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reach out">
    Launch [sequences](/sequences/overview) and manage replies in
    [Conversations](/conversations/inbox).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wrap up">
    Close the project once the role is filled.
  </Step>
</Steps>