Filter by scope, assignee and deadline; sort, inspect and create work.
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1. Get started with My work
- Open the profile menu → My work, or Today's research → View all work. This combines currently accessible GitHub work across grants and projects.
- Choose scope, assignee and deadline, then Open, Overdue, Done or All states. The Me selection uses your linked GitHub assignment identity.
- Open a title or Details for the body and linked scopes. Use Open on GitHub when you need the current original.
- Expand Collection status for timestamps and connection warnings. This is collected data, not an exhaustive live query of every GitHub task.
- Return through Today's research to plan your next steps. Filters do not change your notes or original tasks.
2. Choose scopes and assignees
- Use All scopes or choose a specific grant/project. Distinguish the entire grant from its individual projects.
- Open the assignee picker and search by name or GitHub ID. Me, All assignees and Unassigned are exclusive choices; several named researchers can be selected together.
- Assignee refers to actual assignment. To find work you authored, commented on or were mentioned in, also inspect Relation to me under Search & filters.
- Scope and assignee filters apply together. Widen to All scopes and All assignees for an empty result; this never expands your access rights.
- If an assignment change is missing, check the original and latest collection time. Matching names alone do not link GitHub identities.
3. Combine deadlines, states and detailed search
- Deadline choices include All, This week, Next week, Next 30 days, Next 90 days, Custom range and No deadline. No deadline finds undated tasks.
- Expand Search & filters for text, relation, priority and other conditions, then Apply search. Keep it collapsed during ordinary browsing.
- Entering dates activates a custom range. Provide a start or end date and fix validation messages before applying.
- Open and Overdue are different filters. A future deadline range can hide overdue work; choose All deadlines and the Overdue tab to inspect it.
- Active search conditions include collapsed advanced filters. Reset filters when results are unexpected, then add conditions one at a time.
4. Sort, group and interpret counts
- Choose Due date, Newest created or Oldest created. Creation sorting uses the original GitHub creation date, not import time or latest comment time. Undated items appear last.
- Switch between List and Board without resetting state tabs, scope, assignees, search or sort. Choose All states for the complete workflow. Group by All, Grant, Project or Assignee. This changes display only, without AI calls or state changes.
- An issue on multiple boards counts once in the total. Joint assignments or multiple project memberships can appear in several groups.
- List groups contain the current page; use Previous and Next. Board column counts include all matching work; choose Show more beneath a column for additional cards. To do, In progress and Marked done are the main columns. Review, Blocked/on hold and Unspecified appear when populated. Excluded by filter does not mean there are no tasks. Overdue work is highlighted on cards.
- On mobile select a column from the compact status row. Expand a group when grouping by grant, project or assignee. A card title opens details; Back to all work restores the board context and position. Use Edit work for an authorized connection in details to change state. Dragging cards to change state is not provided.
- When boards disagree on state or deadline, compare each membership in Details. One board's Done state does not synchronize every board or close the issue.
5. Save your preferred view
- Apply the scope, assignee, deadline, state, search, sorting and grouping you want, for example All scopes, Me, All deadlines, Open and Newest created.
- Use ⋯ beside the state tabs → Save current view as default. This is your account's My work preference, not another researcher's view.
- A shared URL can contain explicit filters. Distinguish its query conditions from your saved default.
- Use Remove saved default in the same menu to clear the preference. This does not delete tasks or GitHub issues.
- If participation or access changes invalidate a stored scope, choose currently accessible filters and save again.
6. Read and change work details
- Open Details for the body, issue state, deadline and linked grants/projects. Use Open on GitHub if the body is unavailable.
- Inspect each board's state, deadline, priority and collection time. A conflict warning means memberships manage the same issue differently.
- Edit work appears for connections you can manage. Check the destination board, change assignees or fields, and verify the result. Missing controls can indicate access or connection limits.
- English reading mode uses the existing automatic translation with an original view. Unavailable translation or unsupported browsers may leave the original visible.
- Back to all work returns to the list context. Copying what you read into a personal plan does not change the original task.
7. Create research work
- Choose New research work, then the destination board. Only boards in grants/projects you can manage are offered.
- Continue to the work form and fill in title, description, assignees and board fields. This creates work through the selected GitHub connection rather than an independent task source in the combined list.
- Check the repository and board before creation. Resolve permission or required-field messages in the form or connection.
- Inspect the result and original link. If delivery is uncertain, check GitHub and history before creating the same work again.
- If no board is available, ask the connection manager to check active connections, collection and Projects permission. The GitHub Projects guide covers board setup.
8. Diagnose empty lists and delayed collection
- Reset filters and try All states, All assignees and All deadlines. If work is still missing, expand Collection status.
- Check My GitHub ID settings on your profile. Enter a GitHub username, not a login email or organization name.
- Recent GitHub changes may appear after the next collection. Follow the warning's connection to inspect authorization and collection results. Repository read access and Projects access can differ.
- Another researcher's work is limited to what you may currently read. All assignees does not expose every private lab record.
- For persistent omissions, send support the source URL, time, filters and collection warning. Never send authentication tokens.