Configure Plane Project Members and Effective Roles
Manage direct Plane project membership from Project settings > Members. Check teamspace access too, because direct membership is not the only way someone can enter a project.
You must be a Project Admin or Workspace Admin. People must first join the workspace before they can be added to its projects.
Example: give an engineer Contributor and a reviewer Commenter access to a private launch project, then inspect whether a linked teamspace already grants broader access.
Step-by-step guide
Review current access sources
Open Project settings > Members and inspect both the direct member list and linked teamspaces. A teamspace can grant Contributor access without adding a direct member row.
Add existing workspace people
Click Add member, choose Select co-worker and pick the intended workspace member. If they are absent, invite them to the workspace and wait for acceptance first.
Set the smallest useful role
Choose Contributor for delivery work or Commenter for project-wide read and comment access. New rows start as Guest, so inspect each role before clicking Add members.
Verify effective access
Review the resulting role and teamspace grants with the person. A direct Guest role does not reduce a separate Contributor grant inherited through a linked teamspace.
Common mistakes
Treating the member row as the whole policy
A linked teamspace can independently grant access. Check both sources before claiming a downgrade has reduced permissions.
Sources and verification
Based on product documentation checked on 2026-11-04. This is a documentation-based guide, not a hands-on benchmark. Features and availability can change.