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Guest Access

Bring in clients, contractors, and partners without giving them the keys to your workspace. Guests see only the boards you explicitly invite them to.

4 min readUpdated May 2026

Overview

Guests are external collaborators with per-board access. They never see your workspace, other boards, or member list. Free on Pro+ (up to 5 per paid seat) — they don't count toward your member limit.

https://gryphin.app/boards/client-portal/share
Share board
riya@partner.ioGuest
Guests only see this board. They cannot browse your workspace.
Adding a guest from the board share dialog — scoped to this board only.

What guests can and can't see

✓ Guests CAN
  • · View boards they're invited to
  • · Create and edit cards on those boards
  • · Comment and @-mention
  • · Upload attachments
  • · Get notified when assigned
× Guests CANNOT
  • · See your workspace name or other boards
  • · View the member list
  • · Access workspace settings or billing
  • · Invite anyone
  • · Run automations

Inviting a guest

1

Open the board you want to share

Guests are invited per-board, not workspace-wide.

2

Click Share (top right)

The share dialog combines visibility settings and member invites.

3

Enter the guest's email

Any email is fine — they don't need an existing Gryphin account.

4

Pick "Guest" as the role

It's the default for external email domains. Members of your workspace domain default to Member.

5

Send

They get an invite email with a magic-link sign-in. First-time guests land directly on the shared board.

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Tip
Guests can be invited to multiple boards in the same workspace — invite once per board, but they sign in once. They'll see a board-switcher with just the boards you've shared.

When to use guest access

Clients

Share project status and deliverables without exposing your internal sprint board.

Contractors

Scope a freelancer's access to exactly the project boards they need.

Partners

Joint initiatives often need shared visibility but separate accountability — guest works perfectly.

Vendors

Track deliverables, due dates, and approvals without giving them workspace-level rights.

Upgrading a guest to member

If a guest becomes a real teammate, an Admin can promote them in one click. They keep all their history — the same account, just with broader access.

From guest to member

Open Settings → Members, find the guest row, change their role from Guest to Member. They immediately gain workspace-wide access.

Promote a guest

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