Assignment & Collaboration
Assign cards to team members and collaborate with comments.
Work gets done by people, and Joyous makes it easy to connect cards to the right team members. Assign one or more people to any card, collaborate through comments and activity feeds, and keep everyone in the loop with real-time notifications.
Assigning cards
Every work card supports multiple assignees — assign one person or a whole team to a single card.
Open the card
Navigate to the work card you want to assign.
Click the assignee field
In the properties sidebar, click the Assignees dropdown. A searchable list of organization members appears.
Select one or more members
Click on members to add them as assignees. Their avatars appear on the card everywhere it's displayed — in list views, board views, and the outcome page.
Assigned members receive inbox notifications when the card's status changes, new comments are posted, or they're mentioned in a discussion.
When AI Decompose generates cards, it can suggest assignees based on team member skills and availability. Review and adjust the suggestions before accepting.
Removing assignees
To remove someone from a card, open the assignee dropdown and deselect their name. The change takes effect immediately — they'll no longer receive notifications for that card unless they're mentioned directly.
Collaborating with comments
Every work card has a Comments section powered by a threaded activity feed. Use it for:
- Asking questions about the card's requirements
- Sharing progress updates
- Discussing blockers and solutions
- Providing feedback on completed work
Comments support rich text formatting — bold, italic, code blocks, lists — and @mentions to notify specific team members.
Activity feed
Beyond comments, each card has an Activity tab that logs all changes:
- Status transitions (e.g., "moved from Committed to Done")
- Assignee changes
- Property updates (priority, sprint, target dates)
- Document edits
This gives you a complete audit trail of everything that happened on a card, with timestamps and the name of who made each change.
Comments and activity updates are delivered in real time via Supabase Realtime. Open a card on two screens and you'll see changes appear instantly.
Next Steps
- Work Cards Overview — Return to the full overview of card features
- Comments & Collaboration — Deep dive into the commenting system