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

# Projects

> One app in Iron Octopus: its code, architecture, rules and work.

A project is one app. It holds everything Iron Octopus needs to build that app well: the code, the architecture it's built to, the rules it follows, and all the work you've asked for.

## What it contains

* **A repository** with your app's code. Iron Octopus manages it for you, and the code is yours. 
* **An architecture**, the blueprint every feature is planned to fit.
* **[Initiatives](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/building-blocks/initiatives.md) and [features](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/building-blocks/features.md)**: the work you've asked for, planned, in progress and released.
* **[Defect reports](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/building-blocks/defect-reports.md)** for problems you've found.
* **Project settings**, including the rules this project follows. A project starts with your workspace's rules, and you can change them for this project alone.

## Its name and key

Each project has a name and a short **project key**, such as `BKG`. The key prefixes everything in the project, so a feature's ID reads `BKG-F012` and a work item's `BKG-W031`.

## Where you see it

* Your projects are listed in the left rail of the app. The project you're in expands to show its active features.
* Each project has its own page, with its features, architecture, defect reports and work in progress.

## What you can do

* Create a project for each app you build.
* [Start with an idea](https://docs.ironoctopus.ai/build/start-with-an-idea.md) in the project.
* Set up its architecture.
* Connect your own GitHub repository, if you'd rather.
* Change a rule for this project.


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