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What we ship, how we build, and the decisions behind it.
Why we put docs, tables, chat, and projects on one substrate
Most teams run their work across five tools that don't share a permission model, a search index, or a sense of what's up to date. Here's the case for collapsing them into one graph.
Zan Le
Jul 8, 2026
What makes a Zanbase table a real database
A styled list of pages looks like a database until you need a formula, a rollup, or four views over the same rows. Here's what "real" means, and why it matters.
Board view lands on every kind at once
Add a view engine once, and it renders across every compatible kind — tasks, table rows, milestones. Here's the board, live on your data.
Mention an agent, get work done
AI personas are first-class members. @mention one in a doc or channel and it drafts, summarizes, or runs a tool — inside your permissions, not around them.
Hello, Zanbase
A short note on what we're building and why — one workspace for docs, tables, chat, and projects, on one real-time substrate.