Understand the three organization roles in Kowalah — admin, core team, and member — and what each role can do across the platform, Agent, and MCP server.
Kowalah uses three organization-level roles that control what you can do across the platform, the Kowalah Agent, and the MCP server. Roles are assigned per organization, so you can have different roles in different organizations.
Each higher role is a complete superset of the one below it. Admins can do everything core team members can, and core team members can do everything members can.
Role
Description
Admin
Full access. Manages the organization, billing, team members, and all content.
Core team
Manages projects, initiatives, and expert requests. Can approve and submit work.
Member
Can browse, create drafts, and participate in projects.
Your role controls which actions appear in the UI. Members see a simplified interface focused on browsing and creating drafts. Admins and core team members see full management controls.
If you belong to more than one Kowalah organization, your role is independent in each. You might be an admin in one organization and a member in another. Use the organization switcher in the sidebar to move between them.
