Overview
A Squad is how you group Digital Employees around one initiative on the Mesh Canvas. Squads appear as their own nodes — open one to see members, shared files, and run controls in the Squad panel. In Cowork you always work with Squads, not a separate “Project Rooms” screen. Behind the scenes, each Squad uses a shared container for membership and files; you do not manage that container directly.What a Squad includes
- Name and color — identify the squad on the canvas
- Up to 8 members — Digital Employees only; each employee can belong to one active squad at a time
- Optional lead — one member you mark as lead when someone should own the final output
- Shared working document — created automatically; the squad’s living deliverable
- Execution mode — how members coordinate when the squad runs (see below)
Execution modes
Output format tells the squad where results go:
- Update the shared working document
- Create a new document on the mesh
- Review only — feedback without changing the working document
Common use cases
- Research + synthesis — several employees gather input; the lead (or last handoff) produces the report in the working document
- Review board — a draft passes through multiple reviewers
- Recurring rituals — standup or war-room modes on a schedule via Squad runs
Tips
- Start with 2–3 members before scaling toward the 8-member cap
- Use a lead when one employee should own the final deliverable
- Keep the working document as the single source of truth for the squad’s output