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

# Projects

> Create, list, and archive projects from the dashboard.

A **project** is the unit of isolation inside a TruLayer organization. Traces, evals, API keys, and dashboards are all scoped to a single project, so most teams create one project per environment (`production`, `staging`) or per app.

The Projects page at [app.trulayer.ai/projects](https://app.trulayer.ai/projects) is the canonical place to manage projects for the active organization.

## What you'll see

* One row per project — active projects first, archived projects below.
* The project name links to the project's [Ingestion health](/dashboard/ingestion-health) page.
* A status badge (`Active` or `Archived`) and the creation timestamp in your local timezone.

## Creating a project

1. Click **New project** in the top-right of the page.
2. Enter a short, descriptive name (for example `customer-support-bot`).
3. Press **Create**.

The new project becomes the active project automatically — the sidebar project selector switches to it, and any new traces or API keys created from that point forward attach to it.

The **New project** button is visible to **owners** and **members**. Viewers can browse the list but cannot create projects.

## Archiving and unarchiving

Archive a project to hide it from the dashboard without deleting any data. Click **Archive** on the row to move it to the archived section; ingestion-health pages and historical traces remain reachable by direct URL.

To restore an archived project, scroll to its row and click **Unarchive**. It re-appears in the sidebar selector and in the active count.

Archive and unarchive are **owner-only** actions. Members and viewers see the buttons hidden.

## Active project and the sidebar

The sidebar selector picks the project that the rest of the dashboard scopes to. Switching projects:

* Reloads traces, metrics, evals, and failures with the new project's data.
* Does **not** affect the projects list — every project in the org is shown here regardless of which one is active.

If the project you archive happens to be the active one, the dashboard falls back to the next available active project automatically.