Navigating the interface

Specivo has two consistent navigation areas on every page: a sidebar down the left for getting around, and a header across the top for search and your account.

The Specivo sidebar and header

The sidebar (left)

The sidebar is how you move around. From top to bottom:

  • Search, Dashboard, Projects — always available.
  • Your current project — once you're in a project, its section lists Issues, Backlog, Current Sprint, Wiki, Roadmap, Time Tracking, Sprints, and Settings.
  • Administration — an Admin link, shown only to administrators.

The Issues item shows a badge with the project's open-issue count. To switch projects, click Projects and pick another, or use the project list in the sidebar.

The header (top)

Running across the top of the main area:

  • Search box — search issues, wiki, and projects. Press ⌘K (Ctrl+K on Windows/Linux) from anywhere to jump straight into it. See Finding issues.
  • Font size toggle — switch between three text sizes for comfortable reading.
  • Notifications — a bell with an unread badge; open it for recent mentions and updates, or View all notifications.
  • Your account menu — your avatar and name open a menu with Profile, Preferences, API Keys (for the MCP server and REST API), and Sign out. Preferences lists your active sessions and how each one signed in. When your administrator has set up single sign-on, Profile has a Connected accounts section, and an account with no password has nothing to change on the password page. Your profile explains changing your email address.

Running timer

If you start a time-tracking timer on an issue, a live timer appears in the header so you can stop and log it from anywhere. See Time tracking.

On a phone or tablet

Specivo is responsive. On narrow screens the sidebar collapses behind the menu button (☰) in the header — tap it to slide the sidebar out. Every page and action is still available, just stacked for a smaller screen.

Specivo on a mobile screen