Collaboration workspace

CrewLab

A collaboration workspace where builders find projects that fit their skills, form a crew, and work together.

Next.js
TypeScript
Tailwind CSS
Supabase
PostgreSQL
Row-level security

CrewLab homepage showing its builder-community message, a robot illustration, and founder, builder, and creator sections — marketing site preview

THE IDEA

Help good ideas find their people.

A project idea often starts with one person and an incomplete team. CrewLab connects owners who need collaborators with builders looking for work that fits their interests and skills.

Projects are the organizing unit: owners describe the work and needed skills, builders discover projects and apply, and accepted members coordinate in a shared project space.

WHAT I BUILT

The collaboration features.

From a builder profile to a shared project space, each part supports one path into collaboration.

Profiles & onboarding

Email signup, login, and password reset
Introduce yourself with a short bio
Share skills and interests on an editable public profile

Projects & discovery

Create, edit, and remove owned projects
Browse and filter project listings
Review each project's stage and requested skills

Join applications

Send an application to a project owner
Review applications you've sent or received
Let owners decide who joins their project

Crew management

Track projects you own or have joined
Owners review applications and manage membership
Members can leave a crew

Project discussion

Coordinate with accepted crew members
Use realtime chat for project discussion

Optional GitHub context

Owners can connect a repository to a project
Crew members get read-only access to repository metadata and activity
Owner credentials are not shared with project members

UNDER THE HOOD

How it's built.

A Next.js App Router application backed by Supabase Auth and PostgreSQL row-level security.

Framework

Next.js App RouterReact

Language & UI

TypeScriptTailwind CSS

Authentication

Supabase Auth

Data & access

PostgreSQLDatabase constraintsRow-level securitySecurity-definer RPCs

Marketing site

Next.js App RouterTypeScriptReactCustom CSS

PRODUCT BOUNDARIES

A deliberate MVP scope.

Owners choose their crewJoin requests go to the project owner for review. Crew membership follows the owner’s decision.
Repository access stays read-onlyWhen an owner connects a repository, project members can view relevant repository information. They do not receive the owner’s GitHub credentials.
An MVP with a defined scopeCrewLab supports profiles, project discovery and management, applications, crew membership, discussion, and optional GitHub context. It does not promise that a project will find contributors or replace a team’s own planning and development practices.

THE COLLABORATION FLOW