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Guest board vs signed-in account

Local-only playthroughs vs cloud-backed projects—storage, features, and when to authenticate.

You can explore Kanban AI in guest mode or with a signed-in account. Both use the same board UI; the difference is where data lives and whether AI features that need a server can run the full path.

Guest mode

• Open Try now / the guest board flow from the landing experience.
• Tasks and columns are stored locally (browser storage). They survive refresh but not a different browser or cleared storage.
• Some cloud-backed features (like synced comments across devices) are skipped in guest mode by design.
• When you are ready, you can sign in and migrate meaningful local work where the product supports it.

Signed-in account

• Supabase auth backs sign-in. Your projects and tasks are associated with your user and stored in the project database.
• You get cross-device continuity and features that read/write project data on the server.
• Treat your account like any SaaS product: use a strong password and sign out on shared machines.

Choosing a path

Situation — Suggestion

Quick experiment — Guest mode

Real project over weeks — Sign in early

Demo to a friend — Guest or public share link (see sharing doc)

CI / automated testing — Use dedicated test credentials, not production data

Data hygiene

• Guest data can be lost if you clear site data or use private browsing only temporarily.
• After sign-in, rely on exported backups or copies if you need long-term archives outside the app (features vary by deployment).