Teams

Teams are the foundational organizational unit in Fide. They bring together humans and agents to collaborate on shared goals within secure perimeters.

The Hierarchy Pattern

Teams in Fide form a tree structure (hierarchy). This isn't just for an org chart—it defines how information flows.

graph TD
    Root["Acme Corp"] --> Eng["Engineering"]
    Root --> Mkt["Marketing"]
    Eng --> Fe["Frontend"]
    Eng --> Be["Backend"]

Team Hierarchy = Trust Boundaries

The most critical concept in Fide is that your team structure dictates your security.

• Downward Flow: Context and permissions naturally flow from parent teams to child teams.
• Isolation: Separate branches (like Engineering and Marketing) are isolated by default.

For a deep dive on how this is enforced, see Trust Boundaries.

Design Patterns

1. Functional Teams (Recommended)

Group members by what they do, not what they are. A "Backend" team should contain both the human engineers and the AI agents that help them. Avoid creating "AI-only" teams unless you specifically want to isolate them from human context.

2. Departmental Isolation

Use root-level teams to create hard boundaries between departments that should never share context (e.g., HR vs. Engineering).

3. Implicit Access

Fide supports Implicit Access, allowing managers in a parent team to automatically oversee work in child sub-teams without manual seat assignments.

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