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Understand Project Map

See how goals, files, tasks, decisions, prompts, outputs, and dependencies relate to one another.

7 min readBeginnerUpdated 2026-07-26For LobeWork 1.0+
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What Project Map shows

What Project Map shows

Project Map is a visual view of the active project. It helps you see what exists, how items are related, what changed, and where attention is needed.

It is not only a progress chart. Each node represents a meaningful part of the project, such as a goal, task, file, decision, prompt, output, or dependency.

Choose a map mode

Choose a map mode

Structure

See the main project items and how the workspace is organized.

Context

Focus on the material, decisions, and knowledge supporting the work.

Workflow

Follow the path from goals and tasks to outputs and handoffs.

Read the node types

Read the node types

Goals

The outcome or milestone the project is moving toward.

Tasks

Work that is planned, active, blocked, or completed.

Files and artifacts

Source material and results connected to the project.

Decisions

Recorded choices that should not be rediscovered later.

Prompts and runs

Instructions and AI work tied to the project.

Dependencies

Items that must exist or be completed before other work can continue.

Keep the map useful

Keep the map useful

Record important decisions, attach outputs to the correct project, close completed tasks, and remove stale relationships when the project changes.

The map becomes more valuable when it reflects the current project rather than every temporary idea.

When the map looks incomplete

When the map looks incomplete

Missing file or output

Confirm the item belongs to the active project and is attached to project context when appropriate.

A relationship is unclear

Open the node inspector and review the source and destination items.

The view feels crowded

Switch modes or filter the map to the node types needed for the current question.

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