People, Companies, and Directory Pages

The old mental model of one big “Directory app” is no longer accurate.

There are two different things in the product:

explorer-owned relationship views such as Companies and Contacts
repo directory and governance pages such as Users, Groups, Agents, and Public links

Explorer-owned entity views

Companies and Contacts are user-facing working views.

They expose company workspaces and contact records as structured lists, with filters such as:

These views are for relationship work in the same repository context as files, notes, chats, tasks, and cases.

The /directory/* routes are different. They are more operational and administrative.

Common examples:

Use these when you need governance, membership, or management workflows rather than ordinary day-to-day project work.

If the goal is “work with this company or contact in context,” stay in the Explorer-owned entity views.

If the goal is “manage repo users, groups, or public links,” use the directory pages and treat them as admin surfaces.