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title: "Navigation"
url: "https://docs.alisx.com/reference/console/navigation/"
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# Navigation

The destinations of the console, the paths that reach them, and the conditions a signed-in user must meet to see each one.

## Shell

The console shows one active account at a time. The shell around every page has:

| Element | Where | Contents |
|---|---|---|
| Navigation pane | Left edge | One list for Ideate and Build: **Home** and **Skill store**; **Projects**, **Interviews** and **Artifacts** under **Ideate**; **Environments**, **Workstations** and **Activity** under **Build**. On the account admin pages, **Home** and the account's pages instead. **Support** and the account card at the foot |
| Account card | Bottom of the navigation pane | Name and active account; opens a menu with the account list, **Account settings** (admins), **Usage**, **Keyboard shortcuts**, **Appearance**, **Manage profile** and **Sign out** |

On a phone the navigation pane opens as a drawer from the menu button in the title bar.

## Destinations

| Path | Label | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `/next` | **Home** | Home for the active account |
| `/ideate` | **Ideate** | Redirects to Home |
| `/ideate/projects` | **Projects** | The account's Ideate projects |
| `/ideate/projects/shared` | **Projects** (shared) | Projects shared with the user; the Projects destination for a member without Ideate access |
| `/ideate/get-started` | | Restarts the Ideate guided onboarding |
| `/build` | **Build** | Redirects to Activity |
| `/build/activity` | **Activity** | The user's own Build activity, the **Just me** tab |
| `/build/activity/team` | **Activity** | The team's Build activity, the **My team** tab |
| `/build/environments` | **Build environments** | Build environments, products and their deployment environments |
| `/build/workstations` | **Workstations** | The user's workstations |
| `/build/api-reference` | **Integrate with Alis** | API reference for integrating with Build |
| `/build/profile` | | Build profile settings (guidance, approval, provider, editor, notifications) |
| `/build/select-account` | | Prompts for an account before entering Build |
| `/build/welcome` | | The Build welcome journey that creates the Build profile |
| `/skills` | **Skill store** | Browse skills; `/skills/ID` opens one |
| `/specialists` | **Support** | Specialist conversations; `/specialists/tickets/ID` opens one |
| `/admin` | | Redirects to the accounts list |
| `/admin/accounts` | **Accounts** | Accounts the user can administer, with **New account** |
| `/admin/accounts/new` | **New account** | Creates an account (name, country, review) |
| `/admin/accounts/ID` | | Redirects to Activity for the account |
| `/admin/accounts/ID/activity` | **Activity** | Credit spend and limits across Ideate and Build |
| `/admin/accounts/ID/billing` | **Billing** | Invoices |
| `/admin/accounts/ID/members` | **Members** | Members, product access, roles, requests, auto-enrol |
| `/admin/accounts/ID/settings` | **Settings** | Account and billing information, account actions |
| `/account` | **User Profile** | The user's own profile and connected apps |
| `/signup` | | Sign-up: join, request or create an account, then billing |
| `/billing-setup` | **Add a payment method to continue** | Billing details, spending and card |
| `/invite` | | Preview of an invitation link |
| `/invite/claim` | | Accepts the invitation and redirects |
| `/release-notes` | **Release notes** | Releases across Ideate and Build |

Older paths such as `/`, `/profile`, `/specialist`, `/support`, `/build/team-activity`, `/build/specifications`, `/admin/accounts/ID/ideate-activity`, `/admin/accounts/ID/build-activity`, `/build/landing-zone/…`, `/build/glass/…`, `/build/explain/…` and `/ideate/home` redirect to their current equivalents.

## Gates

Gates run in this order on every navigation.

| Gate | Applies to | Condition | Otherwise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign-in | Every page except an interview participant's pages | The user is signed in | Redirect to the sign-in page |
| Account | Every page except `/signup`, `/invite`, `/invite/claim`, interview pages and a few sign-in helper pages | The user belongs to at least one account and one is active | Redirect to `/signup` |
| Build profile | `/build/…`, except `/build/profile` | The Build welcome journey is complete | Redirect to `/build/welcome` |
| Billing | Every page inside the shell, plus the account admin pages | The active account has billing details and a payment card on file, or the user is not an admin of it | Admins: redirect to `/billing-setup`. Members: a banner asking an admin to add a payment method |
| Ideate access | Ideate pages | The member has Ideate access | Only shared projects; a **Limited Ideate functionality** card |
| Build access | Build pages | The member has Build access | **Alis Build access required** with **Request Alis Build access**; an admin can grant themselves access |
| Admin | Account admin pages | The user is an admin of that account | **Activity** shows **Account admin access required**; accounts the user cannot open are disabled in the list |

The billing gate does not apply to accounts on the Express trial plan, test accounts, accounts invoiced through a Build Partner, or accounts set up for invoice payment rather than a card.