# Quasar product guide Revision 2 — Quasar product guide, published 2026-10-23. ## Contents - [What Quasar is and who it is for](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for): Quasar is project-management software built so AI coding agents and people run the same project through the same rules. It covers issues, sprints, planning, documents, client quotes and documentation releases, and offers a REST API and an MCP server beside the web app. This chapter covers: - what problem Quasar solves; - who it fits: software teams and studios that work with coding agents, and organizations that deliver documentation and quotes to clients; - who it does not fit yet; - the principles behind it: agents as first-class users, every change recorded with who made it, safe retries, and strict tenant isolation. Read it first to decide whether the rest of the guide is relevant. - [In short](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for/in-short) - [The problem it solves](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for/the-problem-it-solves) - [Who it is for](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for/who-it-is-for) - [Who it is not for (yet)](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for/who-it-is-not-for-yet) - [The principles behind it](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for/the-principles-behind-it) - [Where to go next](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-is-and-who-it-is-for/where-to-go-next) - [Capabilities by area](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area): Everything Quasar 2026.10.15 does, area by area: - issues and configurable workflows; - epics and nested projects; - sprints, boards and metrics; - schedule and Gantt; - work logs, time and money; - client quotes; - documents with review and acceptance, releases and exports; - the asset library and artifacts; - search; - git and version tracking; - deadlines, project inbox and notifications; - users, roles and permissions; - public guides; - data export and retention. Read the section for the area the question is about; each lists concrete, user-visible capabilities. - [Issues and workflow](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/issues-and-workflow) - [Epics and projects](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/epics-and-projects) - [Sprints, board and metrics](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/sprints-board-and-metrics) - [Schedule and Gantt](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/schedule-and-gantt) - [Work logs, time and money](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/work-logs-time-and-money) - [Client quotes](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/client-quotes) - [Documents](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/documents) - [Documentation releases](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/documentation-releases) - [Asset library and artifacts](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/asset-library-and-artifacts) - [Search](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/search) - [Git and versions](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/git-and-versions) - [Deadlines, inbox and notifications](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/deadlines-inbox-and-notifications) - [Users, roles and permissions](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/users-roles-and-permissions) - [Public guides](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/public-guides) - [Data export and retention](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/capabilities-by-area/data-export-and-retention) - [What Quasar does not do](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do): The limits of Quasar 2026.10.15, stated plainly, so nobody discovers them after buying. Covered: - interface: English only, desktop only; - search: full-text within one project, no semantic or AI search; - git: Quasar never writes to repositories, never runs git commands and never guesses versions; - integrations: no outbound webhooks, no chat integrations, MCP authenticates with API keys only; - documents: no WYSIWYG editor, published releases are permanent, export format limits; - planning: no per-person capacity; - security: no SMS codes, antivirus off unless configured, no in-app restore of backups; - public guides: images not shown yet, no self-service custom domains. Read this before recommending Quasar for a specific need. - [Interface](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/interface) - [Search](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/search) - [Git and code](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/git-and-code) - [Integrations](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/integrations) - [Documents and releases](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/documents-and-releases) - [Planning](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/planning) - [Security and operations](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/security-and-operations) - [Public guides](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/what-quasar-does-not-do/public-guides) - [Working with AI agents](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents): How AI coding agents work in Quasar 2026.10.15: - connecting an agent over MCP or the REST API with a personal or service-account key, including Claude Code and Codex setup; - what agents can do through about 120 workflow-oriented tools; - how Quasar keeps agents safe and accountable: same permissions as their person, read-only keys enforced by the database, safe retries, explanatory refusals, an "agent" mark on everything they do; - how a person stays in control: agents record their plan before coding, their time is measured but confirmed by a person, and the agent contract reserves acceptance of documents to a person's word; - the separate, unauthenticated MCP server of public guides, and how to connect this guide to Claude Code, Codex, VS Code, Cursor, Claude and ChatGPT (or read it with no setup from llms-full.txt). Read this to evaluate Quasar for agent-driven development, or to give your assistant this guide. - [Two ways in, one set of rules](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/two-ways-in-one-set-of-rules) - [Connecting an agent](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-an-agent) - [What an agent can do](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/what-an-agent-can-do) - [Safe by construction](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/safe-by-construction) - [A person stays in control](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/a-person-stays-in-control) - [The agent contract](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/the-agent-contract) - [Public guides for any agent](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/public-guides-for-any-agent) - [Connecting this guide to your assistant](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant) - [Claude Code](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant/claude-code) - [Codex CLI](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant/codex-cli) - [VS Code](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant/vs-code) - [Cursor](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant/cursor) - [Claude (claude.ai and Claude Desktop)](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant/claude-claude-ai-and-claude-desktop) - [ChatGPT](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/working-with-ai-agents/connecting-this-guide-to-your-assistant/chatgpt) - [Deployment, tenancy and security](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security): How Quasar 2026.10.15 is deployed and how it protects data: - hosted service or self-hosted, from one product; - single-tenant or multi-tenant, and what a tenant is; - what an installation needs: the app and its rendering worker, PostgreSQL, file storage, optional antivirus and mail; - tenant isolation enforced by PostgreSQL row-level security; - sign-in with Quasar's own accounts or an OpenID Connect provider; - two-factor authentication and step-up for sensitive actions; - API key controls and rate limits; - audit logs and event histories; - file handling, data export, retention and erasure; - how the software itself is tested. Read this for security reviews, procurement questions and self-hosting decisions. - [Hosted or self-hosted](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/hosted-or-self-hosted) - [What a tenant is](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/what-a-tenant-is) - [What an installation needs](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/what-an-installation-needs) - [Tenant isolation](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/tenant-isolation) - [Signing in](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/signing-in) - [Second factor and step-up](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/second-factor-and-step-up) - [API keys](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/api-keys) - [Permissions](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/permissions) - [Records](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/records) - [Files and delivered documents](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/files-and-delivered-documents) - [Data export, retention and erasure](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/data-export-retention-and-erasure) - [How the software is built](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/deployment-tenancy-and-security/how-the-software-is-built) - [Licensing and pricing](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/licensing-and-pricing): Pricing and licensing for Quasar are still being defined as of October 2026: there is no public price list, plan structure or licence text yet. What is already settled is that Quasar is offered both as a hosted service and for self-hosting, from the same product. This chapter says what is decided, what is not, and how to ask for an offer. Read it before quoting any price or licence term: none should be inferred from elsewhere. - [What is already settled](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/licensing-and-pricing/what-is-already-settled) - [What is still open](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/licensing-and-pricing/what-is-still-open) - [How to ask](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/licensing-and-pricing/how-to-ask) - [Comparison with alternatives](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives): How Quasar 2026.10.15 compares with the kinds of tool teams usually weigh it against, as the market stood in October 2026: - established enterprise trackers; - developer-first trackers; - code-hosting platforms with built-in coding agents; - open-source self-hostable trackers. Most of them now offer an official MCP server, so MCP access alone no longer sets Quasar apart. What does: - a workflow that demands evidence from agents (verified plans, code that reached a branch, time measured and confirmed); - automatic attribution of agent work and safe retries; - delivery to clients in the same tool; - self-hosting of the same product. The chapter also states where the alternatives are stronger today. Read it when choosing between Quasar and another tracker. - [The short version](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives/the-short-version) - [Established enterprise trackers](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives/established-enterprise-trackers) - [Developer-first trackers](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives/developer-first-trackers) - [Code-hosting platforms with built-in agents](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives/code-hosting-platforms-with-built-in-agents) - [Open-source self-hostable trackers](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives/open-source-self-hostable-trackers) - [When another tool is the better choice](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/comparison-with-alternatives/when-another-tool-is-the-better-choice) - [Crucial points and objections](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections): For buyers and salespeople evaluating Quasar 2026.10.15. The chapter covers: - the three points that matter most; - the strongest proof: Quasar is built with itself, by AI agents working under its own workflow with one architect supervising, a young product and honest about it; - honest answers to the usual objections: - "our tracker already has MCP"; - "you are a small vendor"; - "English-only and desktop-only", with Italian and French next on the roadmap; - "no Slack or webhooks", which is true today; - "how do we migrate"; - "can we trust an agent with write access"; - "where is our data", answered with the hosted service in the EU, in Ireland; - "another tool to learn". Read it to prepare for or answer a sales conversation. - [The three points that matter](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/the-three-points-that-matter) - [Built with itself](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/built-with-itself) - ["Our tracker already has an MCP server."](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/our-tracker-already-has-an-mcp-server) - ["You are a small vendor. What if you disappear?"](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/you-are-a-small-vendor-what-if-you-disappear) - ["The interface is English only, and desktop only."](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/the-interface-is-english-only-and-desktop-only) - ["There is no Slack, no webhooks, no integrations."](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/there-is-no-slack-no-webhooks-no-integrations) - ["How do we migrate our existing issues?"](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/how-do-we-migrate-our-existing-issues) - ["Can we trust an agent with write access?"](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/can-we-trust-an-agent-with-write-access) - ["Where is our data, and who can see it?"](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/where-is-our-data-and-who-can-see-it) - ["It is another tool for the team to learn."](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/crucial-points-and-objections/it-is-another-tool-for-the-team-to-learn) - [Frequently asked questions](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions): Short answers to the questions evaluators ask most about Quasar 2026.10.15, among them: - Can an agent do anything a person cannot? - Can it see other projects? - Which agents and clients work with it? - Does Quasar write to my repository? - Can I self-host? - How are tenants isolated? - Can I use my own single sign-on? - Is there a mobile app? - Which languages are supported? - Can documents be published publicly? - What happens to an agent's working time? - Can we leave and take our data? Read a question's section for the answer, and follow its pointer to the chapter that goes deeper. - [Can an AI agent do anything a person cannot?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-an-ai-agent-do-anything-a-person-cannot) - [Can an agent see projects it should not?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-an-agent-see-projects-it-should-not) - [Which agents and tools work with Quasar?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/which-agents-and-tools-work-with-quasar) - [Does Quasar write to my git repository?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/does-quasar-write-to-my-git-repository) - [Which git hosts are supported?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/which-git-hosts-are-supported) - [Can we run Quasar on our own infrastructure?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-we-run-quasar-on-our-own-infrastructure) - [How is our data kept apart from other organizations'?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/how-is-our-data-kept-apart-from-other-organizations) - [Can we sign in with our own identity provider?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-we-sign-in-with-our-own-identity-provider) - [Is two-factor authentication supported?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/is-two-factor-authentication-supported) - [Is there a mobile app?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/is-there-a-mobile-app) - [Which languages are supported?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/which-languages-are-supported) - [Where is the hosted service's data?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/where-is-the-hosted-service-s-data) - [Can we publish documentation publicly?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-we-publish-documentation-publicly) - [What happens to the time an agent spends?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/what-happens-to-the-time-an-agent-spends) - [Can an agent approve its own work?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-an-agent-approve-its-own-work) - [Does Quasar send email?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/does-quasar-send-email) - [Is there AI inside Quasar?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/is-there-ai-inside-quasar) - [Can we export our data or leave?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/can-we-export-our-data-or-leave) - [How do we know which version we are running?](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/frequently-asked-questions/how-do-we-know-which-version-we-are-running) - [Glossary](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary): Plain-language definitions of the words Quasar uses, grouped by theme: work tracking (issue, epic, status, workflow, backlog, inbox, deadline), planning (sprint, story points, velocity, work kind), money and delivery (work log, quote, release, revision, acceptance), the asset library and artifacts, versions in git (version branch, hotfix, release tag), agents and access (agent, MCP, API key, service account, work session, pre-analysis), and the organization (tenant, operator, public publication, product guide). Read it to decode a term used elsewhere in this guide or in the product. - [Tracking work](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/tracking-work) - [Planning](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/planning) - [Time, money and delivery](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/time-money-and-delivery) - [The library and artifacts](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/the-library-and-artifacts) - [Versions in git](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/versions-in-git) - [Agents and access](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/agents-and-access) - [The organization](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/glossary/the-organization) ## For agents and programs - [Full text](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/llms-full.txt): every chapter of this revision in one Markdown file - [REST index](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/api/v1/index): the same index as JSON, with ids for `GET /api/v1/nodes/{id}` and `GET /api/v1/search?q=` - [OpenAPI](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/openapi.json): the REST API's description, importable as a ChatGPT Action - [MCP server](https://guide.quasar.nuzzodevstudio.com/mcp): Streamable HTTP, no authentication; tools `index`, `read`, `search`, `fetch`