How to run a studio on Millstone

How to run a studio on Millstone: projects, proposals, agreements, invoices, people, the client portal, and agents.

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WelcomeWhat Millstone is, who uses it, the five things it keeps, and where everything is.
Getting startedThe path from a new studio to its first proposal, in seven steps.

ProjectsRun a project from lead to complete, from the register through the record's tabs to the archive.
ProposalsQuote a project in stages, send one signing link, take the client's acceptance and amend it later with a change order.
AgreementsIssue paper for signature, log paper signed on the other side's contract, and manage the templates the studio's own paper is raised from.
Invoices and financeRaise, issue and settle invoices, keep your bank details and terms, and watch subscriptions, expenses, payment requests and margin.
People, companies and contractorsThe four roles, the People and Companies registers, contractor bookings and payment requests, and how a person leaves.

What your client seesThe portal from your client's side, from the rail and home page to approvals, forms, bookings and how they get in.

Agents and MCPConnect Claude or another assistant to your studio over MCP, mint and revoke tokens, and understand what an agent may read and change.

SettingsThe settings page, its Personal and Studio groups, and what each section controls.

GlossaryThe product's own words, each in a sentence or two.
What agents can doWhat an assistant connected over MCP can read and change in each area of the studio, and which tools need a Full access key.
RoadmapIdeas under consideration, each in a few sentences, with what exists today.
Keyboard shortcutsEvery key the app answers, grouped by where you are, and the keys it leaves to the browser.
Statuses and stagesThe stages and statuses a studio starts with, what each flag means, and the states the app works out for itself.