Solar

Documentation

Everything you need to set up, configure, and get the most out of Solar.

Quick Start

Create your first project, invite your team, and set up your board in under 5 minutes.

  • Creating your organization
  • Setting up your first project
  • Configuring your kanban board
  • Inviting team members
  • Creating your first sprint
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Client Portal Setup

Configure a branded portal for your clients with ticket submission, hour visibility, and more.

  • Enabling the client portal
  • Customizing branding (logo, colors, favicon)
  • Configuring visibility controls
  • Inviting clients via email or join code
  • Setting up onboarding checklists
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MCP Setup Guide

Connect AI agents like Claude and Cursor to your Solar projects via MCP.

  • Generating an MCP token
  • Connecting Claude Desktop
  • Connecting Cursor IDE
  • Available MCP tools reference
  • Setting permission scopes
  • Rate limits and monitoring
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Time Tracking & Billing

Set up hour buckets, log time, and give clients visibility into their usage.

  • Creating prepaid hour buckets
  • Logging time on issues
  • Using the stopwatch timer
  • Viewing project timesheets
  • Client-visible time entries
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Webhooks & Integrations

Push Solar events to Slack, Zapier, or any HTTP endpoint. Connect your whole stack.

  • Creating a webhook endpoint
  • Available event types
  • Webhook payload format
  • Connecting to Slack
  • Connecting to Zapier / Make / n8n
  • Retry logic and debugging
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GitHub Integration

Link repositories, auto-detect commits, and import PRs into releases.

  • Connecting your GitHub account
  • Linking repositories to projects
  • Auto-detecting issue references in commits
  • PR-to-issue linking
  • Importing PRs into releases
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Knowledge Base

Create internal and client-facing documentation with sections, tags, and search.

  • Creating sections and articles
  • Markdown formatting reference
  • Managing client visibility
  • Using tags and search
  • Linking articles to issues and epics
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API Reference

Full REST API documentation for programmatic access to Solar.

  • Authentication and tokens
  • Issues API
  • Epics API
  • Queues API
  • Knowledge Base API
  • Webhooks API
  • Rate limits
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