# Inbox and notifications (/docs/guides/users/inbox-and-notifications)



The inbox is the one place RyTask taps you on the shoulder. It's in-app, it's deliberately
quiet, and you control what stays in it.

## What lands in your inbox [#what-lands-in-your-inbox]

| Type           | When you get it                                   |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Assigned       | An item is assigned to you.                       |
| Mentioned      | Someone @mentions you in a comment.               |
| Commented      | Someone comments on an item you're involved with. |
| Status changed | An item you're involved with changes status.      |
| Due soon       | An item assigned to you approaches its due date.  |
| Overdue        | An item assigned to you passes its due date.      |

Two built-in courtesies:

* **You never notify yourself.** Your own actions don't generate inbox entries for you.
* **Duplicates collapse.** If the same event would reach you through several routes — you're
  the assignee *and* you were mentioned, or a notification is generated twice — you get
  exactly one entry, not a pile. Time-based notices like due-soon arrive at most once per
  day per item.

## Mentions open the door [#mentions-open-the-door]

When someone @mentions you on an item, you're granted read access to that item — even if
you weren't a member of its project. The mention is an invitation into the conversation,
so the link in your inbox always works.

## Managing the inbox [#managing-the-inbox]

Each entry can be:

* **Marked read or unread** — read entries leave the default view but stay under "All".
* **Snoozed** — gone until a time you pick, then it re-surfaces as unread. For "yes, but
  not right now."
* **Archived** — done with it. Archived entries are kept under their own filter, never
  deleted, so you can always look something up.

The inbox shows **Unread** by default, with filters for All, Snoozed, and Archived, and an
unread-count badge in the sidebar.

## What's coming [#whats-coming]

Today notifications live in the app only. On the roadmap:

* <StatusBadge status="coming-soon" /> [Email delivery of notifications](/docs/guides/integrations/email-notifications)
* <StatusBadge status="coming-soon" /> [Per-project preferences, digests, and mobile push](/docs/guides/roadmap/notification-preferences)