> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.usepropane.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Core concepts

> Spaces, chat, canvas, Signals, Connectors, and Integrations in Propane

These concepts describe how Propane organizes work and intelligence.

## Spaces

**Spaces** are shared workspaces that organize canvases and output by product area or initiative. See [Create a Space](/spaces/create-space).

## Chat and canvas

**Chat** is how you work with the AI inside a canvas: you describe what you are working on, the AI asks follow-up questions, and together you refine the plan. **Canvas** is the live document that captures the output — editable in place or through conversation. See [Starting a session](/chat/starting-a-session) and [Editing the canvas](/canvas/editing).

## Signals

**Signals** are a feed of product intelligence built from your connected customer data. Individual pieces of evidence are clustered into traceable signals. *(Growth plan.)* See [Where signals come from](/signals/where-signals-come-from).

## How they fit together

**Signals**, **Companies**, and **People** are three views of the same product intelligence:

* **Signals** show individual units of evidence — a recurring pain point, a requested capability, a trend.
* **Companies** show how those signals cluster at the **account** level — which customers are actually affected.
* **People** show the specific **contacts** behind that evidence — keeping product decisions grounded in real customer voices.

Together, they let you move from "we have seen this pattern" to "which accounts are affected, and who said it." See [Signals](/signals/where-signals-come-from), [Companies](/context/companies/navigating-companies), and [People](/context/people/navigating-people).

## Connectors vs Integrations

* **Connectors (MCP)** — Authenticated **per user**. Each person connects their own account to bring live context into a session (for example Notion or Linear). Configure from the composer or **Settings → Connectors**. See [Connectors](/settings/connectors) for how they work and setup guides.

* **Integrations** — **Org-wide** connections to tools where customer evidence lives. Once connected, everyone on your team benefits from ingested data for Signals, Companies, and People. See [What integrations bring in](/context/integrations/what-they-bring-in).

## Related

* [Set up your workspace](/getting-started/setup-workspace)
* [Help](/getting-started/help)