hackerspace.sh/content/docs/reference/members.md

A member is one person's record in your space, stored in the space_members table. This page lists every member status and tier, the fields on the member record, and the settings that control who can see the directory. Manage members at /members; members edit their own record at /me.

Statuses

status is the member_status enum. It defaults to unverified. It governs whether a member can act in the app and whether they hold their role's privileges.

Status	Can use the app	Holds role privileges	Shown on
current	Yes	Yes	All members
late	Yes	Yes	All members (dues lapsed)
unverified	Yes	No, pending approval	Pending Approval tab
inactive	No, blocked from all actions	No	Inactive tab

Notes:

• The active set is current, unverified, and late. Only these three are loaded as a member's active membership; inactive members are blocked from every server action.
• late is a dues state, not an authorization downgrade, a late member keeps their role and privileges.
• unverified is the approval gate. In a require_approval space, a new member stays unverified and holds no privileged capability until an admin approves them, even if they redeemed a role-bearing invite. Approving sets status to current and approved to true.
• The /members page tabs are All, Payment Issues, Pending Approval (unverified), and Inactive. The All tab hides inactive members.

Tiers

tier is the member_tier enum. It defaults to basic and records the membership level. It is set by an admin when adding or editing a member; it does not by itself grant permissions (roles do that).

Tier
plus
basic
associate

Record fields

Key columns on space_members. user_id is nullable on purpose: admins can add "offline" members who have no auth account.

Field	Type	Notes
id	uuid	Primary key
space_id	uuid	Owning space
user_id	uuid, nullable	Auth account; null for offline members
role	member_role	Default member; see roles
tier	member_tier	Default basic
tier_id	uuid, nullable	FK to space_tiers; canonical custom-tier reference
status	member_status	Default unverified
approved	boolean	Default true; set true on approval
display_name	text	Self- or admin-editable
handle	text	Self- or admin-editable
email	text	Unique per space when present
phone	text
bio	text	Self-editable
avatar_url	text
has_card_access	boolean	Door access flag
payment_status	text	Non-current value drives the Payment Issues tab
payment_note	text
last_payment_at / last_paid_at	timestamptz
dues_paid_until	timestamptz	Dues coverage end
joined_at	timestamptz	Sort key on /members
stripe_customer_id	text
skills / interests / willing_to / affiliations	text[]	Self-editable profile arrays
coi_last_disclosed_at	timestamptz	Set when affiliations are disclosed
onboarding_completed_at	timestamptz, nullable	Set when onboarding is finished or skipped
onboarding_progress	jsonb	Default {}; tracks completed onboarding step IDs
created_at / updated_at	timestamptz

Constraints: unique on (space_id, user_id), and a partial unique index on (space_id, email) when email is present.

Who edits what

• Self (at /me): display_name, handle, phone, bio, skills, interests, willing_to, and affiliations. Changing affiliations re-runs conflict-of-interest disclosure and updates coi_last_disclosed_at.
• Admin (at /members): email, display_name, phone, handle, role, tier, status, has_card_access, payment_status, and payment_note. joined_at is only set when adding a member; updateMember does not accept it.

On the /members page, some per-member panels are gated by capability rather than role: the access-cards panel (card UID) requires door.manage, the certifications panel requires certifications.grant, and the submitted-forms panel requires forms.manage.

Directory visibility

Who can see the member directory is set per space by member_directory_visibility (the directory_visibility enum) under Member directory visibility in /settings. It defaults to members_visible.

Value	Who sees the directory
members_visible	Any authenticated member (default)
public_members_visible	Any authenticated member; behaves identically to members_visible (there is no public, unauthenticated directory route)
board_only	Elevated roles only (admin, board, treasurer)
member_count_visible	Elevated roles only; treated identically to board_only, non-elevated members get the same restricted notice (no count is shown)

When a member is not permitted to see the directory, /members shows a "restricted in this space" notice instead of the table.