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

# Member Roles and Permissions

> Understand workspace roles, what each role can do, and how seats work.

Every workspace member has a role that determines what they can access and do.

## Roles

| Role       | Description                                               |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Owner**  | The workspace creator — has full control over everything  |
| **Admin**  | Can manage members, settings, and do all research work    |
| **Member** | Can create strategies, run backtests, and manage blocks   |
| **Viewer** | Can view strategies and results, but can't create or edit |

## Permissions matrix

| Action                        | Owner | Admin | Member | Viewer |
| ----------------------------- | :---: | :---: | :----: | :----: |
| View strategies and backtests |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ✅   |    ✅   |
| Create and edit strategies    |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ✅   |    ❌   |
| Run backtests                 |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ✅   |    ❌   |
| Manage blocks                 |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ✅   |    ❌   |
| Invite members                |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ❌   |    ❌   |
| Change member roles           |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ❌   |    ❌   |
| Remove members                |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ❌   |    ❌   |
| Manage billing                |   ✅   |   ❌   |    ❌   |    ❌   |
| Modify workspace settings     |   ✅   |   ✅   |    ❌   |    ❌   |
| Delete the workspace          |   ✅   |   ❌   |    ❌   |    ❌   |

## How seats work

* **Owner**, **Admin**, and **Member** each use one research seat.
* **Viewer** does not use a seat.
* To promote a Viewer to a higher role, you need an available seat.

## Seat limits

| Plan | Active Research Seats | Viewer Access |
| ---- | --------------------- | ------------- |
| Free | Owner only            | Not available |
| Plus | 1                     | Included      |
| Pro  | 3                     | Included      |

## Change a member's role

1. Go to **Settings > Members**.
2. Find the member you want to update.
3. Open the role dropdown next to their name.
4. Select the new role.

> Warning: Only the Owner can transfer or modify the Owner role.

## Next steps

* [Invitations](/guides/workspace/invitations)
* [Workspace Settings](/guides/workspace/settings)