Overview
5 min readUpdated June 28, 2026 · by Marcus Lee
NexusGrid is a unified workspace for project management, CRM, and analytics. It brings together tasks, contacts, dashboards, and automations in a single, fast interface — built for teams that want the power of a dozen point tools without the integration overhead. This guide walks you through everything from your first project to building production-grade automations on our API.
1What is NexusGrid?
At its core, NexusGrid is a relational database with a polished UI on top. Every record can have custom fields, relationships to other records, and trigger automations. You can build anything from a simple todo list to a multi-team OKR tracker using the same primitives.
Records
Structured data with custom fields
Views
Table, Kanban, calendar, timeline
Automations
Triggers, actions, and conditions
2Design philosophy
NexusGrid is built around three principles:
- Speed first — every interaction should respond in under 100ms.
- Composable — features build on each other, never duplicate.
- Observable — every action is logged, queryable, and reversible.
3Key concepts
Before you build anything, understand these five building blocks. Every feature in NexusGrid is a combination of them.
| Workspace | Top-level container for your organization. Holds members, billing, and settings. |
| Project | A collection of records inside a workspace. Where day-to-day work happens. |
| Record | A single item in a project — a task, contact, deal, or anything you track. |
| Field | A column on a record. Text, number, date, dropdown, formula, or relation. |
| View | A lens on a project — table, Kanban, calendar, gallery, or Gantt. |
4Quickstart: create your first project
The fastest way to learn NexusGrid is to use it. Open your terminal and run:
$ npx nexusgrid create my-project{"template": "kanban","name": "My First Project"}The CLI will scaffold a new project, open it in your browser, and walk you through inviting your first teammates. For a no-code approach, use the in-app New Project wizard at Projects → New.
5Next steps
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