Roles and permissions

cubic uses a role-based access control system to manage who can make changes to your team’s subscription and settings. Every team member has one of two roles:

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How to become an admin

There are three ways to become a cubic admin:

1. Install the cubic GitHub app - When you install cubic for your GitHub organization, you automatically become the first admin
2. Be a GitHub organization admin - GitHub organization admins automatically become cubic admins when the app is installed
3. Get promoted by an existing admin - Any current admin can promote you to admin status through the subscription settings

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Admin role

Admins have full control over team management and can:

• Manage seat assignments: Add or remove cubic seats for team members
• Manage roles: Promote members to admin or demote other admins to members (note: bot accounts cannot be admins)
• Configure auto-assign: Enable automatic seat assignment and removal when GitHub organization members join or leave
• Bulk actions: Select multiple users to manage seats and roles in bulk

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Member role

Members can use cubic’s full feature set but have limited administrative access:

• Full platform access: Use all cubic features including AI reviews, analytics, and PR management
• View settings: See team configuration and subscription status (read-only)
• No seat management: Cannot assign/remove seats or change user roles

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How to manage user roles

Only admins can change user roles. cubic provides both individual and bulk role management:

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Individual role changes

To promote or demote a single user:

1. Navigate to Settings → Subscription
2. Find the team member in the list
3. Click the three-dot menu (⋮)
4. Select “Promote to Admin” or “Demote to Member”
5. The change takes effect immediately

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Bulk role changes

To change roles for multiple users at once:

1. Navigate to Settings → Subscription
2. Use the checkboxes to select multiple team members
3. Click “Update role” in the bulk action bar
4. Choose “Promote X users to admin” or “Demote X users to member”
5. All selected users are updated immediately