Lending

How to add your tools to a group, set availability, and share with people you trust.

Adding tools

Open a group you're in, then go to Tools. Use Add tool to list an item: name, optional description, and category. Only group members can see and request your tools.

A photo and a clear category make your tools much easier to find. It takes about 30 seconds per tool.

Sharing with groups

Only members of the same group can request your tools. You approve or decline each request, so you stay in control of who uses your stuff. Tools are visible to every member of the group you add them to.

Setting availability

When a tool is available, others can submit a borrow request. When someone has it, mark it as lent (or it may update when you approve a request). You can mark it available again when it's returned.

Lend directly to a friend

If someone asks you in person, you can lend a tool directly without waiting for a formal request. Open the tool and choose Lend to… to select a group member. The loan is recorded just like a normal request.

Lending directly skips the request flow entirely — useful when your neighbor just asked you in person.

Managing your tools

From the group's tools list you can edit or remove a tool. Edit to change the name, description, or category. Remove to take it off the list entirely.