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What Are Co-Managers?

Co-Managers let you give trusted colleagues manager-level access to your worker — without giving up ownership. Think of it like adding a second keyholder: they can configure the worker, connect their own tools, and manage knowledge, but you stay in control. This is useful when:
  • Multiple people on your team need to configure and maintain the same worker
  • You want a colleague to connect their own tool accounts (e.g., their Gmail or calendar) to a shared worker
  • You’re going on vacation and need someone to manage your worker while you’re away
Co-Managers is available on Standard and Premium plans. You can add up to 2 co-managers per worker.

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Co-Manager vs. Organization Member

These are different levels of access:
Organization MemberCo-Manager
Talk to the worker✅✅
View worker in org directory✅✅
Change worker settings❌✅
Connect their own tools❌✅
Manage worker knowledge❌✅
Add/remove co-managers❌❌ (owner only)
Fire the worker❌❌ (owner only)
Remove worker from orgs❌Only from orgs they belong to
Organization members can interact with a shared worker but can’t change how it works. Co-Managers can configure the worker almost like they own it — except they can’t fire it, manage other co-managers, or remove it from organizations they don’t belong to.

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Adding a Co-Manager

Only the worker owner (manager) can add co-managers.
  1. Open the worker you want to share management of
  2. Scroll to the Co-Managers section
  3. Click the + button
  4. Enter the email address of the person you want to add
  5. Click Send invitation
The person must already have a Spinnable account. Once added, they’ll receive an email notification and immediately get manager-level access.
You cannot add yourself as a co-manager — you’re already the owner.

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Removing a Co-Manager

As the owner: You can remove any co-manager at any time from the Co-Managers section. As a co-manager: You can remove yourself by clicking “Leave co-manager role” — but you cannot remove other co-managers. When a co-manager is removed:
  • Their tool accounts connected to that worker are automatically unassigned
  • They lose all manager-level access (settings, tools, knowledge)
  • Only the owner can re-add them

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What Co-Managers Can Do

Once added, a co-manager has nearly the same access as the owner: ✅ Configure the worker — Update settings, job policy, and behavior
✅ Connect their own tools — Link their Gmail, calendar, Slack, or any integration
✅ Manage knowledge — Add, edit, or remove knowledge base entries
✅ View and manage tool connections — See all connected accounts (including who connected them)
✅ Remove themselves — Leave the co-manager role at any time

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What Only the Owner Can Do

Some actions are reserved for the worker’s owner (manager): 🔒 Fire the worker — Permanently delete the worker
🔒 Add or remove co-managers — Manage who has elevated access
🔒 Remove worker from any organization — Co-managers can only remove the worker from organizations they personally belong to

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Plan Requirements

Co-Managers is a plan-gated feature:
PlanCo-Managers
BasicNot available
StandardUp to 2 per worker
PremiumUp to 2 per worker
If the owner downgrades to a plan without co-manager support, existing co-managers will lose their elevated access automatically — no data is deleted, but they won’t be able to configure the worker until the owner upgrades again.

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Tips

Use co-managers for shared team workers. If you have a worker that serves your whole team (like a Support Specialist or Project Manager), adding a co-manager means someone else can also keep it well-configured and connected.
Each co-manager connects their own tools. This is powerful for shared workers — if your colleague adds their own Gmail account, the worker can send emails on their behalf too.
Co-managers see who connected what. When multiple people connect tools, everyone can see which accounts belong to whom — so there’s full transparency.