---
title: "Three consoles, one BuildWithHQ identity"
section: "Console Guides"
canonical_url: "https://support.buildwithhq.com/console-guides/overview.html"
reviewed_at: "2026-09-14"
authority: Official
---

# Three consoles, one BuildWithHQ identity

How Admin, Developer, and Operations divide navigation without dividing authentication or authorization.

## In brief

- **Login:** Shared
- **Sessions:** Shared
- **Permissions:** Existing server rules

BuildWithHQ separates the builder experience into three focused consoles. This is a **navigation and design split**: your login, session, account membership, app ownership, roles, DataRoles, locations, and server permissions remain the same.

| Console | Primary job | Production home |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Admin Console** | People, billing, branding, communications, security, and account governance. | [hello.buildwithhq.com](https://hello.buildwithhq.com/dashboard)  |
| **Developer Console** | SaaS apps, templates, AI harnesses, appliances, integrations, API clients, and marketplace publishing. | [dev.buildwithhq.com](https://dev.buildwithhq.com/dashboard)  |
| **Operations Console** | Provisioning, runtime health, domains, backups, logs, analytics, storage, and AI operations. | [ops.buildwithhq.com](https://ops.buildwithhq.com/dashboard)  |

## What stays shared

- the same sign-in, MFA, recovery, invitation, and account-selection flow;
- the same browser session and account/app context;
- the same backend APIs and stored-procedure-backed application services;
- the same authorization checks on every request; and
- the same audit and correlation evidence.

## Navigation is not permission

A link appearing in a console does not grant access, and hiding a link is not a security boundary. Each service verifies the signed-in identity, account/app relationship, and required capability server-side.

Note

You may use all three consoles with the same identity. What you can view or change remains limited by the permissions already assigned to you.

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Capability review: 2026-09-14. [View the canonical guide](https://support.buildwithhq.com/console-guides/overview.html).