> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.cloudeval.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Projects

> Learn why the project is the main unit of analysis, reporting, and sharing in CloudEval AI.

Projects are where CloudEval turns source infrastructure into something a team can actually work with.

## What a project contains

A project can contain:

* one or more linked connections
* synced cloud data or imported IaC files
* report history and latest report snapshots
* share settings
* collaborator roles
* project-level status for sync, cost, architecture, and related tasks

## Why the product is project-centric

If CloudEval only stored raw connections, teams would still need another place to review findings and coordinate decisions. The project gives you a single object you can inspect, rerun, share, and fork.

## Project types

CloudEval distinguishes between:

* `sync` projects, which are built from Cloud sync connections
* `template` projects, which are built from single-template or multi-file infrastructure-as-code inputs

Both end up with the same goal: a workspace where files, topology, and reports stay tied together.

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## Project status

Projects track operational status across the main evaluation steps:

* sync
* architecture
* cost
* unit tests

That status layer is important because it tells you whether a project is ready for review or needs another run.

## Next step

Read [Reports](/concepts/reports) to understand the outputs attached to projects, or [Sharing and collaboration](/concepts/sharing-and-collaboration) to see how teams publish results.