Request Access in 📝MythOS turns a locked memo into a conversation inside 📝Memo Collaboration: land on a private memo you cannot open, and you can ask its owner for access with a short note attached.
Most platforms treat a private document as a dead end — the reader sees a wall and the owner never learns anyone knocked. Here the wall carries a door, and the owner decides inline from their notifications.
It is for anyone who has been sent a link they cannot read, and for owners who would rather grant access than re-send a memo by hand.
Key Capabilities
- Ask from the wall itself — the access-denied screen becomes a request form instead of a dead end.
- Optional note — up to 280 characters explaining why you want in, with a live character counter.
- Signed-out path — visitors are offered log in or sign up, and return to the memo afterwards.
- Decide inline — owners get Approve and Decline buttons in the notifications feed, plus an email pointing there.
- Approval grants collaboration — an approved requester is added to that memo as a collaborator.
- Quiet by default — declines, duplicates, and blocked contacts all return the same neutral response.
Getting Started
- Open a memo you cannot access; the page offers Request access in place of the usual denial.
- If you are signed out, choose Log in to Request or Create an Account — you return to the memo afterwards.
- Add an optional note of up to 280 characters and submit the request.
- As the owner, open Notifications and choose Approve or Decline on the request row.
- Approving requires 📝Scholar or 📝Oracle, because granting access adds a collaborator.
FAQ
- Which memos show the request option? Private memos only. Unlisted and hidden memos already open for anyone holding the link, so there is nothing to request.
- Can I approve straight from the email? No. The email links to your notifications feed deliberately, so that a mail scanner following links cannot grant access on your behalf.
- What does approval actually grant? Collaborator access to that single memo. The other roles in the request dropdown are marked "Coming soon".
- What happens if I am declined? You can ask again after seven days.
- Are there limits on requesting? Yes — ten requests an hour per person, and each owner has their own hourly cap on incoming requests.
- Do I need a paid plan to ask? No. Requesting is free on every plan; approving requires Scholar or Oracle, the same gate as inviting a collaborator.
- What if the memo is deleted or made public before a decision? The request resolves as no longer applicable and grants nobody.
Related
- 📝Visibility — the visibility levels that decide when a request is possible
- 📝Library Sharing — whole-library grants, which carry their own separate request flow