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

# Requesting a Feature

Use the feature-request portal linked from the [StageMic website](https://www.stagemic.co.uk/) to suggest improvements.

The most useful requests describe a real workflow and the problem you want to solve.

## Check existing requests

Look for an existing request before creating a new one.

If someone has already described the same need, add your use case or support that request through the portal.

## Explain the problem

Describe:

* What you are trying to achieve.
* How you currently do it.
* What makes the current process difficult.
* How often the situation occurs.
* Who would benefit from an improvement.

A practical example from a rehearsal or performance helps explain why the feature matters.

## Suggest an approach

You can suggest a button, setting or workflow, but include the underlying need too.

For example, “I need crew to distinguish a returned pack from one still with an actor” gives useful context beyond a particular interface proposal.

Mention any effects the change might have on backstage displays, printing, OSC or existing show files.

## Keep requests focused

Use one request per distinct feature where practical.

Related details can stay together, but separate unrelated ideas so that each can be discussed and tracked independently.

## Examples and privacy

Screenshots, sketches and small fictional examples are welcome.

Avoid publishing licence keys, Crew passwords or private production and cast information.

## Requests and release plans

Submitting a request does not guarantee that it will be implemented or included in a particular release.

Features are considered alongside practical theatre use, reliability, complexity and compatibility with existing workflows.

## Bug or feature request?

Report something as a **bug** when an existing feature behaves incorrectly.

Submit a **feature request** when you want StageMic to support a new task or a different way of working.

If you are unsure, explain the situation clearly and it can be categorised during review.


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