Guardians and partners
Most households have at least three relationship types: kids who can’t manage their own account, partners who coordinate gifts together, and everyone else (extended family, friends).
Guardians
Section titled “Guardians”A guardian has full access to a child’s lists. Guardians can:
- Create and edit the child’s lists on their behalf
- See claims and add-ons that giftgivers leave (so they can coordinate the surprise)
- Trigger the reveal flow once gifts are exchanged
A child can have multiple guardians (e.g. both parents). Guardian relationships are bidirectional: the child sees the guardian as their guardian, and vice versa.
Partners
Section titled “Partners”A partner relationship is symmetric — two adults who want to coordinate on each other’s lists. Partners see each other’s public lists and can claim items, just like any other giftgiver. Partners aren’t editors of each other’s lists; for that, use list editors (e.g. a joint Christmas-list a couple builds together).
Everyone else
Section titled “Everyone else”Any user can claim items on a list they’ve been shared into. No special relationship required — they just need the share link or to follow the list owner.