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

# Minto documentation

> Guides for placement agents arranging international student internships in Minto.

Minto is where you plan and track international student internships — the
interns, the companies hosting them, the partner schools sending them, and
everything that has to happen in between.

These guides are written for the people doing that work day to day.

## Start here

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  <Card title="Key concepts" icon="lightbulb" href="/docs/get-started/key-concepts">
    The four records Minto tracks and how they fit together. Read this first if
    you're new.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create an internship" icon="graduation-cap" href="/docs/how-to/create-an-internship">
    Set up a travel period for a group of interns.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Add a host firm" icon="building-2" href="/docs/how-to/add-a-host-firm">
    Add a company that can take interns.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Place an intern with a firm" icon="link" href="/docs/how-to/place-an-intern-with-a-firm">
    Secure places by calling firms, then assign each intern to one.
  </Card>
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## Everything else

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  <Card title="Add interns to an internship" icon="user-plus" href="/docs/how-to/add-interns-to-an-internship">
    Put students on a roster, ready to be placed.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect a sending organization" icon="school" href="/docs/how-to/connect-a-sending-organization">
    Link the school or agency sending you students.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Invite your team" icon="users" href="/docs/how-to/invite-your-team">
    Bring colleagues in and choose what they can do.
  </Card>
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## Reference

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  <Card title="Internship statuses" icon="circle-dot" href="/docs/reference/internship-statuses">
    What each status means, including the three Minto works out from the dates.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Roles and permissions" icon="shield-check" href="/docs/reference/roles-and-permissions">
    Who can do what, and why a colleague might not see a page you can see.
  </Card>

  <Card title="What you can change, and when" icon="lock" href="/docs/reference/internship-phases">
    Why an action works on one internship and not another.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How firms get recommended" icon="sparkles" href="/docs/reference/firm-recommendations">
    Why a firm you'd expect isn't in the list.
  </Card>
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