Resources
How to run it, and why we built it this way.
What each feature does, step-by-step help for the whole crew, what has shipped, and plain writing for New Zealand trade businesses.
Features
All featuresWhat each part of ONYX1 does, and why it matters when you run a crew.
- TimesheetsTimesheet exception rules that never change pay
- SafetySafety forms that must be signed before clock-in
- XeroXero sync and CSV export for NZ trade businesses
- OfflineWorking with no signal: what ONYX1 does offline
- CustomersA client portal for your trade customers
- AI and MCPBring your own AI: connect Claude or ChatGPT to ONYX1
- ONYX1 OfficeONYX1 Office: your AI team for trade work
Help centre
All help articlesHow to use ONYX1, step by step. It lives with the app and changes when the app does.
Product news
All updatesWhat has shipped, and what it means for you.
- Product update · 2 min readThe ONYX1 help centre is live58 step-by-step articles for owners, the office and crew, open to anyone at onyx1.app/help, and one tap away inside the app.27 September 2026
- Product update · 3 min readTwo-way Xero sync is live on ProInvoices sync both ways. Quotes come in from Xero only and are never sent from ONYX1. Nothing moves until you choose.24 August 2026
- Product update · 3 min readThe Xero connection is live on ProConnect your Xero organisation with one secure sign-in. Here is what shipped, what it protects, and what lands next.21 August 2026
Articles
Plain writing on pricing, compliance, safety and AI for New Zealand trade businesses.
- Perspective · 9 min readThe disruption potential of ONYX1Flat pricing instead of per-seat penalties, AI with the rules enforced in the database, and one lean loop instead of feature creep. How ONYX1 aims to shift the way NZ trades buy and use software.24 August 2026
- Buying guide · 9 min readHow to choose job management software for an NZ trade businessSeven tests that separate software built for a working crew from software built for a head office, and the red flags that predict an expensive mistake.24 August 2026
- AI and MCP · 8 min readAI for trade businesses: what is real, what is hypeMost AI in trade software is a writing shortcut. Here is what AI on the tools actually looks like, and the five questions that expose the difference.24 August 2026
- Safety · 7 min readThe digital pre-start: putting safety before the timerPaper pre-starts get filled in after the work starts. Wiring the signed form to the clock-in changes site culture, and the records keep themselves.24 August 2026
- Pricing · 4 min readWhy we charge one flat price instead of per seatPer-seat pricing quietly taxes hiring. Here is the maths for a growing crew, and what we do instead.20 August 2026
- Compliance · 5 min readWhat a NZ trade business has to keep, and for how longSeven years for business records, and an incident register you cannot delete. What the law asks for, and how the software should help.20 August 2026
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