USE CASE
A master board rolls up items from every team board into one place. Here is how to build one where the items are real and editable, not read-only reflections.
A master board, sometimes called a board of boards or an overview board, is a single board that shows items from many other boards in one view. Leaders track everything in one place, while each team keeps working in its own board.
monday.com’s native options are Connect Boards plus Mirror Columns. They reflect data onto a master board, but the reflected values are read-only: they cannot trigger automations, be used in formulas, or be edited from the master board. Building one is also a manual, multi-step setup for every field you want to see.
Add the app from the monday.com marketplace. There is a free plan to start.
Mirror items from each team board onto one master board, or set an automation recipe so new items mirror automatically.
Matching columns sync automatically and both ways. Edit on any board and it updates everywhere.
On the master board, enable the Board Names dropdown to see at a glance which boards each item lives on.
Related: sync items across boards, mirror column alternative, Mirror Item overview.