---
title: "Activity history"
description: "Every change in a project — creation, status change, payment, expense — lands in the activity history. You can also add your own notes to remember site-day discussions."
locale: en
category: projects
slug: project-history
updatedAt: 2026-05-06
---
# Activity history

Bulido keeps a running chronological log of the project for you. Every change, yours or automatic, lands as an entry in the activity history. So you always know what happened and when, and going into a client conversation you have the full picture without dredging things up from memory.

## Where to find the history

The project view has an **Activity history** section listing entries newest to oldest. Each entry shows:

- **Event type** (e.g. *Labor payment recorded*).
- **Date and time** the event happened.
- **Short description or related item** (e.g. payment title, expense amount, which service was changed).

## What Bulido logs automatically

These events are added to the history without your input:

**Project status**
- Project created
- Project planned
- Project started
- Project completed

**Scope of work**
- Scope updated (e.g. *2 new services added*, *3 rooms changed*, *additional item removed*)

**Client payments**
- Labor payment recorded / updated / deleted
- Materials advance recorded
- Materials settlement recorded
- Materials payment updated / deleted

**Expenses**
- Expense recorded
- Expense updated
- Expense deleted

## How to add your own note

The history section has an **Add an internal note to the project history** field and an **Add note** button. Type in whatever you want (e.g. *Client wants to push the start date by a week*, *Two panels short, pick up Monday*), confirm, and the note shows up in the history with the current date and time.

Notes are **internal only**. The client doesn't see them in the project's public preview — they're for you and your crew.

## Why it matters

Activity history fixes the usual memory gaps:

- *"When did the client last pay anything?"* Check in one place instead of scrolling through text messages.
- *"What were we even arguing about last week?"* That day's note brings the context back.
- *"Did I change the scope of work in the last few days?"* Scope-update entries show every modification in order.
- **Disputes with the client over billing**: a history with dates and amounts is a stronger argument than "I think we...".

## What's next

- [Record client payments](/helpcenter/projects/client-payments)
- [Log materials expenses](/helpcenter/projects/project-expenses)
- [Run the project checklist](/helpcenter/projects/checklist)