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Fleet Ops — complete guide

A command board for the EVE Online fleet commander: the live fleet with wings, squads and doctrine compliance, a shareable waitlist, reusable structures, access lists, the tracker that produces the report, and an analysis of every fleet you have run.

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Account
EVE login with the two fleet scopes
Role in game
Fleet boss for every command
Data
CCP ESI, read every 10 seconds
Characters
All your linked pilots in one picker
Fleet Ops on a live fleet: the board with recording tracker, fleet by ship class, Nighthawks doctrine compliance and the fleet structure below
A Nighthawk fleet on the board: tracker on, eight of nine pilots on doctrine.

What is Fleet Ops?

Fleet Ops on Capsuleers (Capsuleers.App) is a command board for EVE Online fleet bosses. It reads the fleet you are boss of through ESI and lays it out the way you think about it: wings, squads, who flies what and where, who is off doctrine. From the same page you move and kick pilots, edit the MOTD, invite, run the waitlist and record the fleet for the after-action report.

Around the live fleet sit the things you prepare once and reuse: structures (wings, squads and pilot placement applied in one click), doctrines (the slots the fleet expects), access lists (who may join the waitlist). The history keeps every tracked fleet, and the analysis tells you who actually shows up, month after month.

Fleet commanders

One board for the fleet, the waitlist and the MOTD instead of four windows.

Corp and alliance leaders

Doctrines, access lists and structures that every FC of the group can reuse.

NPSI and incursion runners

A public waitlist with fit checks, and a record of who flew every night.

Getting started

  1. Log in with EVEGrant the fleet read and write scopes to the character who will be boss.
  2. Form the fleet in gameTake boss: the board picks the fleet up on its own.
  3. Pick the doctrineSee who is on doctrine, role by role.
  4. Start the trackerStop it at the end and the report is ready.

Features

Each card: what it does, how to use it, what it needs.
01

How do I choose which character commands the fleet?

To choose which character commands the fleet, use the picker at the top of Fleet Ops on Capsuleers (Capsuleers.App): every linked character is in it. Fleet Ops checks once which of them are in a fleet or boss of one, and selects the right one on its own: the one with a running tracker, then the boss, then the one in fleet. Characters without the fleet permissions are listed apart with what they lack.

How to use it

  1. Open the picker under «Commanding as».
  2. Pick a ready character, or one from «Need fleet permissions».
  3. For a character without permissions, the notice offers a button that opens your profile on that character with the fleet service to enable highlighted.
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Tip If the selected character is only a member and another of your characters is boss of the same fleet, the board offers to switch to the boss.

Opening the character picker, then choosing a character without fleet permissions: the notice explains what is missing
AnimatedReady characters first, the ones that need permissions apart.
02

How do I see who is on doctrine in my fleet?

To see who is on doctrine, pick a doctrine in the Live fleet tab of Fleet Ops and the board measures the fleet against it. The top of the tab also sums up the fleet: pilots in fleet, the systems they are in, how many are away from the boss, the fleet by ship class or by hull. Pick a doctrine and every role shows how many pilots fill it; pilots flying something else are marked off doctrine, and a coloured line on top shows the share on doctrine at a glance. The board refreshes every 10 seconds while the page is open, and it needs you to be boss of the fleet in game.

How to use it

  1. Form the fleet in game and take boss: the board appears by itself within seconds.
  2. Choose the doctrine you are flying in «Doctrine».
  3. Switch «Classes» and «Hulls» to change how the fleet is drawn.
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Tip A pilot is on doctrine when the hull matches a fit of the doctrine, or the ship class is among the allowed ones.

The board of a live fleet switching from classes to hulls: Nighthawk 4, Drake 1, with the Nighthawks doctrine on the right
AnimatedThe fleet by class and by hull, measured against the doctrine.
03

How do I move pilots between wings and squads?

To move pilots between wings and squads in Fleet Ops, drag a pilot onto a role or a squad, or click them for the member menu. The fleet structure shows the fleet commander, every wing and squad with its commanders and members, each with ship and system; pilots off doctrine carry a chip. The menu moves the pilot to a role or a squad, or kicks them from the fleet. These commands need you to be fleet boss in game, because EVE lets only the boss change the fleet through ESI.

How to use it

  1. Drag a pilot onto a commander slot or a squad.
  2. Or click a pilot to open the menu, then pick the destination or kick.
  3. Use «Add Wing», «Add Squad» and the bin icons to change the layout; wings and squads can be renamed.
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Tip The menu is the keyboard and touch alternative to dragging; on a phone it opens from the bottom.

Clicking an off-doctrine pilot in the fleet structure opens the menu to move or kick them
AnimatedThe member menu: move to a role or squad, or kick.
04

How do I save my live fleet as a reusable structure?

To save a live fleet as a reusable structure, press «Save as structure» in Fleet Ops on Capsuleers (Capsuleers.App). It captures the current wings and squads, with or without where each pilot sits, and opens it in the Structures tab ready to name, so a layout that worked tonight can be reused tomorrow. You choose between «Structure only» (wings and squads) and «Structure + members». Applying a structure later always shows a preview first.

How to use it

  1. Press «Save as structure».
  2. Choose «Structure only» (wings and squads) or «Structure + members» (also where each pilot sits).
  3. Give it a name in Structures and save.
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The Save as structure menu with its two options above the fleet structure
AnimatedWings and squads only, or with every pilot's place.
05

How do I run a waitlist for my EVE fleet?

To run a waitlist for your EVE fleet, open one in Fleet Ops with a doctrine and an access list and share its link: pilots sign up from a public page with their EVE character. Requests arrive in the board's side column with the ship, the role it matches and how coherent the fit is; each one already proposes a squad, and «Accept» sends the invite straight there. The queue refreshes every few seconds while the page is open.

How to use it

  1. In «Waitlist», choose a doctrine and an access list and press «Open the waitlist».
  2. Copy the link and paste it in the fleet channel.
  3. Filter the queue by role, change the proposed squad if needed and press «Accept».
  4. «Close waitlist» ends it.
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Tip Eligibility is checked when the pilot queues, so a pilot cannot pass the check in one hull and then swap.

The waitlist with three pilots in queue, filtered by the Logi role and back to every role
AnimatedThe queue with roles, fit checks and the proposed squad.
06

How do I invite a pilot and edit the fleet MOTD?

To invite a pilot or edit the MOTD, use the panels under the waitlist in Fleet Ops: invite a pilot by name straight into a squad, and change the fleet settings — the message of the day, with EVE formatting, and free move. Both need you to be fleet boss in game.

How to use it

  1. In «Invite a pilot», type at least three letters, pick the pilot and the squad, press «Invite».
  2. Press «Edit» on «Message of the day», write it, then «Save settings».
  3. Turn «Free Move» on or off.
Fleet boss · fleet scopes
The invite panel and the message of the day opening in its editor
AnimatedInvite into a squad, then edit the MOTD.
07

How do I record a fleet and get the after-action report?

To record a fleet and get its after-action report, start the tracker in Fleet Ops. It records the fleet every minute: who is in and in which hull. Pick the fleet type and press «Start Tracking»; «Stop & Report» saves the fleet report with composition and participation over time. If the fleet disbands first, the tracker closes itself. While it runs, «Live report» opens the report building itself.

How to use it

  1. Choose the fleet type (Roaming, Fleet OP, CTA, Administrative, NPSI, Incursion).
  2. Press «Start Tracking».
  3. At the end press «Stop & Report»: the report opens in a side drawer.
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The board header with the fleet type selector and the Start Tracking button
Choose the fleet type and start recording.
08

What is the fleet pulse?

The fleet pulse is a panel in Fleet Ops, fixed at the bottom of the page, that draws pilots in fleet and in queue over time, read at every refresh while the page stays open. It is the quick glance; the full history is the report.

How to use it

  1. Open «Fleet pulse» at the bottom of the page.
  2. Hover the chart to read a moment.
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Opening the Fleet pulse panel: pilots in fleet and in queue over the last forty minutes
AnimatedPilots in fleet and waiting, since the page was opened.
09

How do I see the intel my fleet mates share?

Fleet intel collects what your fleet mates share. When a fleet member shares a D-Scan, a Local or a Pilot Intel with the fleet — from the Live Map, the Intel Scan or the Pilot Intel — it lands here. Each card says who sent it, from which system and what matters: ships, dictors, bubbles, dangerous pilots, cyno risk. Click it to read the whole report without leaving the page.

How to use it

  1. Open the «Intel» tab.
  2. Filter by D-Scan, Local or Pilot Intel.
  3. Click a card to read the report; «On the live map» opens it on the map.
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Tip Only pilots in the same fleet see each other's intel, and the fleet is decided by ESI, not by the page.

The fleet intel board: filtering D-Scans and opening the one from F-TE1T, with its comms read-out and ships by class
AnimatedD-Scan and Local from a scout, read as one report.
10

How do I apply a saved structure to my fleet?

To apply a saved layout, pick a structure in Fleet Ops and check its preview before pressing «Apply». A structure stores wings, squads, the MOTD and pilots placed in advance. Applying it is never blind: the panel lists the wings that will be created or deleted, who moves where, who becomes fleet commander, who gets invited and whether the MOTD changes — before anything is written.

How to use it

  1. Open «Structures» and create one, or start from a saved live fleet.
  2. Pick it: the «Apply to the live fleet» panel shows every change.
  3. Choose «Start from scratch» to rebuild the fleet from zero, or leave it off to add next to the current wings.
  4. Press «Apply» when the preview is right.
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Tip EVE moves pilots one at a time: on a big fleet applying a structure takes a while.

The Structures tab: the FARMING structure and its preview, switching Start from scratch on and off
AnimatedThe preview changes as you switch «Start from scratch».
11

How do I define a doctrine for my fleet?

To define a doctrine, create one in «Doctrines» and add slots. A doctrine is what the fleet expects: slots that are either a specific fit or any hull of a ship class, each with a role. The board measures the fleet against it and the waitlist checks every pilot who signs up.

How to use it

  1. Open «Doctrines» and press «New».
  2. In «Add a slot», search a fit or a ship class, pick the role and press «Add slot».
  3. Reorder slots, change their role tag, open «view fit» to check a fit.
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Switching between two doctrines, then searching the Interdictor class to add a slot to Nighthawks
AnimatedThe slots of a doctrine, and a new slot being searched.
12

How do I control who can join my waitlist?

To control who can join your waitlist, create an access list in Fleet Ops: it decides who may join, by pilot, corporation or alliance. The most specific entry wins: a pilot's own entry beats their corporation, and the corporation beats the alliance. A sentence above the list says in plain words what it does, and you can check any pilot against it.

How to use it

  1. Open «Access lists» and create one.
  2. Add entries with «Allow» or «Refuse», choosing Pilot, Corp or Alliance.
  3. Type a name in «Check a pilot against this list» to see the verdict and why.
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Tip Only allowed entries make it a whitelist; adding a refusal turns everyone else into allowed. The sentence on top always says which case you are in.

Checking a pilot against the The Initiative. access list: the verdict and the reason appear
AnimatedThe check says whether a pilot gets in, and because of which rule.
13

Where do I find my past fleet reports?

Past fleet reports are in the Reports tab of Fleet Ops: every tracked fleet, grouped by month, with type, duration, pilots, kills and losses and the ISK balance. Clicking a row opens the report in a side drawer over the tool; live monitors open in a new tab.

How to use it

  1. Open «Reports».
  2. Filter by fleet type with the chips.
  3. Click a row to read the report without leaving Fleet Ops.
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Filtering reports by Roaming and opening one in the side drawer
AnimatedThe archive, and a report opened over it.
14

Who actually shows up to my fleets?

The Analysis tab of Fleet Ops shows who actually shows up: every fleet of one type over the period you choose, together: fleets, hours, distinct mains, kills, losses, ISK efficiency, month by month, the most present pilots, the hulls flown and the participants with their alts. Kills are counted once per main, even when several alts were on the same killmail.

How to use it

  1. Open «Analysis».
  2. Pick a fleet type and a period.
  3. Open a participant to see their fleets and ships.
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Fleet analysis for Roaming fleets: totals, month-by-month chart and the most present pilots
Who shows up, how often, and in what.

Frequently asked questions

What ESI scopes does Fleet Ops need?

esi-fleets.read_fleet.v1 to read the fleet and esi-fleets.write_fleet.v1 to move, kick, invite and edit the MOTD. Characters without them are listed apart in the picker, with a link to enable them from your profile.

Why does it say I am not the boss?

EVE lets only the fleet boss — the one who created it, or received boss — read and change the fleet through ESI. Being fleet commander is not enough. If another of your characters is boss, the board offers to switch to it.

How do I make a waitlist for my EVE fleet?

In the Live fleet tab, choose a doctrine and an access list in «Waitlist» and press «Open the waitlist». Share the link: pilots sign up with their EVE character and appear in the queue with ship, role and fit check.

Does it work for NPSI and incursion fleets?

Yes, Fleet Ops works for NPSI and incursion fleets: there are fleet types for both, the waitlist handles open public fleets, and the analysis shows who flew every night.

What happens to the report if I forget to stop the tracker?

Nothing is lost: when the fleet disbands, the tracker notices it within two reads and closes itself, saving the report.

Can other FCs of my alliance use my doctrines?

Doctrines, structures and access lists belong to your account and can be used by any of your characters. Share a doctrine with others by giving them the fits.

How often is the fleet updated?

Fleet Ops updates the fleet every 10 seconds: the board reads it while the page is open, the waitlist queue every few seconds, and the tracker records once a minute.