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

# Lend and Return Items

> Track who has an item, set a return due date, and quickly check it out or back in

MovingBox keeps a record of items that leave your home without removing them from your inventory. Mark an item as **Lent**, connect it to the person or business borrowing it, and optionally set a return due date. When it comes back, return it to **Active**.

## Before You Lend Something

Add the item to MovingBox and save a clear photo. If you want to record who borrowed it, add that person or business in the **People & Businesses** directory first. You can also import a contact when creating the relationship.

<Tip>
  A clear, up-to-date photo makes it easier to find the item later with Visual Intelligence on supported iOS 27 devices.
</Tip>

## Check an Item Out

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the item">
    Find the item in your inventory and open its details.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit its lifecycle">
    Tap **Edit**, then choose **Lent** from the item's lifecycle status.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Record the borrower">
    Choose a **Borrower** from People & Businesses. MovingBox requires a borrower before it can save an item as Lent.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add the dates">
    Confirm the **Lent On** date and, if useful, set a **Return Due Date**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Tap **Save**. The item remains in your inventory and appears in **Lent Items** so you can see what is away from home.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Find and Check an Item Back In

You can open a lent item from **Lent Items**, search for it in MovingBox, or use Visual Intelligence on a supported iOS 27 device:

1. Use Siri Camera to look at the item and select the MovingBox result when a confident match appears.
2. Open the item's details and tap **Edit**.
3. Change the lifecycle status from **Lent** to **Active**.
4. Confirm that you want to clear the lending details, then save.

Changing an item back to Active removes the borrower and lending dates, so its next loan starts with a clean record. The item stays in its assigned home and location throughout the process.

## Keep Loans Easy to Reconcile

* Use **Lent Items** to review every item that is currently away.
* Set a due date for anything you expect back. MovingBox can notify you on the return date when notifications are allowed.
* Keep the original item photo instead of making a separate record for each loan. This preserves one inventory record for the item.
* Visual Intelligence requires a confident match against a saved photo. If it does not find the item, use MovingBox search and update the same record manually.

## Privacy and Access

Visual Intelligence only searches items the current user is authorized to access, and archived items are excluded. It uses saved item photos for local visual matching; it is not a text search. For controls over what MovingBox shares with Apple system features, see [Use Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight](/02-how-to/siri-shortcuts-spotlight).