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Add, wire, and arrange nodes

Place nodes from the catalog, connect them into a path from Start to Terminate, and tidy the layout.

In the app

Connection types reference

On this page

Placing and connecting
Selection and editing

Placing and connecting

Drag a node type from the Nodes tab in the left rail onto the canvas.
Drag from a node's output handle to another node's input handle to create an edge.
Every path must lead from the graph's Start boundary to a Terminate boundary — a node with no route to Terminate will not execute.
The seed Start → Terminate edge on a new graph is scaffolding: delete it once your own path covers the same route.

Selection and editing

Click to select a node; the inspector on the right follows the selection.
Delete removes the selected node; Edit → Deselect all clears the selection.
Edit → Undo / Redo covers canvas edits.
Duplicate a configured node instead of re-filling its fields when you need a near-copy.

CarefulNot every pair of nodes may be connected. Peer allowlists come from the connection taxonomy, so a rejected edge usually means the two node types are not compatible — check the connection types reference.

Related

Connection types and peer allowlistsNodes & catalogThe three-level taxonomy that decides which nodes may connect to which.
Configure a node in the inspectorGraph editorThe inspector holds a selected node's identity, configuration, connection and authorization settings, and its run defaults.
Validate a graph and fix problemsGraph editorWhere validation errors come from, where they surface, and why Run can be disabled.

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