Nodes

A node represents a real thing in your infrastructure. There are five built-in types, including the module (a linked map).

Type	Subtitle	What it is	Recommended check
VPS	compute node	A physical or virtual server, or a cloud instance.	`tcp` or `http` against a real endpoint.
Database	data store	Postgres, Redis, Mongo, any data store.	`tcp` on the port (e.g. 5432). On a private network you need an agent.
Domain	dns / record	A domain or subdomain.	`tls` (certificate validity and expiry) or `dns`. Without a check it stays tracked.
Service	saas / api	A third-party SaaS or API.	`http-auth` (also validates the key) or manual if there’s no public endpoint.
Module	linked map	Another one of your maps, shown as a node with its aggregated status.	None: the status comes from the linked map’s nodes. See Maps within maps.

From a manifest, unrecognized types become “service”. Via MCP, add_node accepts any string as a type, but the app still displays it with the “service” icon and label.

Create one with + Add (bottom right): pick the type and the node appears near the center of the view, with the inspector already open.

The node inspector

Label — the name shown on the map.
Group — type a name to assign the group; if it doesn’t exist it’s created. Empty = no group.
Health check — runner (cloud, agent, manual), type and target.
Provider — name, console link and account. The field is named after the type: “registrar” for domains, “hosting” for VPS and databases, “provider” for services.
Secrets — references to the node’s credentials (see Secrets).

Suggested providers are Cloudflare, Namecheap, GoDaddy, Hetzner, OVH, AWS, Vercel, Firebase, Stripe and Resend, but you can type any name. The “open console ↗” link appears once you’ve entered a URL.

The numbers on a node card

LAT — latency of the last check, in milliseconds. Shows “—” when there’s no data (no check, manual, failed check).
via … — who produced the result: cloud, agent or manual.
The second value is the time since the last check, or “waiting” if the check hasn’t produced a result yet, or “no check”.
cert — days to certificate expiry, for tls checks only.
The key icon with a number shows how many secrets are attached to the node, colored by the most urgent one.

Deleting a node doesn’t automatically delete its secrets or attached edges: edges left without a node are no longer drawn.