The canvas. Your infinite sheet.

The canvas is the visual workspace where you drop methods, wire them together and fold workflows into shape.

Overview

The editor folds into three panels:

1. Sidebar (left) — method library, templates, navigation
2. Canvas (centre) — the sheet your workflow lives on
3. Properties panel (right) — method configuration and cost preview

   ┌───────────┬──────────────────────────────┬─────────────────┐
   │           │                              │                 │
   │  Sidebar  │           Canvas             │   Inspector     │
   │           │                              │                 │
   │ library   │   ┌──┐                       │  prompt         │
   │ templates │   │  │──▶┌──┐                │  model          │
   │ search    │   └──┘   │  │──▶┌──┐         │  parameters     │
   │           │          └──┘   │  │         │  cost preview   │
   │           │                 └──┘         │                 │
   │           │                              │                 │
   └───────────┴──────────────────────────────┴─────────────────┘
        ↑              ↑                              ↑
      fixed     infinite, pan + zoom              contextual

Navigation

Zoom

• Scroll wheel — zoom in / out
• Pinch gesture — trackpad or touch

Pan

• Right-click + drag — move the canvas
• Space + drag — keyboard-first alternative

Anatomy of a method

Every method on the sheet has the same parts:

• Header — name, status pip, run button
• Input — one port, the small square on the left edge
• Outputs — ports on the right edge; some methods fan out, one port per persona or per storyboard beat
• Panel — opens on click: the prompt, the model for this run, and what the run will cost

   ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
   │ ● How Might We                    ▶ run │  ← header
   ├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
   │ ◯ ← input                               │
   ├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
   │                                         │
   │   click to open the panel               │
   │   prompt · model · cost                 │
   │                                         │
   ├─────────────────────────────────────────┤
   │                        hmw questions → ◯│  ← output
   └─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Adding methods

1. Sidebar — drag and drop onto the sheet
2. Context menu — right-click → Add method
3. Quick-add — press N

Wiring connections

1. Pick an output port — the square on a method’s right edge
2. Drag a wire to the input port on the next method
3. Release — the crease holds

While you drag, the inputs that the method library documents for this output mark themselves. That is a hint, not a fence: the lists are curated and incomplete, so an unmarked input may still be exactly what you want.

Structure and order

• Groups bundle related methods into a single block
• Minimap keeps you oriented in large flows
• Auto-layout straightens tangled graphs in one click

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