The Pipeline Canvas
The pipeline canvas is the main workspace in Adagio. It is where you design pipelines by placing nodes and drawing connections between them.
Layout
The canvas interface has three main areas:
- Node panel (left) — browse and search available plugin actions to add to your pipeline.
- Canvas (center) — your working area. Nodes live here and connections are drawn between them.
- Inspector (right) — shows details and configuration for the currently selected node or connection.
Navigating the canvas
| Action | How |
|---|---|
| Pan | Click and drag on an empty area |
| Zoom | Scroll wheel, or pinch on trackpad |
| Select a node | Click it |
| Select multiple nodes | Click and drag a selection box, or Shift+click |
| Move a node | Click and drag the node |
Pipeline inputs and outputs
Every pipeline has a set of top-level inputs — the files and parameters a user provides when running the pipeline. These appear as special Input nodes on the canvas. Connect their output ports to the inputs of your first analysis nodes.
Similarly, Output nodes define what the pipeline produces. Connect the outputs of your last analysis nodes to them.
Saving and naming
Use the toolbar to name your pipeline and save your work. Adagio auto-saves while you work, but explicit saves create a versioned checkpoint you can return to.