Create a Network

A network groups everything that belongs to one site, line, or environment: its orchestrators, the tools and resources its agents share, and the agents themselves. Every orchestrator belongs to exactly one network, and agents on the same network can share tools and communicate over a shared bus.

Use networks to organize by physical site (berlin-factory, munich-line-2), by environment (production, staging), or by team. You can create a network in advance to organize your environments, or let the deploy wizard create one for you when you deploy your first agent.

Create a Network

  1. Open the Act tab, then the Networks tab.

  2. Click Add Network.

  3. Enter a Name (required). Choose a name that indicates the purpose of the network. For example, berlin-factory.

  4. Enter a Description (optional).

  5. Click Create. To cancel, click Close.

The network appears in the Networks list immediately. A new network has no orchestrator. After you create the network, you must add orchestrators from the Orchestrators section of the network. Until an orchestrator registers and checks in, the network shows no orchestrators.

The Network Detail Page

Select a network card to open its detail page. The header shows the network name, its status, orchestrator count, tool count, and CA certificate status. Click Edit to open a modal where you can change the Name and Description.

The Network detail page has four sections:

Orchestrators

Lists the orchestrators registered on this network, each with its name, type, health, and last-seen time. Add orchestrator starts the enrollment wizard, and each orchestrator card links to its detail page.

An orchestrator is the engine that runs your agents locally alongside your brokers. For the enrollment flow and the orchestrator detail page, see Deploy an Orchestrator.

Network Tools & Resources

Lists the shared tools and resources available to every agent on the network: environment variables, databases, APIs, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, MQTT brokers, and long-term storage. Click Add Tool or Resource to register a new one.

See Provide Tools for Agents in a Network.

Feedback Notifications

Controls where the network sends notifications when an agent raises a human-in-the-loop feedback request. The Enable notifications toggle turns delivery on. Click Add channel to define where notifications go: Webhook or Email. You configure feedback notifications per network here, not globally.

See Respond to a Feedback Request.

CA Certificate

Shows the network’s certificate authority. It lists the Subject CN, fingerprint (SHA-256), validity dates, and status. Click View Certificate to open the full PEM certificate so you can copy it. Orchestrators on the network use this CA when they register.

Delete a Network

The Delete network button is at the bottom of the detail page.

You cannot delete a network while it still has orchestrators. The Delete button is disabled and the dialog warns that you must reassign or remove the network’s orchestrators first. Remove every orchestrator from the network, then delete it.

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