Connecting pins

Video · 8 s · no soundA connection is dragged from the candle’s price pin to the RSI. Then a drag from the RSI output ends in empty space; a menu shows matching nodes, Compare is chosen and is connected to the RSI right away.

Connections carry values from one node to the next, always from an output (on the right of a card) to an input (on the left). That way a chain runs from the source to the action.

Three kinds of pins

Shape	Type	What flows through	Example
round	Number series	one number per candle	price, RSI, EMA 200
square	Signal	true or false per candle	“RSI 14 below 30”
diamond	Message	a text with placeholders	message template → action

Only matching types connect. A number becomes a signal through a condition such as Compare.

Connecting

1. Press on an output and drag. A dashed line follows the mouse, matching inputs light up.
2. Release over an input. The connection is made, and after the next test it shows whether a signal is currently true.

An output may lead to any number of inputs, such as the price going to both the RSI and the EMA. Each input takes only one connection, though.

• Reconnect: grab the end of a connection and drag it onto another input.
• Remove: click a connection and then the ✕ in its middle, or press Delete.

Quick add

Drag from an output into empty space and release. A menu shows only nodes that fit this output. A click places the node and connects it.

Growing inputs

AND and OR have growing inputs: once all are used, another one appears, up to eight. That way you combine as many conditions as you like.

When a connection doesn’t work

The editor doesn’t accept wrong connections and tells you why.

Message	Means	Fix
Doesn’t fit	number series onto a signal input or the other way round	put a condition in between, such as “Compare”
A message only fits the “Message” input of an action	output of a message template onto something else	connect it to “Message” of Telegram, push, email or webhook
Loop detected	the connection would create a loop	chains only run in one direction
Not possible	node connected to itself

Note

Open required inputs are fine in a draft. The card then shows “Input missing”, and the top bar shows a note. The chain can only be activated once everything is connected.