Building the tree

The five layers

• trunk — a domain (an app or service)
• limb — a feature / workstream
• twig — a module or group of related info
• leaf — an object (class, file, component)
• vein — an action inside an object (method, function)

The hierarchy is a visualization metaphor — it guides layout, not rigid rules.

Plan mode

New nodes are added in Plan mode. A node you intend to add appears as a plan node (a draft), so you can design structure before it exists. Select a node and use Add Plan Node to grow a child; if you are not in Plan mode yet, confirming switches you into it and opens the form.

Trunks & color

Plant a trunk from the Trunks panel (or the empty-ground prompt). Each trunk carries a color used across the tree and bug badges — pick Auto to have Umtri choose one distinct from your other trunks, or Manual to set your own.

Commit the plan

Once a plan node is real — built and shipped — commit it. Committed nodes join the real tree and the project grows. Dependencies between nodes are always live (no plan step), since they describe structure that already exists.