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Network visualization UI

Skywire includes a network visualization and visor control interface that can run in two modes.

Visor-embedded mode (recommended when visor is running): 

skywire cli tp viz --visor
This starts the UI as part of the visor, with direct access to local transport and route data.

Standalone mode (network visualization only): 

skywire cli tp viz
This runs a standalone visualization server using transport discovery data.

The web UI (default localhost:8080) provides:

  • Real-time network graph: Visual representation of visors and their connections in the Skywire network
  • Transport information: View active transports with details on type (STCPR, SUDPH, DMSG), remote public keys, and connection status
  • Geographic clustering: Visors are grouped by country and IP subnet for easier network topology understanding
  • Click-to-copy: Easily copy public keys by clicking on nodes in the graph
  • Visor control (visor mode): Direct interface for managing the local visor

Note: This is a separate UI from the hypervisor interface and caches transport data locally.