Introductory guide · map derived from the surfaces registry

Two channels, one instance, and the pages from which to govern it

Conversation is the primary way to use Metnos. The interface makes visible what dialogue represents less effectively: system state and the controls used to govern it. This page describes its structure and shows where to find each administrative function.

15administration pages4Settings sections

The list of pages, navigation paths, and addresses comes from the runtime's surfaces registry and therefore remains aligned with the product. This is a map, not an inventory of controls: fields, commands, and procedures are defined once in the registry, and the Tutor describes them on request.

Two channels, one identitySettings structureAccess and visibilityAsk the Tutor
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Two channels, one identity

Metnos is available through the instance's web chat and through Telegram. Both channels recognise the same identity and authority, but keep separate conversations and histories. Administration pages belong exclusively to the web interface: a Settings path mentioned on Telegram must therefore be opened in a browser. If the web chat is opened on a second device while another session is active, Metnos offers three choices. Cancel preserves the existing session and leaves the new browser read-only; Make this session active activates the conversation already present in the new browser; Continue the previous session transfers the first device's conversation to the new one. Histories are not merged, and the browser whose active session is revoked becomes read-only. Sessions and histories remain separate for each user: an owner session conflict does not involve a guest, and vice versa.

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Settings structure

Settings is the administration area of the web interface. Its first page provides an overview of system state and leads to four sections. Each page is reached through “Settings > Section > Page” and has an address beginning with /admin. Labels are available in Italian and English; if the selected language is not translated yet, the interface uses English. The Tutor reports paths using the same labels shown by the interface.

Map of the Metnos interfaceThe map connects the two conversation channels to Settings and its four administration sections, showing each page's address.same identity · separate historiesweb chatTelegramSettings opens here onlySettings/admin · status overview01ActivityTurns/admin/turnsScheduler/admin/runsTimers/admin/timersIndex builds/admin/builds02LifecycleChanges/admin/changesExecutors/admin/executorsStatistics/admin/executors/stats03MemoryPraxis/admin/praxis04SystemModels/admin/virtServices/admin/servicesLRE/admin/lreSafety/admin/safetyUsers/admin/usersDevices/admin/devices
Paths and addresses come from the surfaces registry. The Tutor describes each page's content and controls according to the installation currently in use.

Overview

  • SettingsSettings · /admin

    Status overview and access to the administration areas.

Activity

  • TurnsSettings > Activity > Turns · /admin/turns

    Requests with channel, actor, steps, and outcome.

  • SchedulerSettings > Activity > Scheduler · /admin/runs

    Scheduled-task runs with outcome and duration.

  • TimersSettings > Activity > Timers · /admin/timers

    System timers, state, and available controls.

  • Index buildsSettings > Activity > Index builds · /admin/builds

    Index builds with progress, state, and ETA.

Lifecycle

  • ChangesSettings > Lifecycle > Changes · /admin/changes

    Change proposals and their approval lifecycle.

  • ExecutorsSettings > Lifecycle > Executors · /admin/executors

    Installed executors, membership, state, and exclusion reasons.

  • StatisticsSettings > Lifecycle > Statistics · /admin/executors/stats

    Operational executor statistics.

Memory

  • PraxisSettings > Memory > Praxis · /admin/praxis

    Cognitive-engine layer state and related configuration.

System

  • ModelsSettings > System > Models · /admin/virt

    Effective configuration for language, embedding, and vision models: LLM and VLM are editable; embedding is view-only.

  • ServicesSettings > System > Services · /admin/services

    Metnos services with state, health, installation, PID, and controls.

  • LRESettings > System > LRE · /admin/lre

    Console for long-running work submitted to LRE, including progress, limits, events, and artifacts.

  • SafetySettings > System > Safety · /admin/safety

    Signatures governing executor authorization and confirmation.

  • UsersSettings > System > Users · /admin/users

    Users, roles, and associated channels.

  • DevicesSettings > System > Devices · /admin/devices

    Paired remote devices that run executors.

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Access and visibility

Pages under /admin require the instance administrator role and are not available to guests. Authority to know that a page exists and what it contains is distinct from authority to open it: the Tutor provides explanations only to people allowed to receive them, even when operational access remains reserved for an administrator.

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Ask the Tutor

You do not need to memorise the map. For example, ask: “Show me which embedder is configured under Settings > System > Models and tell me how to reach the page from the web chat.” The Tutor answers in both the web chat and Telegram, but administration paths always open in a browser. When you ask where a function is or what a page contains, the answer uses the path, address, and contents attested by the current installation, not a generic description. If the page is unavailable, the Tutor says so rather than suggesting a path that does not exist.