feat: wire up planty with nodarium/app

app/package.json

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@nodarium/ui": "workspace:*",
     "@nodarium/utils": "workspace:*",
+    "@nodarium/planty": "workspace:*",
     "@sveltejs/kit": "^2.50.2",
     "@tailwindcss/vite": "^4.1.18",
     "@threlte/core": "8.3.1",

app/src/app.css

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @import "tailwindcss";
 @source "../../packages/ui/**/*.svelte";
+@source "../../packages/planty/src/lib/**/*.svelte";
+
 @plugin "@iconify/tailwind4" {
   prefix: "i";
   icon-sets: from-folder("custom", "./src/lib/icons");

app/src/lib/graph-templates/index.ts

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ export { default as lottaNodes } from './lotta-nodes.json';
 export { plant } from './plant';
 export { default as simple } from './simple.json';
 export { tree } from './tree';
+export { default as tutorial } from './tutorial.json';

app/src/lib/graph-templates/simple.json

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "settings": {
     "resolution.circle": 54,
     "resolution.curve": 20,
-    "randomSeed": true
+    "randomSeed": false
   },
   "meta": {
     "title": "New Project",
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
       ],
       "type": "max/plantarium/stem",
       "props": {
-        "amount": 50,
+        "amount": 4,
         "length": 4,
-        "thickness": 1
+        "thickness": 0.2
       }
     },
     {

app/src/lib/graph-templates/tutorial.json

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{
+  "id": 0,
+  "settings": {
+    "resolution.circle": 54,
+    "resolution.curve": 20,
+    "randomSeed": false
+  },
+  "meta": {
+    "title": "New Project",
+    "lastModified": "2026-02-03T16:56:40.375Z"
+  },
+  "nodes": [
+    {
+      "id": 9,
+      "position": [
+        215,
+        85
+      ],
+      "type": "max/plantarium/output",
+      "props": {}
+    }
+  ],
+  "edges": []
+}

app/src/lib/settings/NestedSettings.svelte

@@ -28,13 +28,14 @@
     key?: string;
     value: SettingsValue;
     type: SettingsType;
+    onButtonClick?: (id: string) => void;
     depth?: number;
   };
 
   // Local persistent state for <details> sections
   const openSections = localState<Record<string, boolean>>('open-details', {});
 
-  let { id, key = '', value = $bindable(), type, depth = 0 }: Props = $props();
+  let { id, key = '', value = $bindable(), type, onButtonClick, depth = 0 }: Props = $props();
 
   function isNodeInput(v: SettingsNode | undefined): v is InputType {
     return !!v && typeof v === 'object' && 'type' in v;
@@ -107,11 +108,6 @@
     }
   });
 
-  function handleClick() {
-    const callback = value[key] as unknown as () => void;
-    callback();
-  }
-
   onMount(() => {
     open = openSections.value[id];
 
@@ -130,7 +126,7 @@
   {@const inputType = type[key]}
   <div class="input input-{inputType.type}" class:first-level={depth === 1}>
     {#if inputType.type === 'button'}
-      <button onclick={handleClick}>
+      <button onclick={() => onButtonClick?.(id)}>
         {inputType.label || key}
       </button>
     {:else}
@@ -143,6 +139,7 @@
 {:else if depth === 0}
   {#each Object.keys(type ?? {}).filter((k) => k !== 'title') as childKey (childKey)}
     <NestedSettings
+      {onButtonClick}
       id={`${id}.${childKey}`}
       key={childKey}
       bind:value
@@ -160,6 +157,7 @@
     <div class="content">
       {#each Object.keys(type[key] as SettingsGroup).filter((k) => k !== 'title') as childKey (childKey)}
         <NestedSettings
+          {onButtonClick}
           id={`${id}.${childKey}`}
           key={childKey}
           bind:value={value[key] as SettingsValue}
@@ -221,6 +219,9 @@
 
   button {
     cursor: pointer;
+    background: var(--color-layer-2);
+    padding-block: 5px;
+    border-radius: 4px;
   }
 
   hr {

app/src/lib/settings/app-settings.svelte.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ export const AppSettingTypes = {
     label: 'Center Camera',
     value: true
   },
+  clippy: {
+    type: 'button',
+    label: '🌱 Open Planty'
+  },
   nodeInterface: {
     title: 'Node Interface',
     backgroundType: {
@@ -109,9 +113,8 @@ export const AppSettingTypes = {
   }
 } as const;
 
-type SettingsToStore<T> = T extends { type: 'button' } ? () => void
+type SettingsToStore<T> = T extends { value: infer V } ? V extends readonly string[] ? V[number]
-  : T extends { value: infer V } ? V extends readonly string[] ? V[number]
+  : V
-    : V
   : T extends object ? {
       -readonly [K in keyof T as T[K] extends object ? K : never]: SettingsToStore<T[K]>;
     }

app/src/lib/tutorial/tutorial-config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,264 @@
+import type { PlantyConfig } from '@nodarium/planty';
+
+export const tutorialConfig: PlantyConfig = {
+  id: 'nodarium-tutorial',
+  avatar: {
+    name: 'Planty',
+    defaultPosition: 'bottom-right'
+  },
+  start: 'intro',
+  nodes: {
+    // ── Entry ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+    intro: {
+      position: 'center',
+      text:
+        "# Hi, I'm Planty! 🌱\nI'll show you around Nodarium — a tool for building 3D plants by connecting nodes together.\nHow much detail do you want?",
+      choices: [
+        { label: '🌱 Show me the basics', next: 'tour_canvas' },
+        { label: '🤓 I want the technical details', next: 'tour_canvas_nerd' },
+        { label: 'Skip the tour for now', next: null }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    // ── Simple path ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    tour_canvas: {
+      position: 'bottom-left',
+      hook: 'setup-default',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        'This is the **graph canvas**. Nodes connect together to build a plant — the 3D model updates automatically whenever you make a change.\nEach node does one specific job: grow stems, add noise, produce output.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'tour_viewer'
+    },
+
+    tour_viewer: {
+      position: 'top-left',
+      highlight: { selector: '.cell:first-child', padding: 8 },
+      text:
+        'This is the **3D viewer** — the live preview of your plant.\nLeft-click to rotate · right-click to pan · scroll to zoom.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'try_params'
+    },
+
+    try_params: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        'Click a node to select it. Its settings appear **directly on the node** — try changing a value and watch the plant update.\nThe sidebar shows extra hidden settings for the selected node.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'start_building'
+    },
+
+    start_building: {
+      position: 'center',
+      hook: 'load-tutorial-template',
+      text:
+        "Now let's build your own plant from scratch!\nI've loaded a blank project — it only has an **Output** node. Your goal: connect nodes to make a plant.",
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'add_stem_node'
+    },
+
+    add_stem_node: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        "Open the **Add Menu** with **Shift+A** or **right-click** on the canvas.\nAdd a **Stem** node, then connect its output socket to the Output node's input.",
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'add_noise_node'
+    },
+
+    add_noise_node: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        'Add a **Noise** node the same way.\nConnect: Stem → Noise input, then Noise output → Output.\nThis makes the stems grow in organic, curved shapes.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'add_random_node'
+    },
+
+    add_random_node: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        "Let's add some randomness! Add a **Random** node and connect its output to the **thickness** or **length** input of the Stem node.\nThe default min/max range is small — **Ctrl+drag** any number field to exceed its normal limits.",
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'prompt_regenerate'
+    },
+
+    prompt_regenerate: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        'Now press **R** to regenerate. Each press gives the Random node a new value — your plant changes every run!',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'tour_sidebar'
+    },
+
+    tour_sidebar: {
+      position: 'right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.tabs', padding: 4 },
+      text:
+        'The **sidebar** holds all your tools:\n⚙️ Settings · ⌨️ Shortcuts · 📦 Export · 📁 Projects · 📊 Graph Settings\nEnable **Advanced Mode** in Settings to unlock performance and benchmark panels.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'save_project'
+    },
+
+    save_project: {
+      position: 'right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.tabs', padding: 4 },
+      text:
+        'Your work is saved in the **Projects panel** — rename it, create new projects, or switch between them anytime.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'congrats'
+    },
+
+    congrats: {
+      position: 'center',
+      text:
+        "# You're all set! 🎉\nYou know how to build plants, tweak parameters, and save your work.\nWant to explore more?",
+      choices: [
+        { label: '🔗 How do node connections work?', next: 'connections_intro' },
+        { label: '💡 Ideas for improving this plant', next: 'improvements_hint' },
+        { label: '⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts', next: 'shortcuts_tour' },
+        { label: "I'm ready to build!", next: null }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    // ── Technical / nerd path ──────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    tour_canvas_nerd: {
+      position: 'bottom-left',
+      hook: 'setup-default',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        "The **graph canvas** renders a directed acyclic graph. Each node is an individual **WASM module** executed in isolation — inputs in, output out. The 3D model updates automatically on every change.\nI've loaded a starter graph so you can see it in action.",
+      choices: [
+        {
+          label: '🔍 Explore Node Sourcecode',
+          onclick: () => {
+            window.open(
+              'https://git.max-richter.dev/max/nodarium/src/branch/main/nodes/max/plantarium',
+              '__blank'
+            );
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'tour_viewer_nerd'
+    },
+
+    tour_viewer_nerd: {
+      position: 'top-left',
+      highlight: { selector: '.cell:first-child', padding: 8 },
+      text:
+        'The **3D viewer** uses `@threlte/core` (Svelte + Three.js). Mesh data streams from WASM execution results. OrbitControls: left-drag rotate, right-drag pan, scroll zoom.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'tour_runtime_nerd'
+    },
+
+    tour_runtime_nerd: {
+      position: 'right',
+      text:
+        'By default, nodes execute in a **WebWorker** for better performance. You can switch to main-thread execution by disabling **Debug → Execute in WebWorker** in Settings.\nEnable **Advanced Mode** to unlock the Performance and Benchmark panels.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'start_building'
+    },
+
+    // ── Deep dives (shared between paths) ─────────────────────────────────
+
+    connections_intro: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      text:
+        'Node sockets are **type-checked**. The coloured dots tell you what kind of data flows through:\n🔵 `number` · 🟢 `vec3` · 🟣 `shape` · ⚪ `*` (wildcard)',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'connections_rules'
+    },
+
+    connections_rules: {
+      position: 'right',
+      text:
+        'Drag from an output socket to an input socket to connect them.\n• Types must match (or use `*`)\n• No circular loops\n• Optional inputs can stay empty\nInvalid connections snap back automatically.',
+      choices: [
+        { label: '🔧 Node parameters', next: 'params_intro' },
+        { label: '🐛 Debug node', next: 'debug_intro' },
+        { label: 'Start building!', next: null }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    params_intro: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      highlight: { selector: '.graph-wrapper', padding: 12 },
+      text:
+        'Click any node to select it. Basic settings are shown **on the node itself**.\nThe sidebar under *Graph Settings → Active Node* shows the full list:\n**Number** — drag or type · **Vec3** — X/Y/Z · **Select** — dropdown · **Color** — picker',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'params_tip'
+    },
+
+    params_tip: {
+      position: 'right',
+      text:
+        'Pro tips:\n• Parameters can be connected from other nodes — drag an edge to the input socket\n• The **Random Seed** in Graph Settings gives you the same result every run\n• **f** key smart-connects two selected nodes · **Ctrl+Delete** removes a node and restores its edges',
+      choices: [
+        { label: '🔗 How connections work', next: 'connections_intro' },
+        { label: '💡 Plant improvement ideas', next: 'improvements_hint' },
+        { label: 'Start building!', next: null }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    debug_intro: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      text:
+        'Add a **Debug node** from the Add Menu (Shift+A or right-click). It accepts `*` wildcard inputs — connect any socket to inspect the data flowing through.\nEnable **Advanced Mode** in Settings to also see Performance and Graph Source panels.',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'debug_done'
+    },
+
+    debug_done: {
+      position: 'center',
+      text: 'The Debug node is your best friend when building complex graphs.\nAnything else?',
+      choices: [
+        { label: '🔗 Connection types', next: 'connections_intro' },
+        { label: '🔧 Node parameters', next: 'params_intro' },
+        { label: 'Start building!', next: null }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    shortcuts_tour: {
+      position: 'bottom-right',
+      text:
+        '**Essential shortcuts:**\n`R` — Regenerate\n`Shift+A` / right-click — Add node\n`f` — Smart-connect selected nodes\n`.` — Center camera\n`Ctrl+Z` / `Ctrl+Y` — Undo / Redo\n`Delete` — Remove selected · `Ctrl+Delete` — Remove and restore edges',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'shortcuts_done'
+    },
+
+    shortcuts_done: {
+      position: 'right',
+      text:
+        'All shortcuts are also listed in the sidebar under the ⌨️ icon.\nReady to build something?',
+      choices: [
+        { label: '🔗 Node connections', next: 'connections_intro' },
+        { label: '🔧 Parameters', next: 'params_intro' },
+        { label: "Let's build! 🌿", next: null }
+      ]
+    },
+
+    export_tour: {
+      position: 'right',
+      text:
+        'Export your 3D model from the **📦 Export** panel:\n**GLB** — standard for 3D apps (Blender, Three.js)\n**OBJ** — legacy format · **STL** — 3D printing · **PNG** — screenshot',
+      waitFor: 'click',
+      next: 'congrats'
+    },
+
+    improvements_hint: {
+      position: 'center',
+      text:
+        '# Ideas to grow your plant 🌿\n• Add a **Vec3** node → connect to *origin* on the Stem to spread stems across 3D space\n• Use a **Random** node on a parameter so each run produces a unique shape\n• Chain **multiple Stem nodes** with different settings for complex branching\n• Add a **Gravity** or **Branch** node for even more organic results',
+      choices: [
+        { label: '⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts', next: 'shortcuts_tour' },
+        { label: "Let's build! 🌿", next: null }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+};

app/src/routes/+page.svelte

@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
   import ExportSettings from '$lib/sidebar/panels/ExportSettings.svelte';
   import GraphSource from '$lib/sidebar/panels/GraphSource.svelte';
   import Keymap from '$lib/sidebar/panels/Keymap.svelte';
+  import { panelState } from '$lib/sidebar/PanelState.svelte';
   import Sidebar from '$lib/sidebar/Sidebar.svelte';
+  import { tutorialConfig } from '$lib/tutorial/tutorial-config';
+  import { Planty } from '@nodarium/planty';
   import type { Graph, NodeInstance } from '@nodarium/types';
   import { createPerformanceStore } from '@nodarium/utils';
-  import { onMount } from 'svelte';
   import type { Group } from 'three';
 
   let performanceStore = createPerformanceStore();
+  let planty = $state<ReturnType<typeof Planty>>();
 
   const { data } = $props();
 
@@ -130,35 +133,65 @@
 
   const handleUpdate = debounceAsyncFunction(update);
 
-  onMount(() => {
+  function handleSettingsButton(id: string) {
-    appSettings.value.debug.stressTest = {
+    switch (id) {
-      ...appSettings.value.debug.stressTest,
+      case 'general.clippy':
-      loadGrid: () => {
+        planty?.start();
+        break;
+      case 'general.debug.stressTest.loadGrid':
         manager.load(
           templates.grid(
             appSettings.value.debug.stressTest.amount,
             appSettings.value.debug.stressTest.amount
           )
         );
-      },
+        break;
-      loadTree: () => {
+      case 'general.debug.stressTest.loadTree':
         manager.load(templates.tree(appSettings.value.debug.stressTest.amount));
-      },
+        break;
-      lottaFaces: () => {
+      case 'general.debug.stressTest.lottaFaces':
         manager.load(templates.lottaFaces as unknown as Graph);
-      },
+        break;
-      lottaNodes: () => {
+      case 'general.debug.stressTest.lottaNodes':
         manager.load(templates.lottaNodes as unknown as Graph);
-      },
+        break;
-      lottaNodesAndFaces: () => {
+      case 'general.debug.stressTest.lottaNodesAndFaces':
         manager.load(templates.lottaNodesAndFaces as unknown as Graph);
-      }
+        break;
-    };
+      default:
-  });
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
 <svelte:document onkeydown={applicationKeymap.handleKeyboardEvent} />
 
+<Planty
+  bind:this={planty}
+  config={tutorialConfig}
+  hooks={{
+    'setup-default': () => {
+      const ts = new Date().toLocaleTimeString('en-US', { hour: '2-digit', minute: '2-digit' });
+      pm.handleCreateProject(
+        structuredClone(templates.defaultPlant) as unknown as Graph,
+        `Tutorial Project (${ts})`
+      );
+    },
+    'load-tutorial-template': () => {
+      if (!pm.graph) return;
+      const g = structuredClone(templates.tutorial) as unknown as Graph;
+      g.id = pm.graph.id;
+      g.meta = { ...pm.graph.meta };
+      pm.graph = g;
+      pm.saveGraph(g);
+    },
+    'before:save_project': () => panelState.setActivePanel('projects'),
+    'before:export_tour': () => panelState.setActivePanel('exports'),
+    'before:shortcuts_tour': () => panelState.setActivePanel('shortcuts'),
+    'after:save_project': () => panelState.setActivePanel('graph-settings'),
+    'before:tour_runtime_nerd': () => panelState.setActivePanel('general')
+  }}
+/>
+
 <div class="wrapper manager-{manager?.status}">
   <header></header>
   <Grid.Row>
@@ -192,6 +225,7 @@
         <Panel id="general" title="General" icon="i-[tabler--settings]">
           <NestedSettings
             id="general"
+            onButtonClick={handleSettingsButton}
             bind:value={appSettings.value}
             type={AppSettingTypes}
           />
@@ -211,13 +245,15 @@
         <Panel id="exports" title="Exporter" icon="i-[tabler--package-export]">
           <ExportSettings {scene} />
         </Panel>
-        <Panel
+        {#if false}
-          id="node-store"
+          <Panel
-          title="Node Store"
+            id="node-store"
-          icon="i-[tabler--database] bg-green-400"
+            title="Node Store"
-        >
+            icon="i-[tabler--database] bg-green-400"
-          <NodeStore registry={nodeRegistry} />
+          >
-        </Panel>
+            <NodeStore registry={nodeRegistry} />
+          </Panel>
+        {/if}
         <Panel
           id="performance"
           title="Performance"
@@ -274,6 +310,25 @@
 <style>
   header {
     background-color: var(--color-layer-1);
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    padding: 0 8px;
+  }
+
+  .tutorial-btn {
+    background: none;
+    border: none;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 18px;
+    padding: 4px 6px;
+    border-radius: 6px;
+    opacity: 0.7;
+    transition: opacity 0.15s, background 0.15s;
+  }
+
+  .tutorial-btn:hover {
+    opacity: 1;
+    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
   }
 
   .wrapper {
@@ -281,7 +336,7 @@
     width: 100vw;
     color: white;
     display: grid;
-    grid-template-rows: 0px 1fr;
+    grid-template-rows: 36px 1fr;
   }
 
   .wrapper :global(canvas) {

app/vite.config.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { playwright } from '@vitest/browser-playwright';
 import comlink from 'vite-plugin-comlink';
 import glsl from 'vite-plugin-glsl';
 import wasm from 'vite-plugin-wasm';
+import path from 'path';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
 
 export default defineConfig({
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@ export default defineConfig({
       comlink()
     ]
   },
+  resolve: {
+    alias: {
+      '@nodarium/planty': path.resolve(__dirname, '../packages/planty/src/lib/index.ts')
+    }
+  },
   ssr: {
     noExternal: ['three']
   },