Mindmap forest and workflow overview

A Mindmap is a forest containing zero or more trees. Every node has at most one parent; each node whose parentId is null is one tree root. Without outline, create_mindmap creates an initial node automatically and uses the Mindmap title as its label. That node may later be attached below another tree, promoted away, or deleted, and additional independent roots are valid. With outline, every top-level item becomes a root through the same atomic forest validation as create_mindmap_from_outline.

Choose among four workflows. Node actions add, update, move, detach, attach, soft-delete, promote-delete, or restore branches and roots. Outline actions create a complete forest, attach a subtree, replace every tree, or read the forest as Markdown outline. Read actions list or fetch documents. Lifecycle, import, export, and sharing actions archive, unarchive, convert a supported File Center source into a new mindmap, save JSON/PDF to personal File Center, or mint/revoke a public link. For a conversation, meeting record, brainstorm, or other multi-node structure, prefer create_mindmap_from_outline or add_subtree instead of looping over add_node.

list_mindmaps returns resources visible through owner or Agent grants and excludes archived maps unless includeArchived is true. delete_mindmap, replace_outline, create_public_share, and revoke_public_share require user confirmation; reversible delete_node and the other actions do not. The three mindmap:read Actions are available on public surfaces; mutations and export_mindmap are private-only.

Action names, schemas, permissions, confirmation, public-surface policy, and deprecation come from the live registry. Current action results, persisted state, and typed errors override this reviewed guidance.

Related actions

arinova.mindmap.list_mindmaps, arinova.mindmap.get_mindmap, arinova.mindmap.create_mindmap, arinova.mindmap.import_mindmap, arinova.mindmap.add_node, arinova.mindmap.update_node, arinova.mindmap.move_node, arinova.mindmap.delete_node, arinova.mindmap.restore_node, arinova.mindmap.create_mindmap_from_outline, arinova.mindmap.get_mindmap_as_outline, arinova.mindmap.add_subtree, arinova.mindmap.replace_outline, arinova.mindmap.archive_mindmap, arinova.mindmap.unarchive_mindmap, arinova.mindmap.export_mindmap, arinova.mindmap.create_public_share, arinova.mindmap.revoke_public_share

Also known as

mind map, mindmap, brainstorm, outline, tree of ideas, branching diagram

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