Welcome to Crow's Nest
Crow's Nest is an operational intelligence platform for manufacturing and industrial environments. It connects to your data sources, lets you build visual widgets to display that data, and organizes those widgets into dashboards your team can use every day.
What you can do with Crow's Nest
- Connect to your data — Pull from Tulip tables, SQL databases, MQTT brokers, or static CSV files. Set up the connection once and reuse it across multiple widgets.
- Build widgets — Create custom visualizations using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. An AI assistant can help you write the code, or you can start from example widgets.
- Compose dashboards — Arrange widgets into grid-based dashboards. Add input controls so users can filter and interact with the data without editing code.
- Share and schedule — Send dashboard snapshots by email on a recurring schedule so stakeholders get regular updates without logging in.
Who this documentation is for
- Operators and floor staff — If you view dashboards, interact with widgets, or need to understand what data you're looking at, start with Key Concepts and the Dashboards overview.
- Admins and IT — If you manage data source configurations, users, roles, or organization settings, see the Administration section.
Where to start
| Goal | Go to |
|---|---|
| Understand the basics | Key Concepts |
| Build your first widget | Write Your First Widget |
| Set up a dashboard | Create a Dashboard |
| Connect a data source | Connect to a Tulip Table |
| Configure the platform (admin) | Organization Settings |