> ## Documentation Index
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# Utility Nodes

> Nodes that shape timing, branching, repetition, and hold values.

Utility nodes sit between triggers and actions. They help you build complex logic, manage timing, and route signals appropriately.

## Flow Control

### Delay

* **Setup:** Define the delay duration in milliseconds or seconds.
* **Features:** Pauses the signal before passing it to the next node. Crucial for sequencing actions that require hardware to process previous commands.

### Repeater

* **Setup:** Define the interval and the number of repetitions.
* **Features:** Takes a single incoming signal and fires it multiple times. Useful for "pinging" a device or sending a warning flash multiple times.

### Sequence

* **Setup:** Add multiple output paths to the node.
* **Features:** Steps through its list of outputs one at a time, advancing by one each time it receives a trigger. Perfect for building a "Next Cue" button that fires different commands in order.

### Merge

* **Setup:** Connect multiple triggers to the input side.
* **Features:** Combines multiple incoming paths into a single output path, keeping your graph clean when several different triggers should result in the exact same action.

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## State Management

### Toggle

* **Setup:** Connect a trigger to the input.
* **Features:** Flips a boolean state (On -> Off -> On) each time it's triggered. You can route the "On" and "Off" outputs to different actions (e.g., a single button that mutes and unmutes a console channel).

### Counter

* **Setup:** Define a starting value and a step amount.
* **Features:** Increments or resets a numerical count based on incoming triggers.

### Latch / Gate

* **Setup:** Connect a trigger to the "Open" input, and another to the "Close" input.
* **Features:** Holds a signal path open until explicitly released, or acts as a gate that only allows signals through when it is currently in the "Open" state.

### Current Time

* **Setup:** Drop the node into your flow.
* **Features:** Injects the current system time as a data value into your automation flow, which can be passed along to HTTP Requests or text variables.

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<Warning>
  BETA FEATURES
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## Conditionals and Variables \[BETA]

### If / Else

* **Setup:** Define a logical condition (e.g., `Value > 5` or `Text == "Live"`).
* **Features:** A conditional branch that routes the signal out the "True" path or the "False" path based on the evaluation.

### Set Variable / Variable

* **Setup:** Define a variable name and assign it a value.
* **Features:** Store text or inbound numeric values in memory, and reuse those exact values later in different parts of your automation flow.