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Multi-Node

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Also called Multi-Node Relay, Node MCP

What is Multi-Node?

Multi-node is Orbit’s system for linking every machine signed into the same account, so any of them can queue prompts that run on another and route tool calls to it. A Windows PC and a Mac can be driven from one interface.

Orbit's system for connecting every machine signed into the same Sivants account, so any of them can queue prompts and route MCP tool calls to the others.

Multi-Node lets one machine queue a prompt that executes on another machine while streaming output back to the originator. Each signed-in machine has its own node ID, tunnel URL, vault-stored API key, and relay connection, and one machine is marked primary. Guardrails built since the first release keep machines from colliding: a primary node for account-wide work, project authority so each project has one owning machine, shared prompt numbering, and isolated worktrees per run. Keeping each project on one machine is still simplest; working on the same project from several machines is supported when git is kept clean and pushed.

How it relates to Orbit

Orbit can link several machines under one account and route project operations to the machine that owns the project. See Multi-Node Relay for details.

When you would use it

You use Multi-Node when your projects or devices are split across machines and you want to control execution from one Orbit dashboard.

Common operations

  • Sending a prompt to the machine where a project lives
  • Viewing remote prompt output in the local Pipeline panel
  • Targeting MCP calls to a specific account node

Frequently asked questions

Why would I run Orbit on more than one machine?

To send each prompt to the machine suited for it. iOS builds, for example, need a Mac, while the rest of the work can stay on your PC. See Multi-Node Relay.

Do prompt numbers clash across machines?

No. Prompt numbering is shared across every machine on the account, and each run gets its own isolated worktree.

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