The node reference is generated from Faster Motion metadata. Use it for lookup after you understand the surface-level authoring model. The reference should answer which node exists, what category it belongs to, what ports it exposes, which params it accepts, and where it is safe to use.

Reference source

• faster-motion/src/core/NodeMetadata.ts is the editor-facing source of truth.
• faster-motion-docs/node-registry.json is the generated reference artifact used while drafting this docs MVP.
• faster-motion-docs/nodes/ contains generated per-category and per-node pages that can be adapted into public docs after the first guide pages are live.

Current generated coverage

The generated registry currently contains 292 node descriptors.

• inputs: 51 nodes
• text: 31 nodes
• animation: 28 nodes
• boundary: 27 nodes
• paths: 24 nodes
• math: 17 nodes
• solvers: 16 nodes
• effects: 15 nodes
• skeleton: 13 nodes
• constraints: 11 nodes
• integration: 10 nodes
• distribution: 10 nodes
• procedural: 9 nodes
• state-machine: 8 nodes
• falloff: 6 nodes
• media: 5 nodes
• bundles: 4 nodes
• data: 3 nodes
• attributes: 2 nodes
• deformers: 2 nodes

How to use this reference

1. Start from the surface guide: DOM, Canvas 2D, or Canvas 3D/procedural.
2. Find the node family that matches the job: input, compute, writer, scene, geometry, particles, skeleton, or render planning.
3. Check inputs and outputs before wiring.
4. Check parameter defaults and allowed values before authoring a reusable sample.
5. Run validation after the file is loaded.

Expansion plan

• Publish generated category index pages after the first public guide pages are verified.
• Add canonical examples to the most-used DOM and Canvas node families.
• Keep generated reference pages synced to node metadata so public docs do not drift from the editor/runtime contract.

Working sample slot

Reference sample: Insert a generated node page preview after the public docs renderer supports compact port and parameter tables. This page intentionally reserves the sample location so the live docs can ship before the verified examples are inserted.

Faster Motion docs

Use these pages as the first public Faster Motion documentation set. Working samples will be inserted after each sample is verified.

Start

• Faster Motion documentation overview
• Get started with Faster Motion
• Faster Motion concepts

Surfaces

• DOM animation guide
• Canvas animation guide
• Canvas 3D and procedural guide

Reference

• .fmtion file format
• Runtime loading and publishing
• Debugging and preflight
• Node reference index

Related product guides

• Add motion to a page
• Use the visual editor for page motion
• Create a Canvas visual
• Meet the Visual Motion Editor