Wworking on improving the tool

cmd/uopi/main.go

@@ -88,7 +88,14 @@ func main() {
 	// The pure-Go implementation is used by default (no CGo required).
 	// Build with -tags epics to use the CGo-based libca implementation instead.
 	if cfg.Datasource.EPICS.Enabled && epics.Available() {
-		ds := epics.New(cfg.Datasource.EPICS.CAAddrList, cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ArchiveURL, cfg.Datasource.EPICS.PVNames)
+		ds := epics.New(
+			cfg.Datasource.EPICS.CAAddrList,
+			cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ArchiveURL,
+			cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ChannelFinderURL,
+			cfg.Datasource.EPICS.AutoSyncFilter,
+			cfg.Datasource.EPICS.AutoSyncFromArchiver,
+			cfg.Datasource.EPICS.PVNames,
+		)
 		if err := ds.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
 			log.Error("epics connect", "err", err)
 		} else {
@@ -106,7 +113,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	srv := server.New(cfg.Server.Listen, webFS, brk, synthDS, store, cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ChannelFinderURL, log)
+	srv := server.New(cfg.Server.Listen, webFS, brk, synthDS, store, cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ChannelFinderURL, cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ArchiveURL, log)
 
 	if err := srv.Start(ctx); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "server error: %v\n", err)

debug_api.go

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/uopi/uopi/internal/api"
+	"github.com/uopi/uopi/internal/broker"
+	"github.com/uopi/uopi/internal/storage"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	log := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stderr, nil))
+	store, _ := storage.New("./interfaces")
+	// broker.New(ctx, log, maxRate)
+	brk := broker.New(context.Background(), log, 0)
+	
+	h := api.New(brk, nil, store, "", "", log)
+	mux := http.NewServeMux()
+	h.Register(mux, "/api/v1")
+
+	req := httptest.NewRequest("GET", "/api/v1/interfaces", nil)
+	rr := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	mux.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+
+	fmt.Printf("Status: %d\n", rr.Code)
+	fmt.Printf("Body: %s\n", rr.Body.String())
+}

docs/ITER_GUIDE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# Guide: Configuring uopi for ITER CS-Studio
+
+This guide explains how to configure **uopi** to work within the **ITER CODAC (Control System Studio / Phoebus)** environment. Since uopi is a single portable binary, it can be deployed alongside or as a lightweight web-based alternative to standard CS-Studio screens.
+
+---
+
+## 1. Prerequisite Information
+
+To connect uopi to the ITER control system, you need three pieces of information usually found in your standard CODAC environment or terminal:
+
+| Info Needed | Purpose | Where to find it in ITER |
+| :--- | :--- | :--- |
+| **CA Addr List** | PV Discovery via UDP | Run `echo $EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST` in a terminal. |
+| **Archiver URL** | Historical Trends | Check your CS-Studio preferences under *Archive Appliance* (usually `http://arch-mgmt:17665/`). |
+| **CFS URL** | Automatic PV Search | Check CS-Studio preferences under *Channel Finder* (usually `http://cf-service:8080/ChannelFinder`). |
+
+---
+
+## 2. Configuration (`uopi.toml`)
+
+Create a file named `uopi.toml` in the directory where you will run uopi. Use the values found above:
+
+```toml
+[server]
+listen      = ":8080"           # The port uopi will serve the web HMI on
+storage_dir = "./interfaces"    # Where your XML screens will be saved
+
+[datasource.epics]
+enabled            = true
+# Paste the output of 'echo $EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST' here
+ca_addr_list       = "10.0.x.x 10.0.x.255" 
+# ITER Archive Appliance URL
+archive_url        = "http://arch-mgmt:17665/"
+# ITER Channel Finder URL
+channel_finder_url = "http://cf-service:8080/ChannelFinder"
+
+# Automatic discovery on startup
+auto_sync_from_archiver = true
+auto_sync_filter        = "tags=production" 
+```
+
+---
+
+## 3. Deployment in the ITER Environment
+
+### A. Running via Terminal
+If you are on a CODAC workstation or a server with network access to the Plant System:
+1. Copy the `uopi` binary to the machine.
+2. Run it pointing to your config:
+   ```bash
+   ./uopi -config uopi.toml
+   ```
+3. Open a browser and navigate to `http://<machine-ip>:8080`.
+
+### B. Offline Usage (No Internet)
+uopi is built with **zero external dependencies**. All scripts and the favicon are embedded. No `npm` or `curl` calls are made at runtime. It will function perfectly on isolated ITER networks.
+
+---
+
+## 4. Discovering ITER PVs
+
+Once uopi is running:
+
+1.  **Automatic Discovery:** If `auto_sync_from_archiver` is set to `true`, the sidebar will be pre-populated with thousands of ITER PVs on boot.
+2.  **Smart Grouping:** Click the **"Group By"** dropdown in the sidebar. Select **"Area"** or **"System"**. uopi will use the metadata from the ITER Channel Finder to organize PVs into folders (e.g., `Vacuum`, `Cryogenics`, `PowerSupply`).
+3.  **Advanced Search:** 
+    *   Click the **🔍 (Advanced Search)** icon in the sidebar.
+    *   Use the **Channel Finder** tab to find signals by tags (e.g., `interlock`) or properties (e.g., `iocName`).
+    *   Use the **Archive Appliance** tab to perform a glob search (e.g., `*TEMP*`) directly against the ITER Archiver database.
+
+---
+
+## 5. Transitioning from CS-Studio (`.bob` / `.opi`)
+
+uopi uses a custom XML format for its screens, but the layout logic is similar to Phoebus/CS-Studio.
+
+*   **Signals:** Just like in CS-Studio, you can drag PVs from the sidebar directly onto the canvas to create widgets.
+*   **Historical Data:** Any PV discovered via the Archiver tab or configured with the Archiver URL will automatically show historical data when added to a **Plot Widget**.
+*   **Synthetic Signals:** You can create complex ITER-specific calculations (e.g., `R = V/I`) by clicking the **Σ** icon and combining multiple EPICS PVs into a single virtual signal.
+
+---
+
+## 6. Troubleshooting
+
+*   **Timeout Error:** If `caget` times out in uopi, verify that `ca_addr_list` includes the correct broadcast address for your ITER subnet (e.g., ends in `.255`).
+*   **Metadata Missing:** If PVs show up but have no units/descriptions, ensure the `channel_finder_url` is reachable from the uopi binary.

internal/api/api.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"log/slog"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/uopi/uopi/internal/broker"
@@ -21,12 +22,20 @@ type Handler struct {
 	synthetic        *synthetic.Synthetic // nil if not enabled
 	store            *storage.Store
 	channelFinderURL string // empty if not configured
+	archiverURL      string // empty if not configured
 	log              *slog.Logger
 }
 
 // New creates an API Handler. synth may be nil if the synthetic DS is disabled.
-func New(b *broker.Broker, synth *synthetic.Synthetic, store *storage.Store, channelFinderURL string, log *slog.Logger) *Handler {
+func New(b *broker.Broker, synth *synthetic.Synthetic, store *storage.Store, channelFinderURL, archiverURL string, log *slog.Logger) *Handler {
-	return &Handler{broker: b, synthetic: synth, store: store, channelFinderURL: channelFinderURL, log: log}
+	return &Handler{
+		broker:           b,
+		synthetic:        synth,
+		store:            store,
+		channelFinderURL: channelFinderURL,
+		archiverURL:      archiverURL,
+		log:              log,
+	}
 }
 
 // Register mounts all API routes onto mux under the given prefix.
@@ -36,6 +45,7 @@ func (h *Handler) Register(mux *http.ServeMux, prefix string) {
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+prefix+"/signals", h.listSignals)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+prefix+"/signals/search", h.searchSignals)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+prefix+"/channel-finder", h.channelFinder)
+	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+prefix+"/archiver/search", h.archiverSearch)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+prefix+"/interfaces", h.listInterfaces)
 	mux.HandleFunc("POST "+prefix+"/interfaces", h.createInterface)
 	mux.HandleFunc("GET "+prefix+"/interfaces/{id}", h.getInterface)
@@ -80,6 +90,8 @@ type signalInfo struct {
 	DisplayHigh float64           `json:"displayHigh"`
 	Writable    bool              `json:"writable"`
 	EnumStrings []string          `json:"enumStrings,omitempty"`
+	Properties  map[string]string `json:"properties,omitempty"`
+	Tags        []string          `json:"tags,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (h *Handler) listSignals(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
@@ -160,6 +172,12 @@ func (h *Handler) channelFinder(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	cfURL := strings.TrimRight(h.channelFinderURL, "/") + "/resources/channels"
 	if q != "" {
 		cfURL += "?~name=*" + q + "*"
+	} else if r.URL.RawQuery != "" && r.URL.RawQuery != "q=" {
+		cfURL += "?" + r.URL.RawQuery
+	} else {
+		// Empty query check: return empty results to signal CFS is configured.
+		jsonOK(w, []struct{}{})
+		return
 	}
 
 	resp, err := http.Get(cfURL) //nolint:noctx
@@ -187,6 +205,47 @@ func (h *Handler) channelFinder(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	jsonOK(w, names)
 }
 
+// ── /archiver/search ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+// archiverSearch proxies a search query to the EPICS Archive Appliance
+// management API when configured. Returns 501 otherwise.
+func (h *Handler) archiverSearch(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	if h.archiverURL == "" {
+		jsonError(w, http.StatusNotImplemented, "Archiver not configured (set archive_url in config)")
+		return
+	}
+
+	pattern := r.URL.Query().Get("q")
+	if pattern == "" {
+		pattern = "*"
+	}
+	// AA expects glob patterns. If no glob characters, wrap in stars.
+	if !strings.ContainsAny(pattern, "*?[]") {
+		pattern = "*" + pattern + "*"
+	}
+
+	searchURL := strings.TrimRight(h.archiverURL, "/") + "/mgmt/bpl/getAllPVs?pv=" + url.QueryEscape(pattern)
+	resp, err := http.Get(searchURL) //nolint:noctx
+	if err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, http.StatusBadGateway, "Archiver request failed: "+err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		jsonError(w, http.StatusBadGateway, "Archiver returned status "+resp.Status)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var pvs []string
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&pvs); err != nil {
+		jsonError(w, http.StatusBadGateway, "Archiver response parse error: "+err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	jsonOK(w, pvs)
+}
+
 // ── /groups ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
 // getGroups returns the workspace group tree as a JSON array.
@@ -416,6 +475,8 @@ func metaToSignalInfo(m datasource.Metadata) signalInfo {
 		DisplayHigh: m.DisplayHigh,
 		Writable:    m.Writable,
 		EnumStrings: m.EnumStrings,
+		Properties:  m.Properties,
+		Tags:        m.Tags,
 	}
 }
 

internal/api/api_test.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func setup(t *testing.T) (*httptest.Server, func()) {
 	}
 
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
-	api.New(brk, nil, store, "", log).Register(mux, "/api/v1")
+	api.New(brk, nil, store, "", "", log).Register(mux, "/api/v1")
 
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(mux)
 	return srv, func() {

internal/config/config.go

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ type EPICSConfig struct {
 	CAAddrList       string   `toml:"ca_addr_list"`
 	ArchiveURL       string   `toml:"archive_url"`
 	ChannelFinderURL string   `toml:"channel_finder_url"`
+	AutoSyncFilter       string   `toml:"auto_sync_filter"`
+	AutoSyncFromArchiver bool     `toml:"auto_sync_from_archiver"`
 	PVNames              []string `toml:"pv_names"`
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +102,12 @@ func applyEnv(cfg *Config) {
 	if v := env("UOPI_EPICS_CHANNEL_FINDER_URL"); v != "" {
 		cfg.Datasource.EPICS.ChannelFinderURL = v
 	}
+	if v := env("UOPI_EPICS_AUTO_SYNC_FILTER"); v != "" {
+		cfg.Datasource.EPICS.AutoSyncFilter = v
+	}
+	if v := env("UOPI_EPICS_AUTO_SYNC_FROM_ARCHIVER"); v != "" {
+		cfg.Datasource.EPICS.AutoSyncFromArchiver = (v == "true" || v == "YES")
+	}
 	if v := env("EPICS_PVA_ADDR_LIST"); v != "" {
 		cfg.Datasource.PVA.AddrList = strings.Fields(v)
 	}

internal/datasource/epics/archive.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/uopi/uopi/internal/datasource"
@@ -117,6 +118,55 @@ func fetchArchiveHistory(ctx context.Context, archiveURL, signal string, start,
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+// searchArchivePVs queries the Archive Appliance management API for PV names
+// matching the given pattern (glob style, e.g. "PV:*").
+func searchArchivePVs(ctx context.Context, archiveURL, pattern string) ([]string, error) {
+	if archiveURL == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Build the request URL.
+	// Format: GET {archiveURL}/mgmt/bpl/getAllPVs?pv={pattern}
+	reqURL, err := url.Parse(archiveURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epics archive: invalid archive URL %q: %w", archiveURL, err)
+	}
+	reqURL = reqURL.JoinPath("mgmt", "bpl", "getAllPVs")
+
+	q := reqURL.Query()
+	if pattern == "" {
+		pattern = "*"
+	}
+	// AA expects glob patterns. If no glob characters, wrap in stars.
+	if !strings.ContainsAny(pattern, "*?[]") {
+		pattern = "*" + pattern + "*"
+	}
+	q.Set("pv", pattern)
+	reqURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epics archive: building request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epics archive: HTTP request failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epics archive: unexpected status %d for search %q", resp.StatusCode, pattern)
+	}
+
+	var pvs []string
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&pvs); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("epics archive: decoding response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return pvs, nil
+}
+
 // coerceArchiveValue converts the raw JSON value (which json.Unmarshal decodes
 // as float64, string, bool, []interface{}, or nil) into one of the types
 // accepted by datasource.Value.Data.

internal/datasource/epics/cf_client.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package epics
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// cfChannel is the JSON structure returned by the Channel Finder Service.
+type cfChannel struct {
+	Name       string       `json:"name"`
+	Owner      string       `json:"owner"`
+	Properties []cfProperty `json:"properties"`
+	Tags       []cfTag      `json:"tags"`
+}
+
+type cfProperty struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
+	Owner string `json:"owner"`
+}
+
+type cfTag struct {
+	Name  string `json:"name"`
+	Owner string `json:"owner"`
+}
+
+// queryChannelFinder fetches channels from CFS matching the given query string.
+func queryChannelFinder(cfURL, query string) ([]cfChannel, error) {
+	if cfURL == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	url := strings.TrimRight(cfURL, "/") + "/resources/channels"
+	if query != "" {
+		if strings.Contains(query, "=") || strings.Contains(query, "~") {
+			// Query is already a structured filter (e.g. area=L1)
+			url += "?" + query
+		} else {
+			// Query is just a PV name pattern
+			url += "?~name=*" + query + "*"
+		}
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
+	slog.Info("CFS query", "url", url)
+	resp, err := client.Get(url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CFS request failed: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CFS returned status %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var channels []cfChannel
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&channels); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("CFS response parse error: %w", err)
+	}
+	slog.Info("CFS results", "count", len(channels))
+
+	return channels, nil
+}

internal/datasource/epics/discovery_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+package epics_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/uopi/goca/proto"
+	"github.com/uopi/goca/testca"
+	"github.com/uopi/uopi/internal/datasource/epics"
+)
+
+func TestDiscovery_EnvironmentVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	// 1. Setup a fake CA server.
+	srv, err := testca.New([]testca.PVSpec{
+		{Name: "DISCO:PV", DBFType: proto.DBFDouble, Count: 1, Value: 123.45},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("testca.New: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	// 2. Set the environment variable to point to this server.
+	os.Setenv("EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST", srv.UDPAddr())
+	os.Setenv("EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST", "NO")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST")
+
+	// 3. Create datasource with NO explicit address (should pick up from env).
+	ds := epics.New("", "", "", "", false, nil)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := ds.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Connect: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 4. Verify discovery works.
+	meta, err := ds.GetMetadata(ctx, "DISCO:PV")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetMetadata failed (discovery failed): %v", err)
+	}
+	if meta.Name != "DISCO:PV" {
+		t.Errorf("got %q, want DISCO:PV", meta.Name)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiscovery_ConfigOverride(t *testing.T) {
+	// 1. Setup TWO fake CA servers.
+	srv1, _ := testca.New([]testca.PVSpec{{Name: "PV:1", DBFType: proto.DBFDouble, Value: 1.0}})
+	defer srv1.Close()
+	srv2, _ := testca.New([]testca.PVSpec{{Name: "PV:2", DBFType: proto.DBFDouble, Value: 2.0}})
+	defer srv2.Close()
+
+	// 2. Point env to srv1.
+	os.Setenv("EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST", srv1.UDPAddr())
+	os.Setenv("EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST", "NO")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST")
+	defer os.Unsetenv("EPICS_CA_AUTO_ADDR_LIST")
+
+	// 3. Create datasource pointing explicitly to srv2 (should OVERRIDE env).
+	ds := epics.New(srv2.UDPAddr(), "", "", "", false, nil)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if err := ds.Connect(ctx); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Connect: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 4. PV from srv2 should be found.
+	if _, err := ds.GetMetadata(ctx, "PV:2"); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("PV:2 from config address not found: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 5. PV from srv1 should NOT be found (since AutoAddrList is disabled by config override).
+	ctx2, cancel2 := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 500*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel2()
+	if _, err := ds.GetMetadata(ctx2, "PV:1"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("PV:1 from env address was found, but config should have overridden it")
+	}
+}

internal/datasource/epics/epics.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import "C"
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -68,8 +69,12 @@ type caChannel struct {
 type EPICS struct {
 	caAddrList     string
 	archiveURL     string
+	cfURL          string
+	autoSyncFilter       string
+	autoSyncFromArchiver bool
 
-	// caCtx is the CA context created in Connect().  Stored as unsafe.Pointer
+	// caCtx is the CA context created in Connect().
+  Stored as unsafe.Pointer
 	// because the C type (ca_client_context *) is opaque.  Every goroutine
 	// that calls CA functions must call caAttachContext(caCtx) first, because
 	// Go goroutines can run on any OS thread and CA contexts are thread-local.
@@ -87,10 +92,13 @@ type EPICS struct {
 // Appliance instance for history queries (may be empty).
 // pvNames is accepted for API compatibility with the pure-Go build but ignored
 // in the CGo build (the CGo implementation populates ListSignals via callbacks).
-func New(caAddrList, archiveURL string, pvNames []string) datasource.DataSource {
+func New(caAddrList, archiveURL, cfURL, autoSyncFilter string, autoSyncFromArchiver bool, pvNames []string) datasource.DataSource {
 	return &EPICS{
 		caAddrList:           caAddrList,
 		archiveURL:           archiveURL,
+		cfURL:                cfURL,
+		autoSyncFilter:       autoSyncFilter,
+		autoSyncFromArchiver: autoSyncFromArchiver,
 		channels:             make(map[string]*caChannel),
 		metadata:             make(map[string]datasource.Metadata),
 	}
@@ -122,9 +130,62 @@ func (e *EPICS) Connect(_ context.Context) error {
 	}
 	// Save the context so goroutines on other OS threads can attach to it.
 	e.caCtx = C.caCurrentContext()
+
+	// Perform background sync from Channel Finder if configured.
+	if e.cfURL != "" && e.autoSyncFilter != "" {
+		go e.syncFromChannelFinder(context.Background())
+	}
+
+	// Perform background sync from Archive Appliance if configured.
+	if e.archiveURL != "" && e.autoSyncFromArchiver {
+		go e.syncFromArchiver(context.Background())
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (e *EPICS) syncFromChannelFinder(ctx context.Context) {
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	slog.Info("epics: syncing signals from Channel Finder", "url", e.cfURL, "filter", e.autoSyncFilter)
+	channels, err := queryChannelFinder(e.cfURL, e.autoSyncFilter)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("epics: Channel Finder sync failed", "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, ch := range channels {
+		// Convert CFS properties and tags
+		props := make(map[string]string)
+		for _, p := range ch.Properties {
+			props[p.Name] = p.Value
+		}
+		tags := make([]string, len(ch.Tags))
+		for i, t := range ch.Tags {
+			tags[i] = t.Name
+		}
+
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		if _, exists := e.metadata[ch.Name]; !exists {
+			e.metadata[ch.Name] = datasource.Metadata{
+				Name:       ch.Name,
+				Properties: props,
+				Tags:       tags,
+			}
+		}
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+
+		// Background pre-fetch of actual record info
+		go e.prefetchPV(ctx, ch.Name)
+	}
+	slog.Info("epics: synced signals from Channel Finder", "count", len(channels))
+}
+
+func (e *EPICS) prefetchPV(ctx context.Context, pv string) {
+	mctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	_, _ = e.GetMetadata(mctx, pv)
+}
+
 // attachCAContext attaches the saved CA context to the calling OS thread.
 // Must be called at the top of every goroutine that uses CA functions,
 // because Go goroutines can be scheduled onto any OS thread.
@@ -422,13 +483,12 @@ func (e *EPICS) fetchMetadata(chid C.chid, name string) datasource.Metadata {
 }
 
 // ListSignals returns metadata for all currently tracked channels.
-// Channels with cached metadata return full info; others return a stub entry
-// with the PV name so the signal tree can display them immediately after
-// a manual add, before GetMetadata has been called.
 func (e *EPICS) ListSignals(_ context.Context) ([]datasource.Metadata, error) {
 	e.mu.Lock()
 	defer e.mu.Unlock()
 
+	slog.Debug("epics: listing signals", "count", len(e.metadata))
+
 	// Start with all fully-fetched metadata entries.
 	out := make([]datasource.Metadata, 0, len(e.channels))
 	seen := make(map[string]bool, len(e.metadata))
@@ -583,3 +643,27 @@ func nativeTimeType(chid C.chid) C.chtype {
 		return C.DBR_TIME_DOUBLE
 	}
 }
+
+func (e *EPICS) syncFromArchiver(ctx context.Context) {
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // wait for network
+	slog.Info("epics: syncing signals from Archiver", "url", e.archiveURL)
+	pvs, err := searchArchivePVs(ctx, e.archiveURL, "*")
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("epics: Archiver sync failed", "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range pvs {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		if _, exists := e.metadata[name]; !exists {
+			e.metadata[name] = datasource.Metadata{Name: name}
+		}
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+		// Background pre-fetch of record info
+		go e.prefetchPV(ctx, name)
+	}
+	slog.Info("epics: synced signals from Archiver", "count", len(pvs))
+}

internal/datasource/epics/epics_purego_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func newTestDS(t *testing.T, pvs []testca.PVSpec) (datasource.DataSource, *testc
 	}
 	t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
 
-	ds := epics.New(srv.UDPAddr(), "", nil)
+	ds := epics.New(srv.UDPAddr(), "", "", "", false, nil)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 	t.Cleanup(cancel)
 	if err := ds.Connect(ctx); err != nil {

internal/datasource/epics/noop.go

@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ func Available() bool { return true }
 type EPICS struct {
 	caAddrList     string
 	archiveURL     string
+	cfURL          string
+	autoSyncFilter       string
+	autoSyncFromArchiver bool
 	pvNames              []string // pre-fetched at connect time for ListSignals
 
 	client *ca.Client
@@ -47,10 +50,13 @@ type EPICS struct {
 // pvNames is an optional list of PV names whose metadata will be pre-fetched
 // at connect time so they appear in ListSignals immediately (useful for the
 // edit-mode signal tree).
-func New(caAddrList, archiveURL string, pvNames []string) datasource.DataSource {
+func New(caAddrList, archiveURL, cfURL, autoSyncFilter string, autoSyncFromArchiver bool, pvNames []string) datasource.DataSource {
 	return &EPICS{
 		caAddrList:           caAddrList,
 		archiveURL:           archiveURL,
+		cfURL:                cfURL,
+		autoSyncFilter:       autoSyncFilter,
+		autoSyncFromArchiver: autoSyncFromArchiver,
 		pvNames:              pvNames,
 		metadata:             make(map[string]datasource.Metadata),
 	}
@@ -75,16 +81,73 @@ func (e *EPICS) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	e.client = cli
 	slog.Info("epics: CA client started", "addrs", cfg.AddrList)
 
-	// Pre-fetch metadata for any configured PV names so they appear in
+	// Perform background sync from Channel Finder if configured.
-	// ListSignals as soon as the datasource is ready.  We open a short-lived
+	if e.cfURL != "" && e.autoSyncFilter != "" {
-	// subscription (which drives channel connection) and then fetch CTRL info.
+		go e.syncFromChannelFinder(ctx)
+	}
+
+	// Perform background sync from Archive Appliance if configured.
+	if e.archiveURL != "" && e.autoSyncFromArchiver {
+		go e.syncFromArchiver(ctx)
+	}
+
+	// Pre-fetch metadata for any configured PV names.
 	if len(e.pvNames) > 0 {
 		go func() {
 			for _, pv := range e.pvNames {
 				if ctx.Err() != nil {
 					return
 				}
-				func() {
+				e.prefetchPV(ctx, pv)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *EPICS) syncFromChannelFinder(ctx context.Context) {
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	slog.Info("epics: syncing signals from Channel Finder", "url", e.cfURL, "filter", e.autoSyncFilter)
+	channels, err := queryChannelFinder(e.cfURL, e.autoSyncFilter)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("epics: Channel Finder sync failed", "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, ch := range channels {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		// Convert CFS properties and tags to datasource.Metadata
+		props := make(map[string]string)
+		for _, p := range ch.Properties {
+			props[p.Name] = p.Value
+		}
+		tags := make([]string, len(ch.Tags))
+		for i, t := range ch.Tags {
+			tags[i] = t.Name
+		}
+
+		// Initialize metadata with CFS info. Full metadata (type, units, etc.)
+		// will be populated on first access via DBR_CTRL GET.
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		if _, exists := e.metadata[ch.Name]; !exists {
+			e.metadata[ch.Name] = datasource.Metadata{
+				Name:       ch.Name,
+				Properties: props,
+				Tags:       tags,
+			}
+		}
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+
+		// Background pre-fetch of actual record info (type, etc.)
+		go e.prefetchPV(ctx, ch.Name)
+	}
+	slog.Info("epics: synced signals from Channel Finder", "count", len(channels))
+}
+
+func (e *EPICS) prefetchPV(ctx context.Context, pv string) {
 	tvCh := make(chan proto.TimeValue, 1)
 	subCtx, subCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 15*time.Second)
 	defer subCancel()
@@ -97,12 +160,6 @@ func (e *EPICS) Connect(ctx context.Context) error {
 	mctx, mcancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
 	defer mcancel()
 	_, _ = e.GetMetadata(mctx, pv)
-				}()
-			}
-		}()
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // -------------------------------------------------------------------------- //
@@ -273,6 +330,7 @@ func (e *EPICS) ctrlToMeta(name string, ci ca.CtrlInfo) datasource.Metadata {
 func (e *EPICS) ListSignals(_ context.Context) ([]datasource.Metadata, error) {
 	e.mu.RLock()
 	defer e.mu.RUnlock()
+	slog.Debug("epics: listing signals", "count", len(e.metadata))
 	out := make([]datasource.Metadata, 0, len(e.metadata))
 	for _, m := range e.metadata {
 		out = append(out, m)
@@ -305,3 +363,27 @@ func (e *EPICS) History(ctx context.Context, signal string, start, end time.Time
 	}
 	return fetchArchiveHistory(ctx, e.archiveURL, signal, start, end, maxPoints)
 }
+
+func (e *EPICS) syncFromArchiver(ctx context.Context) {
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) // wait for network
+	slog.Info("epics: syncing signals from Archiver", "url", e.archiveURL)
+	pvs, err := searchArchivePVs(ctx, e.archiveURL, "*")
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("epics: Archiver sync failed", "err", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, name := range pvs {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		e.mu.Lock()
+		if _, exists := e.metadata[name]; !exists {
+			e.metadata[name] = datasource.Metadata{Name: name}
+		}
+		e.mu.Unlock()
+		// Background pre-fetch of record info
+		go e.prefetchPV(ctx, name)
+	}
+	slog.Info("epics: synced signals from Archiver", "count", len(pvs))
+}

internal/datasource/iface.go

@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	DriveHigh   float64
 	EnumStrings []string // non-nil only for TypeEnum
 	Writable    bool
+	Properties  map[string]string // Channel Finder properties
+	Tags        []string          // Channel Finder tags
 }
 
 // CancelFunc cancels a subscription started by DataSource.Subscribe.

internal/server/server.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Server struct {
 
 // New creates the HTTP server, registers all routes, and returns a ready-to-start Server.
 // synth may be nil if the synthetic data source is not enabled.
-func New(addr string, webFS fs.FS, brk *broker.Broker, synth *synthetic.Synthetic, store *storage.Store, channelFinderURL string, log *slog.Logger) *Server {
+func New(addr string, webFS fs.FS, brk *broker.Broker, synth *synthetic.Synthetic, store *storage.Store, channelFinderURL, archiverURL string, log *slog.Logger) *Server {
 	mux := http.NewServeMux()
 
 	// Health check
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func New(addr string, webFS fs.FS, brk *broker.Broker, synth *synthetic.Syntheti
 	mux.HandleFunc("/metrics", metrics.Handler(brk.ActiveSubscriptions))
 
 	// REST API
-	api.New(brk, synth, store, channelFinderURL, log).Register(mux, apiPrefix)
+	api.New(brk, synth, store, channelFinderURL, archiverURL, log).Register(mux, apiPrefix)
 
 	// Embedded frontend — must be last (catch-all)
 	mux.Handle("/", http.FileServerFS(webFS))

internal/server/ws.go

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type metaPayload struct {
 	DriveHigh   float64           `json:"driveHigh,omitempty"`
 	EnumStrings []string          `json:"enumStrings,omitempty"`
 	Writable    bool              `json:"writable"`
+	Properties  map[string]string `json:"properties,omitempty"`
+	Tags        []string          `json:"tags,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type histPoint struct {
@@ -396,6 +398,8 @@ func metadataToPayload(m datasource.Metadata) *metaPayload {
 		DriveHigh:   m.DriveHigh,
 		EnumStrings: m.EnumStrings,
 		Writable:    m.Writable,
+		Properties:  m.Properties,
+		Tags:        m.Tags,
 	}
 }
 

internal/storage/store.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
@@ -80,10 +81,16 @@ func (s *Store) List() ([]InterfaceMeta, error) {
 	}
 	var out []InterfaceMeta
 	for _, e := range entries {
-		if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(e.Name(), ".xml") {
+		name := e.Name()
+		if e.IsDir() || !strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(name), ".xml") {
 			continue
 		}
-		id := strings.TrimSuffix(e.Name(), ".xml")
+		// Skip versioned backups: id.v1.xml, id.v2.xml, etc.
+		if isVersioned(name) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		id := strings.TrimSuffix(name, filepath.Ext(name))
 		meta, err := s.readMeta(id)
 		if err != nil {
 			continue // skip corrupt files silently
@@ -96,6 +103,20 @@ func (s *Store) List() ([]InterfaceMeta, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func isVersioned(name string) bool {
+	// Format: <id>.v<number>.xml
+	parts := strings.Split(name, ".")
+	if len(parts) != 3 {
+		return false
+	}
+	vPart := parts[1]
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(vPart, "v") {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, err := strconv.Atoi(vPart[1:])
+	return err == nil
+}
+
 // rootAttrs is used to parse only the top-level XML attributes.
 type rootAttrs struct {
 	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"interface"`
@@ -145,18 +166,87 @@ func (s *Store) Create(xmlData []byte) (string, error) {
 	if _, err := os.Stat(s.filePath(id)); err == nil {
 		id = id + "-" + fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().UnixMilli())
 	}
-	return id, os.WriteFile(s.filePath(id), xmlData, 0o644)
+
+	// Initialize version to 1.
+	updatedData, err := setXMLAttribute(xmlData, "version", "1")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("initialize version attribute: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return id, os.WriteFile(s.filePath(id), updatedData, 0o644)
 }
 
-// Update replaces the XML for an existing interface.
+// Update replaces the XML for an existing interface, preserving the previous
+// version as a separate file.
 func (s *Store) Update(id string, xmlData []byte) error {
 	if err := validateID(id); err != nil {
 		return ErrNotFound
 	}
-	if _, err := os.Stat(s.filePath(id)); errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+
+	oldPath := s.filePath(id)
+	oldData, err := os.ReadFile(oldPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			return ErrNotFound
 		}
-	return os.WriteFile(s.filePath(id), xmlData, 0o644)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Parse current version to name the backup file.
+	var oldRoot rootAttrs
+	if err := xml.Unmarshal(oldData, &oldRoot); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parse existing XML: %w", err)
+	}
+	if oldRoot.Version < 1 {
+		oldRoot.Version = 1
+	}
+
+	// Move old file to backup path: id.vN.xml
+	backupPath := filepath.Join(s.dir, fmt.Sprintf("%s.v%d.xml", id, oldRoot.Version))
+	if err := os.WriteFile(backupPath, oldData, 0o644); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create backup: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Update version in new data.
+	newVersion := oldRoot.Version + 1
+	updatedData, err := setXMLAttribute(xmlData, "version", fmt.Sprintf("%d", newVersion))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("update version attribute: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return os.WriteFile(oldPath, updatedData, 0o644)
+}
+
+// setXMLAttribute is a primitive helper to update a top-level attribute in an
+// XML blob without full unmarshal/marshal (which might mess up formatting).
+func setXMLAttribute(data []byte, attr, value string) ([]byte, error) {
+	// Very basic implementation: look for the attribute in the first 512 bytes.
+	// A proper implementation would use an XML encoder or a better regex.
+	s := string(data)
+	tagEnd := strings.Index(s, ">")
+	if tagEnd == -1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("malformed XML: no root tag end")
+	}
+	rootTag := s[:tagEnd]
+
+	attrSearch := " " + attr + "=\""
+	idx := strings.Index(rootTag, attrSearch)
+	if idx == -1 {
+		// Attribute not found, insert it before the tag ends.
+		insertIdx := tagEnd
+		if s[tagEnd-1] == '/' {
+			insertIdx-- // handle <tag />
+		}
+		return []byte(s[:insertIdx] + fmt.Sprintf(" %s=\"%s\"", attr, value) + s[insertIdx:]), nil
+	}
+
+	// Attribute found, replace its value.
+	valStart := idx + len(attrSearch)
+	valEnd := strings.Index(s[valStart:], "\"")
+	if valEnd == -1 {
+		return nil, errors.New("malformed XML: attribute value not closed")
+	}
+	return []byte(s[:valStart] + value + s[valStart+valEnd:]), nil
 }
 
 // Delete removes the interface with the given ID.

tools/buildfrontend/main.go

@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func main() {
 	// Copy uPlot CSS and favicon
 	copyFile(filepath.Join(root, "web", "vendor", "uplot.css"), filepath.Join(distDir, "uplot.css"))
 	copyFile(filepath.Join(root, "web", "public", "favicon.svg"), filepath.Join(distDir, "favicon.svg"))
+	copyFile(filepath.Join(root, "web", "public", "favicon.svg"), filepath.Join(distDir, "favicon.ico"))
 
 	// Write index.html
 	html := `<!doctype html>
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ func main() {
   <meta charset="UTF-8" />
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
   <title>uopi</title>
+  <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" sizes="any" />
   <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/favicon.svg" />
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/uplot.css" />
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="/main.css" />

uopi.example.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ storage_dir = "./interfaces"
 [datasource.epics]
 enabled            = true
 ca_addr_list       = ""   # overrides EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST if set
-archive_url  = ""   # EPICS Archive Appliance base URL, e.g. http://archiver:17665/
+archive_url        = ""   # EPICS Archive Appliance base URL
+channel_finder_url = ""   # e.g. http://channelfinder:8080/ChannelFinder
+auto_sync_filter   = ""   # e.g. area=StorageRing or tags=production
 
 [datasource.synthetic]
 enabled          = true

web/src/ChannelFinderModal.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+import { h } from 'preact';
+import { useState, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
+import type { SignalRef } from './lib/types';
+
+interface Props {
+  onClose: () => void;
+  onAddSignals: (signals: SignalRef[]) => void;
+}
+
+interface Rule {
+  type: 'name' | 'tag' | 'property';
+  key?: string;
+  value: string;
+}
+
+type SearchSource = 'cfs' | 'archiver';
+
+export default function ChannelFinderModal({ onClose, onAddSignals }: Props) {
+  const [source, setSource] = useState<SearchSource>('cfs');
+  
+  // CFS State
+  const [rules, setRules] = useState<Rule[]>([{ type: 'name', value: '' }]);
+  const [cfsResults, setCfsResults] = useState<Array<{ name: string, properties: any, tags: any }>>([]);
+  
+  // Archiver State
+  const [archPattern, setArchPattern] = useState('');
+  const [archResults, setArchResults] = useState<string[]>([]);
+
+  const [searching, setSearching] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState('');
+
+  async function handleCfsSearch() {
+    if (!rules.some(r => r.value.trim() !== '')) return;
+    setSearching(true);
+    setError('');
+    
+    try {
+      const params = new URLSearchParams();
+      for (const r of rules) {
+        if (!r.value.trim()) continue;
+        if (r.type === 'name') {
+          params.append('~name', r.value.includes('*') ? r.value : `*${r.value}*`);
+        } else if (r.type === 'tag') {
+          params.append('~tag', r.value);
+        } else if (r.type === 'property' && r.key) {
+          params.append(r.key, r.value);
+        }
+      }
+
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/channel-finder?${params.toString()}`);
+      if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`CFS Search failed: ${res.statusText}`);
+      const data = await res.json();
+      setCfsResults(data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+    } finally {
+      setSearching(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function handleArchSearch() {
+    if (!archPattern.trim()) return;
+    setSearching(true);
+    setError('');
+    
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/archiver/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(archPattern)}`);
+      if (!res.ok) {
+          if (res.status === 501) throw new Error("Archiver discovery not configured");
+          throw new Error(`Archiver Search failed: ${res.statusText}`);
+      }
+      const data = await res.json();
+      setArchResults(data);
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+    } finally {
+      setSearching(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function addRule() {
+    setRules([...rules, { type: 'property', key: '', value: '' }]);
+  }
+
+  function updateRule(idx: number, patch: Partial<Rule>) {
+    setRules(rules.map((r, i) => i === idx ? { ...r, ...patch } : r));
+  }
+
+  function removeRule(idx: number) {
+    setRules(rules.filter((_, i) => i !== idx));
+  }
+
+  function handleAddAll() {
+    const refs = source === 'cfs' 
+      ? cfsResults.map(r => ({ ds: 'epics', name: r.name }))
+      : archResults.map(name => ({ ds: 'epics', name }));
+    onAddSignals(refs);
+    onClose();
+  }
+
+  const resultsCount = source === 'cfs' ? cfsResults.length : archResults.length;
+
+  return (
+    <div class="wizard-backdrop" onClick={onClose}>
+      <div class="wizard" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()} style="max-width: 750px; height: 85vh;">
+        <div class="wizard-header">
+          <span>PV Discovery</span>
+          <button class="icon-btn" onClick={onClose}>✕</button>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="wizard-body" style="display: flex; flex-direction: column;">
+          {/* Source Tabs */}
+          <div class="signal-tree-tabs" style="margin-bottom: 1.5rem;">
+            <button
+              class={`stab${source === 'cfs' ? ' stab-active' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => { setSource('cfs'); setError(''); }}
+            >Channel Finder</button>
+            <button
+              class={`stab${source === 'archiver' ? ' stab-active' : ''}`}
+              onClick={() => { setSource('archiver'); setError(''); }}
+            >Archive Appliance</button>
+          </div>
+
+          {source === 'cfs' ? (
+            <div style="flex: 0 0 auto;">
+              <div class="wizard-section-title">Channel Finder Rules</div>
+              <p class="hint" style="padding: 0 0 0.5rem 0;">Filter by name, tags, or properties.</p>
+              
+              {rules.map((rule, idx) => (
+                <div key={idx} class="wizard-field wizard-field-row" style="align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;">
+                  <select 
+                    class="prop-select" 
+                    style="flex: 0 0 100px;"
+                    value={rule.type}
+                    onChange={e => updateRule(idx, { type: (e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value as any })}
+                  >
+                    <option value="name">Name</option>
+                    <option value="tag">Tag</option>
+                    <option value="property">Property</option>
+                  </select>
+
+                  {rule.type === 'property' && (
+                    <input 
+                      class="prop-input" 
+                      style="flex: 1;"
+                      placeholder="Property name" 
+                      value={rule.key} 
+                      onInput={e => updateRule(idx, { key: (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value })}
+                    />
+                  )}
+
+                  <input 
+                    class="prop-input" 
+                    style="flex: 2;"
+                    placeholder={rule.type === 'name' ? 'PV name pattern' : 'Value'} 
+                    value={rule.value}
+                    onInput={e => updateRule(idx, { value: (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value })}
+                    onKeyDown={e => e.key === 'Enter' && handleCfsSearch()}
+                  />
+
+                  <button 
+                    class="icon-btn" 
+                    onClick={() => removeRule(idx)}
+                    disabled={rules.length === 1}
+                  >✕</button>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+
+              <div style="display: flex; gap: 0.5rem; margin-top: 0.5rem;">
+                <button class="panel-btn" onClick={addRule}>+ Add Rule</button>
+                <button 
+                  class="toolbar-btn toolbar-btn-primary" 
+                  onClick={handleCfsSearch} 
+                  disabled={searching}
+                  style="padding: 0 1.5rem;"
+                >
+                  {searching ? 'Searching…' : 'Search CFS'}
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <div style="flex: 0 0 auto;">
+              <div class="wizard-section-title">Archiver Search</div>
+              <p class="hint" style="padding: 0 0 0.5rem 0;">Search for archived PVs using glob patterns (e.g. <code>*TEMP*</code>).</p>
+              
+              <div class="wizard-field wizard-field-row" style="gap: 0.5rem;">
+                <input 
+                  class="prop-input" 
+                  style="flex: 1;"
+                  autoFocus
+                  placeholder="PV pattern..." 
+                  value={archPattern}
+                  onInput={e => setArchPattern((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+                  onKeyDown={e => e.key === 'Enter' && handleArchSearch()}
+                />
+                <button 
+                  class="toolbar-btn toolbar-btn-primary" 
+                  onClick={handleArchSearch} 
+                  disabled={searching || !archPattern.trim()}
+                  style="padding: 0 1.5rem;"
+                >
+                  {searching ? 'Searching…' : 'Search Archiver'}
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          <div class="wizard-section-title" style="margin-top: 1.5rem; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center;">
+            <span>Results {resultsCount > 0 && `(${resultsCount})`}</span>
+            {resultsCount > 0 && (
+              <button class="panel-btn" style="font-size: 0.7rem; padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem;" onClick={handleAddAll}>Add All to Sidebar</button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {error && <p class="wizard-error">{error}</p>}
+
+          <div class="panel-list" style="flex: 1; border: 1px solid #2d3748; border-radius: 4px; background: #0f1117; overflow-y: auto;">
+            {resultsCount === 0 ? (
+              <p class="hint" style="text-align: center; padding: 2rem;">
+                {searching ? 'Searching…' : 'No results to show.'}
+              </p>
+            ) : (
+              <ul class="iface-list">
+                {source === 'cfs' ? (
+                  cfsResults.map(r => (
+                    <li key={r.name} class="iface-item" style="cursor: default;">
+                      <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px;">
+                        <span style="font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; color: #e2e8f0;">{r.name}</span>
+                        <div style="display: flex; gap: 4px; flex-wrap: wrap;">
+                          {r.tags?.map((t: any) => (
+                            <span key={t.name} style="font-size: 0.65rem; background: #1e293b; color: #94a3b8; padding: 0 4px; border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid #334155;">
+                              {t.name}
+                            </span>
+                          ))}
+                        </div>
+                      </div>
+                      <button 
+                        class="icon-btn" 
+                        title="Add to sidebar"
+                        onClick={() => onAddSignals([{ ds: 'epics', name: r.name }])}
+                      >+</button>
+                    </li>
+                  ))
+                ) : (
+                  archResults.map(name => (
+                    <li key={name} class="iface-item" style="cursor: default;">
+                      <span style="font-family: ui-monospace, monospace; color: #e2e8f0;">{name}</span>
+                      <button 
+                        class="icon-btn" 
+                        title="Add to sidebar"
+                        onClick={() => onAddSignals([{ ds: 'epics', name }])}
+                      >+</button>
+                    </li>
+                  ))
+                )}
+              </ul>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="wizard-footer">
+          <button class="toolbar-btn" onClick={onClose}>Close</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}

web/src/EditMode.tsx

@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ export default function EditMode({ initial, onDone }: Props) {
         setIface(f => ({ ...f, id: json.id }));
       }
       setDirty(false);
+      window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('uopi:refresh-interfaces'));
     } catch (err) {
       setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
     } finally {
@@ -254,6 +255,9 @@ export default function EditMode({ initial, onDone }: Props) {
     onDone(iface);
   }
 
+  // Clipboard
+  const clipboard = useRef<Widget[]>([]);
+
   // ── Keyboard shortcuts ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
   function handleKeyDown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
@@ -268,6 +272,33 @@ export default function EditMode({ initial, onDone }: Props) {
       setDirty(true);
       return;
     }
+
+    // Copy
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'c' && selectedIds.length > 0) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      clipboard.current = iface.widgets
+        .filter(w => selectedIds.includes(w.id))
+        .map(w => ({ ...w }));
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Paste
+    if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'v' && clipboard.current.length > 0) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      pushUndo();
+      const offset = 20;
+      const pasted = clipboard.current.map(w => ({
+        ...w,
+        id: genWidgetId(),
+        x: w.x + offset,
+        y: w.y + offset,
+      }));
+      setIface(f => ({ ...f, widgets: [...f.widgets, ...pasted] }));
+      setSelectedIds(pasted.map(w => w.id));
+      setDirty(true);
+      return;
+    }
+
     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'z' && !e.shiftKey) { e.preventDefault(); undo(); return; }
     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && (e.key === 'y' || (e.key === 'z' && e.shiftKey))) { e.preventDefault(); redo(); return; }
     if ((e.ctrlKey || e.metaKey) && e.key === 'a') {

web/src/HelpModal.tsx

@@ -643,6 +643,8 @@ function SectionHistory() {
 
 function SectionShortcuts() {
   const shortcuts: Array<[string, string]> = [
+    ['Ctrl+C',              'Copy selected widgets (Edit mode)'],
+    ['Ctrl+V',              'Paste widgets from clipboard (Edit mode)'],
     ['Ctrl+Z',              'Undo last change (Edit mode)'],
     ['Ctrl+Y / Ctrl+Shift+Z', 'Redo (Edit mode)'],
     ['Ctrl+A',              'Select all widgets (Edit mode)'],

web/src/InfoPanel.tsx

@@ -89,6 +89,37 @@ export default function InfoPanel({ signal, onClose }: Props) {
               </tbody>
             </table>
 
+            {meta.tags && meta.tags.length > 0 && (
+              <div>
+                <div class="info-sep" />
+                <div class="info-section-hdr">Tags</div>
+                <div style="display: flex; gap: 4px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 4px 0.75rem;">
+                  {meta.tags.map(t => (
+                    <span key={t} style="font-size: 0.7rem; background: #1e293b; color: #94a3b8; padding: 1px 6px; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid #334155;">
+                      {t}
+                    </span>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
+            {meta.properties && Object.keys(meta.properties).length > 0 && (
+              <div>
+                <div class="info-sep" />
+                <div class="info-section-hdr">Properties</div>
+                <table class="info-table">
+                  <tbody>
+                    {Object.entries(meta.properties).map(([k, v]) => (
+                      <tr key={k}>
+                        <td class="info-key">{k}</td>
+                        <td class="info-val">{v}</td>
+                      </tr>
+                    ))}
+                  </tbody>
+                </table>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             {meta.enumStrings && meta.enumStrings.length > 0 && (
               <div>
                 <div class="info-sep" />

web/src/InterfaceList.tsx

@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ export default function InterfaceList({ onLoad, onSelect, onEdit, onEditId, widt
       .finally(() => setLoading(false));
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => { refresh(); }, []);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    refresh();
+    const handleRefresh = () => refresh();
+    window.addEventListener('uopi:refresh-interfaces', handleRefresh);
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('uopi:refresh-interfaces', handleRefresh);
+  }, []);
 
   function triggerImport() {
     fileInputRef.current?.click();

web/src/PropertiesPane.tsx

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export default function PropertiesPane({ selected, multiCount, iface, onChange,
           </div>
 
           {w && (
-            <div class="props-section">
+            <div class="props-section" key={w.id}>
               <div class="props-section-title">{w.type}</div>
 
               {/* Position / size */}

web/src/SignalTree.tsx

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import { h, Fragment } from 'preact';
-import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
 import type { SignalRef } from './lib/types';
 import SyntheticWizard from './SyntheticWizard';
 import SyntheticEditor from './SyntheticEditor';
 import GroupsTree from './GroupsTree';
+import ChannelFinderModal from './ChannelFinderModal';
 
 type TreeTab = 'sources' | 'groups';
+type GroupBy = 'datasource' | 'area' | 'system' | 'ioc';
 
 interface SignalInfo {
   name: string;
@@ -13,14 +15,17 @@ interface SignalInfo {
   unit?: string;
   description?: string;
   writable?: boolean;
+  properties?: Record<string, string>;
+  tags?: string[];
 }
 
-interface DsGroup {
+interface DisplayGroup {
-  ds: string;
+  id: string;
-  signals: SignalInfo[];
+  label: string;
+  signals: Array<SignalInfo & { ds: string }>;
   expanded: boolean;
-  addingSignal: boolean; // show add-PV input
+  addingSignal?: boolean;
-  addValue: string;
+  addValue?: string;
 }
 
 // Custom signals persisted in localStorage
@@ -45,35 +50,44 @@ interface Props {
 
 export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
   const [treeTab, setTreeTab] = useState<TreeTab>('sources');
+  const [groupBy, setGroupBy] = useState<GroupBy>('datasource');
   const [collapsed, setCollapsed] = useState(false);
-  const [groups, setGroups] = useState<DsGroup[]>([]);
+  const [rawSignals, setRawSignals] = useState<Array<SignalInfo & { ds: string }>>([]);
   const [customSignals, setCustomSignals] = useState<Array<{ ds: string; name: string }>>(loadCustom);
+  const [expandedGroups, setExpandedGroups] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
   const [filter, setFilter] = useState('');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [cfAvailable, setCfAvailable] = useState(false);
-  const [cfSearching, setCfSearching] = useState(false);
   const [showWizard, setShowWizard] = useState(false);
+  const [showCfModal, setShowCfModal] = useState(false);
+  const [showManualAdd, setShowManualAdd] = useState(false);
+  const [manualDs, setManualDs] = useState('epics');
+  const [manualName, setManualName] = useState('');
+  const [addingTo, setAddingTo] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [addValue, setAddValue] = useState('');
   const [editSynthetic, setEditSynthetic] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const csvRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
 
-  async function loadGroups() {
+  async function loadAllSignals() {
     setLoading(true);
     try {
       const res = await fetch('/api/v1/datasources');
       if (!res.ok) return;
       const dsList: { name: string }[] = await res.json();
-      const loaded: DsGroup[] = await Promise.all(
+      
+      const all: Array<SignalInfo & { ds: string }> = [];
+      await Promise.all(
         dsList.map(async ({ name }) => {
           try {
             const r = await fetch(`/api/v1/signals?ds=${encodeURIComponent(name)}`);
-            const sigs: SignalInfo[] = r.ok ? await r.json() : [];
+            if (r.ok) {
-            return { ds: name, signals: sigs, expanded: true, addingSignal: false, addValue: '' };
+              const sigs: SignalInfo[] = await r.json();
-          } catch {
+              all.push(...sigs.map(s => ({ ...s, ds: name })));
-            return { ds: name, signals: [], expanded: true, addingSignal: false, addValue: '' };
             }
+          } catch (e) { console.error(`Failed to load ${name}:`, e); }
         })
       );
-      setGroups(loaded);
+      setRawSignals(all);
 
       // Check if Channel Finder is available
       const cf = await fetch('/api/v1/channel-finder?q=').catch(() => null);
@@ -85,53 +99,66 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
     }
   }
 
-  useEffect(() => { loadGroups(); }, []);
+  useEffect(() => { loadAllSignals(); }, []);
 
-  // Merge custom signals into groups
+  // Merge custom signals that might not be in ListSignals yet
-  const allGroups = groups.map(g => {
+  const allSignals = useMemo(() => {
-    const extra = customSignals.filter(c => c.ds === g.ds);
+    const existing = new Set(rawSignals.map(s => `${s.ds}\0${s.name}`));
-    const existing = new Set(g.signals.map(s => s.name));
+    const extra = customSignals
-    const merged = [
+      .filter(c => !existing.has(`${c.ds}\0${c.name}`))
-      ...g.signals,
+      .map(c => ({ name: c.name, ds: c.ds, type: 'custom' } as SignalInfo & { ds: string }));
-      ...extra.filter(c => !existing.has(c.name)).map(c => ({ name: c.name, type: 'custom' } as SignalInfo)),
+    return [...rawSignals, ...extra];
-    ];
+  }, [rawSignals, customSignals]);
-    return { ...g, signals: merged };
+
+  // Group signals based on selected criteria
+  const visibleGroups = useMemo(() => {
+    const lf = filter.toLowerCase();
+    const filtered = allSignals.filter(s => 
+      s.name.toLowerCase().includes(lf) || 
+      (s.description ?? '').toLowerCase().includes(lf)
+    );
+
+    const groups: Record<string, Array<SignalInfo & { ds: string }>> = {};
+
+    filtered.forEach(s => {
+      let key = 'unknown';
+      if (groupBy === 'datasource') {
+        key = s.ds;
+      } else if (groupBy === 'area') {
+        key = s.properties?.area || 'no-area';
+      } else if (groupBy === 'system') {
+        key = s.properties?.system || 'no-system';
+      } else if (groupBy === 'ioc') {
+        key = s.properties?.iocName || 'no-ioc';
+      }
+      (groups[key] ??= []).push(s);
     });
 
-  // Custom signals with no matching DS group get their own group
+    return Object.entries(groups).map(([id, signals]) => ({
-  const knownDs = new Set(groups.map(g => g.ds));
+      id,
-  const orphanCustom = customSignals.filter(c => !knownDs.has(c.ds));
+      label: id,
-  const orphanGroups: DsGroup[] = Object.entries(
+      signals: signals.sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name)),
-    orphanCustom.reduce<Record<string, string[]>>((acc, { ds, name }) => {
+      expanded: expandedGroups[id] ?? true,
-      (acc[ds] ??= []).push(name);
+    })).sort((a, b) => a.label.localeCompare(b.label));
-      return acc;
+  }, [allSignals, groupBy, expandedGroups, filter]);
-    }, {})
-  ).map(([ds, names]) => ({
-    ds, signals: names.map(name => ({ name, type: 'custom' } as SignalInfo)),
-    expanded: true, addingSignal: false, addValue: '',
-  }));
 
-  const visibleGroups = [...allGroups, ...orphanGroups];
+  function toggleGroup(id: string) {
-
+    setExpandedGroups(prev => ({ ...prev, [id]: !(prev[id] ?? true) }));
-  function toggleGroup(ds: string) {
-    setGroups(gs => gs.map(g => g.ds === ds ? { ...g, expanded: !g.expanded } : g));
   }
 
-  function setAdding(ds: string, val: boolean) {
+  function startAdding(ds: string) {
-    setGroups(gs => gs.map(g => g.ds === ds ? { ...g, addingSignal: val, addValue: '' } : g));
+    setAddingTo(ds);
+    setAddValue('');
+    setExpandedGroups(prev => ({ ...prev, [ds]: true }));
   }
 
-  function setAddValue(ds: string, val: string) {
+  function commitAddManually() {
-    setGroups(gs => gs.map(g => g.ds === ds ? { ...g, addValue: val } : g));
+    const name = addValue.trim();
-  }
+    if (!name || !addingTo) { setAddingTo(null); return; }
-
+    const next = [...customSignals, { ds: addingTo, name }];
-  function commitAdd(ds: string, name: string) {
-    name = name.trim();
-    if (!name) { setAdding(ds, false); return; }
-    const next = [...customSignals, { ds, name }];
     setCustomSignals(next);
     saveCustom(next);
-    setAdding(ds, false);
+    setAddingTo(null);
   }
 
   function removeCustom(ds: string, name: string) {
@@ -140,26 +167,21 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
     saveCustom(next);
   }
 
-  // ── Channel Finder search ────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  function handleAddCfSignals(refs: SignalRef[]) {
-
+    const existing = new Set(customSignals.map(c => `${c.ds}\0${c.name}`));
-  async function handleCfSearch() {
+    const fresh = refs.filter(r => !existing.has(`${r.ds}\0${r.name}`));
-    if (!filter) return;
+    if (fresh.length === 0) return;
-    setCfSearching(true);
+    const next = [...customSignals, ...fresh];
-    try {
-      const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/channel-finder?q=${encodeURIComponent(filter)}`);
-      if (!res.ok) return;
-      const names: string[] = await res.json();
-      const next = [
-        ...customSignals,
-        ...names
-          .filter(n => !customSignals.some(c => c.ds === 'epics' && c.name === n))
-          .map(n => ({ ds: 'epics', name: n })),
-      ];
     setCustomSignals(next);
     saveCustom(next);
-    } finally {
+    loadAllSignals(); // Refresh to fetch metadata for new ones
-      setCfSearching(false);
   }
+
+  function handleManualAdd() {
+    if (!manualName.trim()) return;
+    handleAddCfSignals([{ ds: manualDs, name: manualName.trim() }]);
+    setManualName('');
+    setShowManualAdd(false);
   }
 
   // ── CSV import ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -176,39 +198,19 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
       if (!line || line.startsWith('#')) continue;
       const parts = line.split(',').map(p => p.trim());
       if (parts.length === 1 && parts[0]) {
-        // bare PV name → default to epics
         added.push({ ds: 'epics', name: parts[0] });
       } else if (parts.length >= 2 && parts[0] && parts[1]) {
         added.push({ ds: parts[0], name: parts[1] });
       }
     }
-    const existing = new Set(customSignals.map(c => `${c.ds}\0${c.name}`));
+    handleAddCfSignals(added);
-    const fresh = added.filter(a => !existing.has(`${a.ds}\0${a.name}`));
-    const next = [...customSignals, ...fresh];
-    setCustomSignals(next);
-    saveCustom(next);
   }
 
-  // ── Filter ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  function makeDraggable(sig: SignalInfo & { ds: string }) {
-
-  const lf = filter.toLowerCase();
-  const filtered = visibleGroups
-    .map(g => ({
-      ...g,
-      signals: lf
-        ? g.signals.filter(s =>
-            s.name.toLowerCase().includes(lf) ||
-            (s.description ?? '').toLowerCase().includes(lf)
-          )
-        : g.signals,
-    }))
-    .filter(g => g.signals.length > 0 || g.addingSignal || !lf);
-
-  function makeDraggable(ds: string, sig: SignalInfo) {
     return {
       draggable: true as const,
       onDragStart: (e: DragEvent) => {
-        const ref: SignalRef = { ds, name: sig.name };
+        const ref: SignalRef = { ds: sig.ds, name: sig.name };
         e.dataTransfer?.setData('application/json', JSON.stringify(ref));
         onDragStart?.(ref);
       },
@@ -226,7 +228,6 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
 
       {!collapsed && (
         <div class="signal-tree-body">
-          {/* Tab bar: Sources | Groups */}
           <div class="signal-tree-tabs">
             <button
               class={`stab${treeTab === 'sources' ? ' stab-active' : ''}`}
@@ -238,15 +239,12 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
             >Groups</button>
           </div>
 
-          {/* Groups tab */}
           {treeTab === 'groups' && (
             <GroupsTree onDragStart={onDragStart} />
           )}
 
-          {/* Sources tab contents */}
+          {treeTab === 'sources' && (
-          {treeTab === 'sources' && <>
+            <Fragment>
-
-          {/* Search / filter bar */}
               <div class="signal-tree-search">
                 <div class="signal-search-row">
                   <input
@@ -256,62 +254,89 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
                     value={filter}
                     onInput={(e) => setFilter((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
                   />
-              {cfAvailable && filter && (
+                  {cfAvailable && (
-                <button class="icon-btn" title="Search Channel Finder" onClick={handleCfSearch} disabled={cfSearching}>
+                    <button class="icon-btn" title="Advanced Search" onClick={() => setShowCfModal(true)}>
-                  {cfSearching ? '…' : '🔍'}
+                      🔍
                     </button>
                   )}
                 </div>
               </div>
 
-          {/* Toolbar: New Synthetic | Import CSV | Refresh */}
+              <div class="signal-tree-toolbar" style="gap: 4px;">
-          <div class="signal-tree-toolbar">
+                <select 
-            <button class="panel-btn" title="Create synthetic signal" onClick={() => setShowWizard(true)}>+ Synthetic</button>
+                  class="prop-select" 
-            <button class="panel-btn" title="Import CSV (ds,name or bare PV names)" onClick={() => csvRef.current?.click()}>CSV</button>
+                  style="font-size: 0.7rem; height: 1.6rem; padding: 0 4px; flex: 1;"
-            <button class="panel-btn" title="Refresh signal list" onClick={loadGroups}>↺</button>
+                  value={groupBy}
+                  onChange={e => setGroupBy((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value as any)}
+                >
+                  <option value="datasource">By Source</option>
+                  <option value="area">By Area</option>
+                  <option value="system">By System</option>
+                  <option value="ioc">By IOC</option>
+                </select>
+                <button class="panel-btn icon-only" title="Add Signal Manually" onClick={() => setShowManualAdd(true)}>+</button>
+                <button class="panel-btn icon-only" title="Create synthetic signal" onClick={() => setShowWizard(true)}>Σ</button>
+                <button class="panel-btn icon-only" title="Import CSV" onClick={() => csvRef.current?.click()}>CSV</button>
+                <button class="panel-btn icon-only" title="Refresh signal list" onClick={loadAllSignals}>↺</button>
                 <input ref={csvRef} type="file" accept=".csv,text/csv" style="display:none" onChange={handleCsvImport} />
               </div>
 
-          {/* Signal groups */}
               <div class="panel-list signal-list">
                 {loading ? (
                   <p class="hint">Loading signals…</p>
-            ) : filtered.length === 0 ? (
+                ) : visibleGroups.length === 0 ? (
                   <p class="hint">No signals found.</p>
                 ) : (
-              filtered.map(group => {
+                  visibleGroups.map(group => (
-                const groupInGroups = groups.find(g => g.ds === group.ds);
+                    <div key={group.id} class="signal-group">
-                return (
-                  <div key={group.ds} class="signal-group">
                       <div class="signal-group-header">
-                      <span class="signal-group-arrow" onClick={() => toggleGroup(group.ds)}>
+                        <span class="signal-group-arrow" onClick={() => toggleGroup(group.id)}>
                           {group.expanded ? '▾' : '▸'}
                         </span>
-                      <span class="signal-group-name" onClick={() => toggleGroup(group.ds)}>
+                        <span class="signal-group-name" title={group.label} onClick={() => toggleGroup(group.id)}>
-                        {group.ds}
+                          {group.label}
                         </span>
                         <span class="signal-group-count">{group.signals.length}</span>
+                        {groupBy === 'datasource' && group.id !== 'synthetic' && (
                           <button
                             class="icon-btn signal-add-btn"
-                        title={`Add custom signal to ${group.ds}`}
+                            title={`Add custom signal to ${group.id}`}
-                        onClick={() => setAdding(group.ds, true)}
+                            onClick={(e) => { e.stopPropagation(); startAdding(group.id); }}
                           >+</button>
+                        )}
                       </div>
 
                       {group.expanded && (
                         <div>
+                          {addingTo === group.id && (
+                            <div class="signal-add-row">
+                              <input
+                                class="signal-add-input"
+                                placeholder="Signal / PV name…"
+                                autoFocus
+                                value={addValue}
+                                onInput={(e) => setAddValue((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+                                onKeyDown={(e: KeyboardEvent) => {
+                                  if (e.key === 'Enter') commitAddManually();
+                                  if (e.key === 'Escape') setAddingTo(null);
+                                }}
+                              />
+                              <button class="icon-btn" onClick={commitAddManually}>✓</button>
+                              <button class="icon-btn" onClick={() => setAddingTo(null)}>✕</button>
+                            </div>
+                          )}
                           {group.signals.map(sig => {
-                          const isCustom = !groups.find(g => g.ds === group.ds)?.signals.some(s => s.name === sig.name);
+                            const isCustom = sig.type === 'custom' || !rawSignals.some(rs => rs.ds === sig.ds && rs.name === sig.name);
                             return (
                               <div
-                              key={sig.name}
+                                key={`${sig.ds}:${sig.name}`}
                                 class={`signal-item${isCustom ? ' signal-custom' : ''}`}
-                              title={`${group.ds}:${sig.name}${sig.unit ? ` [${sig.unit}]` : ''}${sig.description ? ` — ${sig.description}` : ''}`}
+                                title={`${sig.ds}:${sig.name}${sig.unit ? ` [${sig.unit}]` : ''}${sig.description ? ` — ${sig.description}` : ''}`}
-                              {...makeDraggable(group.ds, sig)}
+                                {...makeDraggable(sig)}
                               >
                                 <span class="signal-name">{sig.name}</span>
                                 {sig.unit && <span class="signal-unit">{sig.unit}</span>}
-                              {group.ds === 'synthetic' && (
+                                {sig.ds === 'synthetic' && (
                                   <button
                                     class="icon-btn signal-edit-btn"
                                     title="Edit pipeline"
@@ -324,46 +349,27 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
                                     class="icon-btn signal-remove-btn"
                                     title="Remove custom signal"
                                     onMouseDown={(e: MouseEvent) => e.stopPropagation()}
-                                  onClick={(e: MouseEvent) => { e.stopPropagation(); removeCustom(group.ds, sig.name); }}
+                                    onClick={(e: MouseEvent) => { e.stopPropagation(); removeCustom(sig.ds, sig.name); }}
                                   >✕</button>
                                 )}
                               </div>
                             );
                           })}
-
-                        {/* Add-signal input row */}
-                        {(groupInGroups?.addingSignal) && (
-                          <div class="signal-add-row">
-                            <input
-                              class="signal-add-input"
-                              placeholder="Signal / PV name…"
-                              autoFocus
-                              value={groupInGroups?.addValue ?? ''}
-                              onInput={(e) => setAddValue(group.ds, (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
-                              onKeyDown={(e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-                                if (e.key === 'Enter') commitAdd(group.ds, (e.target as HTMLInputElement).value);
-                                if (e.key === 'Escape') setAdding(group.ds, false);
-                              }}
-                            />
-                            <button class="icon-btn" onClick={() => commitAdd(group.ds, groupInGroups?.addValue ?? '')}>✓</button>
-                            <button class="icon-btn" onClick={() => setAdding(group.ds, false)}>✕</button>
                         </div>
                       )}
                     </div>
+                  ))
                 )}
               </div>
-                );
+            </Fragment>
-              })
           )}
         </div>
-          </>}
-        </div>
       )}
 
       {showWizard && (
         <SyntheticWizard
           onClose={() => setShowWizard(false)}
-          onCreated={loadGroups}
+          onCreated={loadAllSignals}
         />
       )}
 
@@ -371,9 +377,54 @@ export default function SignalTree({ onDragStart, width }: Props) {
         <SyntheticEditor
           name={editSynthetic}
           onClose={() => setEditSynthetic(null)}
-          onSaved={loadGroups}
+          onSaved={loadAllSignals}
         />
       )}
+
+      {showCfModal && (
+        <ChannelFinderModal 
+          cfURL="" // fetched by backend API
+          onClose={() => setShowCfModal(false)}
+          onAddSignals={handleAddCfSignals}
+        />
+      )}
+
+      {showManualAdd && (
+        <div class="wizard-backdrop" onClick={() => setShowManualAdd(false)}>
+          <div class="wizard" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()} style="max-width: 400px;">
+            <div class="wizard-header">
+              <span>Add Signal Manually</span>
+              <button class="icon-btn" onClick={() => setShowManualAdd(false)}>✕</button>
+            </div>
+            <div class="wizard-body">
+              <div class="wizard-field">
+                <label>Data Source</label>
+                <select class="prop-select" value={manualDs} onChange={e => setManualDs((e.target as HTMLSelectElement).value)}>
+                  {Array.from(new Set(allSignals.map(s => s.ds))).map(ds => (
+                    <option key={ds} value={ds}>{ds}</option>
+                  ))}
+                  {!allSignals.some(s => s.ds === 'epics') && <option value="epics">epics</option>}
+                </select>
+              </div>
+              <div class="wizard-field">
+                <label>Signal / PV Name</label>
+                <input 
+                  class="prop-input" 
+                  autoFocus
+                  placeholder="e.g. MY:PV:NAME" 
+                  value={manualName}
+                  onInput={e => setManualName((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+                  onKeyDown={e => e.key === 'Enter' && handleManualAdd()}
+                />
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="wizard-footer">
+              <button class="toolbar-btn" onClick={() => setShowManualAdd(false)}>Cancel</button>
+              <button class="toolbar-btn toolbar-btn-primary" onClick={handleManualAdd}>Add Signal</button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
     </aside>
   );
 }

web/src/SyntheticEditor.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { h } from 'preact';
-import { useState, useEffect } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
 import LuaEditor from './LuaEditor';
+import type { InputRef, SignalDef, PipelineNode } from './lib/types';
 
 interface NodeParam {
   label: string;
@@ -20,48 +21,126 @@ const NODE_TYPES: Array<{ type: string; label: string; params: NodeParam[] }> =
   ]},
   { type: 'derivative',     label: 'Derivative',      params: [] },
   { type: 'clamp',          label: 'Clamp',           params: [{ label: 'Min', key: 'min', type: 'number', default: '0' }, { label: 'Max', key: 'max', type: 'number', default: '100' }] },
-  { type: 'expr',           label: 'Formula',         params: [{ label: 'Expression (a=input)', key: 'expr',   type: 'text', default: 'a * 1.0' }] },
+  { type: 'expr',           label: 'Formula',         params: [{ label: 'Expression (a,b,c,d = inputs)', key: 'expr',   type: 'text', default: 'a * 1.0' }] },
-  { type: 'lua',            label: 'Lua Script',      params: [{ label: 'Script (a=input)',      key: 'script', type: 'lua',  default: 'return a' }] },
+  { type: 'lua',            label: 'Lua Script',      params: [{ label: 'Script (a,b,c,d = inputs)',      key: 'script', type: 'lua',  default: 'return a' }] },
 ];
 
-interface PipelineNode {
-  type: string;
-  params: Record<string, any>;
-}
-
-interface SignalDef {
-  name: string;
-  ds: string;
-  signal: string;
-  pipeline: PipelineNode[];
-  meta: {
-    unit?: string;
-    description?: string;
-    displayLow?: number;
-    displayHigh?: number;
-  };
-}
-
 interface Props {
   name: string;
   onClose: () => void;
   onSaved: () => void;
 }
 
+interface DataSource {
+  name: string;
+}
+
+interface SignalInfo {
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+// ── Searchable Selector ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function SearchableSelect({
+  value,
+  options,
+  onSelect,
+  placeholder = 'Select…'
+}: {
+  value: string;
+  options: string[];
+  onSelect: (val: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState('');
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const f = filter.toLowerCase();
+    return options.filter(o => o.toLowerCase().includes(f));
+  }, [options, filter]);
+
+  return (
+    <div class="search-select">
+      <div class="search-select-trigger" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
+        {value || <span class="hint">{placeholder}</span>}
+        <span class="search-select-arrow">{open ? '▴' : '▾'}</span>
+      </div>
+      {open && (
+        <div class="search-select-dropdown">
+          <input
+            class="prop-input"
+            autoFocus
+            placeholder="Search…"
+            value={filter}
+            onInput={(e) => setFilter((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          />
+          <div class="search-select-list">
+            {filtered.length === 0 && <div class="search-select-item hint">No matches</div>}
+            {filtered.map(opt => (
+              <div
+                key={opt}
+                class={`search-select-item${opt === value ? ' search-select-item-selected' : ''}`}
+                onClick={() => { onSelect(opt); setOpen(false); setFilter(''); }}
+              >
+                {opt}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {open && <div class="search-select-backdrop" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} />}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Main Editor ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 export default function SyntheticEditor({ name, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
   const [def, setDef] = useState<SignalDef | null>(null);
+  const [inputs, setInputs] = useState<InputRef[]>([]);
   const [pipeline, setPipeline] = useState<PipelineNode[]>([]);
   const [addType, setAddType] = useState('gain');
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
 
+  // Loaded data for selectors
+  const [dataSources, setDataSources] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [dsSignals, setDsSignals] = useState<Record<string, string[]>>({});
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch('/api/v1/datasources')
+      .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : [])
+      .then((ds: DataSource[]) => setDataSources(ds.map(d => d.name)))
+      .catch(() => {});
+  }, []);
+
+  async function loadSignals(ds: string) {
+    if (!ds || dsSignals[ds]) return;
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/signals?ds=${encodeURIComponent(ds)}`);
+      if (!res.ok) return;
+      const sigs: SignalInfo[] = await res.json();
+      setDsSignals(prev => ({ ...prev, [ds]: sigs.map(s => s.name) }));
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
   useEffect(() => {
     fetch(`/api/v1/synthetic/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`)
       .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : Promise.reject(r.statusText))
       .then((d: SignalDef) => {
         setDef(d);
+        const initialInputs = d.inputs && d.inputs.length > 0 
+          ? d.inputs 
+          : (d.ds && d.signal ? [{ ds: d.ds, signal: d.signal }] : []);
+        setInputs(initialInputs);
         setPipeline(d.pipeline ?? []);
+        
+        // Load signals for existing input data sources
+        initialInputs.forEach(inp => loadSignals(inp.ds));
       })
       .catch(e => setError(String(e)))
       .finally(() => setLoading(false));
@@ -107,12 +186,42 @@ export default function SyntheticEditor({ name, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
     setPipeline(p => [...p, { type: addType, params }]);
   }
 
+  function updateInput(idx: number, patch: Partial<InputRef>) {
+    setInputs(prev => prev.map((inp, i) => {
+      if (i !== idx) return inp;
+      const next = { ...inp, ...patch };
+      if (patch.ds) {
+        next.signal = '';
+        loadSignals(patch.ds);
+      }
+      return next;
+    }));
+  }
+
+  function addInput() {
+    setInputs(prev => [...prev, { ds: dataSources[0] || '', signal: '' }]);
+  }
+
+  function removeInput(idx: number) {
+    setInputs(prev => prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx));
+  }
+
   async function handleSave() {
     if (!def) return;
+    if (inputs.length === 0) { setError('At least one input is required'); return; }
+    if (inputs.some(i => !i.ds || !i.signal)) { setError('All inputs must have a data source and signal'); return; }
+
     setSaving(true);
     setError('');
     try {
-      const body = { ...def, pipeline };
+      const body = { 
+        ...def, 
+        inputs,
+        pipeline,
+        // Clear legacy fields if present
+        ds: undefined,
+        signal: undefined 
+      };
       const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/synthetic/${encodeURIComponent(name)}`, {
         method: 'PUT',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
@@ -135,7 +244,7 @@ export default function SyntheticEditor({ name, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
     <div class="wizard-backdrop" onClick={onClose}>
       <div class="wizard" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()} style="max-width:560px;">
         <div class="wizard-header">
-          <span>Edit Pipeline — {name}</span>
+          <span>Edit Synthetic Signal — {name}</span>
           <button class="icon-btn" onClick={onClose}>✕</button>
         </div>
 
@@ -145,6 +254,37 @@ export default function SyntheticEditor({ name, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
             <p class="hint">Loading…</p>
           ) : (
             <div>
+              <div class="wizard-section-title">Input signals</div>
+              {inputs.map((inp, idx) => (
+                <div key={idx} class="wizard-field wizard-field-row" style="align-items: flex-end; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;">
+                  <div class="wizard-field" style="flex:1;">
+                    <label>Data source</label>
+                    <SearchableSelect
+                      value={inp.ds}
+                      options={dataSources}
+                      onSelect={(ds) => updateInput(idx, { ds })}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <div class="wizard-field" style="flex:2;">
+                    <label>Signal</label>
+                    <SearchableSelect
+                      value={inp.signal}
+                      options={dsSignals[inp.ds] || []}
+                      onSelect={(signal) => updateInput(idx, { signal })}
+                      placeholder={inp.ds ? 'Search signals…' : 'Select data source first'}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <button
+                    class="icon-btn"
+                    style="margin-bottom: 0.25rem;"
+                    title="Remove input"
+                    onClick={() => removeInput(idx)}
+                    disabled={inputs.length === 1}
+                  >✕</button>
+                </div>
+              ))}
+              <button class="panel-btn" style="margin-top: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 1.5rem;" onClick={addInput}>+ Add input</button>
+
               <div class="wizard-section-title">Pipeline nodes</div>
               {pipeline.length === 0 && (
                 <p class="hint" style="padding:0.5rem 0;">No processing nodes — input passes through unchanged.</p>
@@ -197,7 +337,7 @@ export default function SyntheticEditor({ name, onClose, onSaved }: Props) {
         <div class="wizard-footer">
           <button class="toolbar-btn" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</button>
           <button class="toolbar-btn toolbar-btn-primary" onClick={handleSave} disabled={saving || loading}>
-            {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save Pipeline'}
+            {saving ? 'Saving…' : 'Save Signal'}
           </button>
         </div>
       </div>

web/src/SyntheticWizard.tsx

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { h } from 'preact';
-import { useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useState, useEffect, useMemo } from 'preact/hooks';
 import LuaEditor from './LuaEditor';
+import type { InputRef, SignalDef } from './lib/types';
 
 interface Props {
   onClose: () => void;
@@ -25,14 +26,80 @@ const NODE_TYPES: Array<{ type: string; label: string; params: NodeParam[] }> =
   ]},
   { type: 'derivative',     label: 'Derivative',      params: [] },
   { type: 'clamp',          label: 'Clamp',           params: [{ label: 'Min', key: 'min', type: 'number', default: '0' }, { label: 'Max', key: 'max', type: 'number', default: '100' }] },
-  { type: 'expr',           label: 'Formula',         params: [{ label: 'Expression (a=input)', key: 'expr',   type: 'text', default: 'a * 1.0' }] },
+  { type: 'expr',           label: 'Formula',         params: [{ label: 'Expression (a,b,c,d = inputs)', key: 'expr',   type: 'text', default: 'a * 1.0' }] },
-  { type: 'lua',            label: 'Lua Script',      params: [{ label: 'Script (a=input)',      key: 'script', type: 'lua',  default: 'return a' }] },
+  { type: 'lua',            label: 'Lua Script',      params: [{ label: 'Script (a,b,c,d = inputs)',      key: 'script', type: 'lua',  default: 'return a' }] },
 ];
 
+interface DataSource {
+  name: string;
+}
+
+interface SignalInfo {
+  name: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+// ── Searchable Selector ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function SearchableSelect({
+  value,
+  options,
+  onSelect,
+  placeholder = 'Select…'
+}: {
+  value: string;
+  options: string[];
+  onSelect: (val: string) => void;
+  placeholder?: string;
+}) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [filter, setFilter] = useState('');
+
+  const filtered = useMemo(() => {
+    const f = filter.toLowerCase();
+    return options.filter(o => o.toLowerCase().includes(f));
+  }, [options, filter]);
+
+  return (
+    <div class="search-select">
+      <div class="search-select-trigger" onClick={() => setOpen(!open)}>
+        {value || <span class="hint">{placeholder}</span>}
+        <span class="search-select-arrow">{open ? '▴' : '▾'}</span>
+      </div>
+      {open && (
+        <div class="search-select-dropdown">
+          <input
+            class="prop-input"
+            autoFocus
+            placeholder="Search…"
+            value={filter}
+            onInput={(e) => setFilter((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)}
+            onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}
+          />
+          <div class="search-select-list">
+            {filtered.length === 0 && <div class="search-select-item hint">No matches</div>}
+            {filtered.map(opt => (
+              <div
+                key={opt}
+                class={`search-select-item${opt === value ? ' search-select-item-selected' : ''}`}
+                onClick={() => { onSelect(opt); setOpen(false); setFilter(''); }}
+              >
+                {opt}
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+      {open && <div class="search-select-backdrop" onClick={() => setOpen(false)} />}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Main Wizard ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
 export default function SyntheticWizard({ onClose, onCreated }: Props) {
   const [name, setName] = useState('');
-  const [inputDs, setInputDs] = useState('stub');
+  const [inputs, setInputs] = useState<InputRef[]>([{ ds: 'stub', signal: 'sine_1hz' }]);
-  const [inputSig, setInputSig] = useState('sine_1hz');
   const [nodeType, setNodeType] = useState('gain');
   const [params, setParams] = useState<Record<string, string>>({});
   const [unit, setUnit] = useState('');
@@ -42,6 +109,27 @@ export default function SyntheticWizard({ onClose, onCreated }: Props) {
   const [saving, setSaving] = useState(false);
   const [error, setError] = useState('');
 
+  // Loaded data
+  const [dataSources, setDataSources] = useState<string[]>([]);
+  const [dsSignals, setDsSignals] = useState<Record<string, string[]>>({});
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    fetch('/api/v1/datasources')
+      .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : [])
+      .then((ds: DataSource[]) => setDataSources(ds.map(d => d.name)))
+      .catch(() => {});
+  }, []);
+
+  async function loadSignals(ds: string) {
+    if (dsSignals[ds]) return;
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch(`/api/v1/signals?ds=${encodeURIComponent(ds)}`);
+      if (!res.ok) return;
+      const sigs: SignalInfo[] = await res.json();
+      setDsSignals(prev => ({ ...prev, [ds]: sigs.map(s => s.name) }));
+    } catch {}
+  }
+
   const nodeDef = NODE_TYPES.find(n => n.type === nodeType)!;
 
   function getParam(key: string, def: string): string {
@@ -52,9 +140,29 @@ export default function SyntheticWizard({ onClose, onCreated }: Props) {
     setParams(p => ({ ...p, [key]: val }));
   }
 
+  function updateInput(idx: number, patch: Partial<InputRef>) {
+    setInputs(prev => prev.map((inp, i) => {
+      if (i !== idx) return inp;
+      const next = { ...inp, ...patch };
+      if (patch.ds) {
+        next.signal = '';
+        loadSignals(patch.ds);
+      }
+      return next;
+    }));
+  }
+
+  function addInput() {
+    setInputs(prev => [...prev, { ds: dataSources[0] || '', signal: '' }]);
+  }
+
+  function removeInput(idx: number) {
+    setInputs(prev => prev.filter((_, i) => i !== idx));
+  }
+
   async function handleCreate() {
     if (!name.trim()) { setError('Name is required'); return; }
-    if (!inputSig.trim()) { setError('Input signal is required'); return; }
+    if (inputs.some(i => !i.ds || !i.signal)) { setError('All inputs must have a data source and signal'); return; }
 
     const nodeParams: Record<string, any> = {};
     for (const p of nodeDef.params) {
@@ -62,10 +170,9 @@ export default function SyntheticWizard({ onClose, onCreated }: Props) {
       nodeParams[p.key] = p.type === 'number' ? parseFloat(raw) : raw;
     }
 
-    const def = {
+    const def: SignalDef = {
       name: name.trim(),
-      ds: inputDs,
+      inputs,
-      signal: inputSig.trim(),
       pipeline: [{ type: nodeType, params: nodeParams }],
       meta: {
         unit: unit || undefined,
@@ -115,23 +222,38 @@ export default function SyntheticWizard({ onClose, onCreated }: Props) {
               onInput={(e) => setName((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)} />
           </div>
 
-          <div class="wizard-section-title">Input signal</div>
+          <div class="wizard-section-title">Input signals</div>
-          <div class="wizard-field wizard-field-row">
+          {inputs.map((inp, idx) => (
-            <div class="wizard-field">
+            <div key={idx} class="wizard-field wizard-field-row" style="align-items: flex-end; gap: 0.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;">
+              <div class="wizard-field" style="flex:1;">
                 <label>Data source</label>
-              <input class="prop-input" value={inputDs}
+                <SearchableSelect
-                placeholder="stub"
+                  value={inp.ds}
-                onInput={(e) => setInputDs((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)} />
+                  options={dataSources}
+                  onSelect={(ds) => updateInput(idx, { ds })}
+                />
               </div>
               <div class="wizard-field" style="flex:2;">
-              <label>Signal name</label>
+                <label>Signal</label>
-              <input class="prop-input" value={inputSig}
+                <SearchableSelect
-                placeholder="sine_1hz"
+                  value={inp.signal}
-                onInput={(e) => setInputSig((e.target as HTMLInputElement).value)} />
+                  options={dsSignals[inp.ds] || []}
+                  onSelect={(signal) => updateInput(idx, { signal })}
+                  placeholder={inp.ds ? 'Search signals…' : 'Select data source first'}
+                />
               </div>
+              <button
+                class="icon-btn"
+                style="margin-bottom: 0.25rem;"
+                title="Remove input"
+                onClick={() => removeInput(idx)}
+                disabled={inputs.length === 1}
+              >✕</button>
             </div>
+          ))}
+          <button class="panel-btn" style="margin-top: 0.5rem;" onClick={addInput}>+ Add input</button>
 
-          <div class="wizard-section-title">Processing</div>
+          <div class="wizard-section-title" style="margin-top: 1.5rem;">Processing</div>
           <div class="wizard-field">
             <label>Node type</label>
             <select class="prop-select" value={nodeType}

web/src/lib/types.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export interface SignalMeta {
   writable: boolean;
   enumStrings?: string[];
   description?: string;
+  properties?: Record<string, string>;
+  tags?: string[];
 }
 
 // A single widget in an interface
@@ -55,3 +57,30 @@ export interface Interface {
   h: number;
   widgets: Widget[];
 }
+
+// ── Synthetic signals ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface InputRef {
+  ds: string;
+  signal: string;
+}
+
+export interface PipelineNode {
+  type: string;
+  params: Record<string, any>;
+}
+
+export interface SignalDef {
+  name: string;
+  ds?: string;      // legacy single input
+  signal?: string;  // legacy single input
+  inputs?: InputRef[];
+  pipeline: PipelineNode[];
+  meta: {
+    unit?: string;
+    description?: string;
+    displayLow?: number;
+    displayHigh?: number;
+    writable?: boolean;
+  };
+}

web/src/styles.css

@@ -2768,3 +2768,136 @@ kbd {
   text-align: center;
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
 }
+
+/* ── Searchable Select ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.search-select {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.search-select-trigger {
+  background: #0f1117;
+  border: 1px solid #2d3748;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.35rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: #e2e8f0;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  align-items: center;
+  min-height: 1.5rem;
+}
+
+.search-select-trigger:hover {
+  border-color: #4a5568;
+}
+
+.search-select-arrow {
+  font-size: 0.6rem;
+  color: #64748b;
+  margin-left: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.search-select-dropdown {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 100%;
+  left: 0;
+  right: 0;
+  background: #1a1f2e;
+  border: 1px solid #4a9eff;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  margin-top: 2px;
+  z-index: 1000;
+  box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.5);
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  padding: 0.25rem;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+}
+
+.search-select-list {
+  max-height: 180px;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.search-select-item {
+  padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  color: #cbd5e1;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  border-radius: 2px;
+}
+
+.search-select-item:hover {
+  background: #2d3748;
+  color: #e2e8f0;
+}
+
+.search-select-item-selected {
+  background: rgba(74, 158, 255, 0.15);
+  color: #4a9eff;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.search-select-backdrop {
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  z-index: 999;
+}
+
+/* ── Signal Tree Refinements ────────────────────────────────────────────── */
+
+.signal-tree-toolbar select.prop-select {
+  border-color: #2d3748;
+  background-color: #0f1117;
+  color: #94a3b8;
+  transition: all 0.2s;
+}
+
+.signal-tree-toolbar select.prop-select:hover {
+  border-color: #4a5568;
+  color: #e2e8f0;
+}
+
+.signal-item {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  padding: 0.2rem 0.5rem;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  color: #cbd5e1;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  cursor: grab;
+  gap: 0.4rem;
+}
+
+.signal-item:hover {
+  background: #2d3748;
+}
+
+.signal-name {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.signal-unit {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: #64748b;
+  background: #1a1f2e;
+  padding: 0 4px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  border: 1px solid #2d3748;
+}
+
+.panel-btn.icon-only {
+  padding: 0;
+  width: 1.6rem;
+  height: 1.6rem;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+}

workspace/softioc/uopi_test.db

@@ -43,6 +43,25 @@ record(calc, "UOPI:TEMP") {
     field(HHSV, "MAJOR")
 }
 
+record(calc, "UOPI:TEMP_A") {
+    field(DESC, "Simulated temperature")
+    field(SCAN, ".1 second")
+    field(CALC, "10+20*SIN(A+10)")
+    field(INPA, "UOPI:TICK NPP NMS")
+    field(EGU,  "degC")
+    field(PREC, "2")
+    field(LOPR, "0")
+    field(HOPR, "100")
+    field(LOW,  "20")
+    field(HIGH, "78")
+    field(LOLO, "12")
+    field(HIHI, "88")
+    field(LSV,  "MINOR")
+    field(HSV,  "MINOR")
+    field(LLSV, "MAJOR")
+    field(HHSV, "MAJOR")
+}
+
 # Pressure: sawtooth 0–10 bar, ~20 s period
 # Tests: gauge, barh, different EGU
 record(calc, "UOPI:PRESSURE") {