Navigation And Surface Map
What It Is
Jetstack exposes functionality through two broad navigation patterns:
- business and implementation areas surfaced through navigation modules
- administration and implementation tooling surfaced through system navigation and related presenters
This chapter translates that exposed product surface into the capability-driven structure used by this documentation.
Why This Map Exists
The application navigation is useful for coverage, but it is not the best structure for learning the platform. Some important shared mechanics are used in many areas and deserve a dedicated reference. Some advanced tools are exposed outside the normal main navigation but still matter operationally.
Top-Level Navigation Areas
The exposed navigation includes these major areas:
- Dashboard
- Data
- Users
- Groups
- Secrets
- Local storage
- Media files
- Filter lists
- Tags
- Links
- Folders
- Types
- Properties
- Views
- Queries
- Modules
- Canvases
- Email templates
- Permissions
- Automations
- Scheduler
- Implementation sync
- Versions
- Translations
- Customization
- AI agents
- General application settings
Each of those surfaces is documented, but not all of them deserve equal conceptual weight. For example, expressions are not a nav item, yet they influence types, properties, queries, views, canvases, and automations.
Capability Grouping Used In This Documentation
Overview
Used to explain the overall model, terminology, and the relationship between platform surfaces.
Shared References
Used to explain:
- expressions
- code processor functions
- expression parsing and shortcodes
- scope resolution
- query parameter structure
- property-family filter operators
Builder Guides
Used to explain:
- types
- properties
- modules
- views
- queries
- canvases
- automations
- scheduler
- email templates
Governance And Operations
Used to explain:
- users
- groups
- roles and permissions
- folders and roots
- links and permalinks
- local storage
- media files
- filter lists and tags
- secrets
- legal grounds and purposes
- translations
- versions
- tenant synchronization
- customization
- application settings
Integrations And Tools
Used to explain:
- REST API
- MCP
- webhooks
- AI agents builder
- AI sidecar
- Cloud Console
- Code Inspector
Recipes
Used to explain composition patterns across the platform rather than isolated features.
Surfaces Adjacent To Navigation
Some important surfaces are adjacent to, rather than directly represented in, primary navigation:
- public module access
- public canvas access
- tenant routes and permanent links
- webhook entry points
- MCP endpoints
- AI sidecar runtime
- Cloud Console and Code Inspector endpoints
These are covered because they affect real implementations and operations.
How To Use This Map
If you are asking:
- "What should I configure?" start in Builder Guides.
- "Why is this field behaving dynamically?" start in Shared References.
- "Why can or can't a user do this?" start in Roles And Permissions.
- "How do I connect Jetstack to something else?" start in Integrations And Tools.