> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.chirpwireless.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.chirpwireless.io/rules-engine/reference.md).

# Reference

The tutorials walk you through building automations step by step. This section is for when you need to look something up — how a specific node works, what a CEL expression does, or what a build error means.

## What you will find here

* [Rules Page and Tabs](/rules-engine/reference/rules-page-and-tabs.md) — The main Rules hub: your automations list, built artifacts, and trash
* [Visual Editor](/rules-engine/reference/visual-editor.md) — The canvas, node palette, properties sidebar, and editor controls
* [Automation Node Guide](/rules-engine/reference/automation-node-guide.md) — Every node type explained: what it does, what fields it has, and how it behaves
* [CEL for Home Automations](/rules-engine/reference/cel-for-home-automations.md) — The expression language that powers your conditions, calculations, and alarm messages
* [Fixing Builds and Runtime Stops](/rules-engine/reference/fixing-builds-and-runtime-stops.md) — What to do when a build fails, how deployment works, and how to recover from a force-stop


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