---
id: 8710
title: 'Feature: Implement "Neural Lattice" Canvas for Services View'
state: CLOSED
labels:
  - enhancement
  - ai
assignees:
  - tobiu
createdAt: '2026-01-16T15:47:50Z'
updatedAt: '2026-01-16T15:49:33Z'
githubUrl: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/8710'
author: tobiu
commentsCount: 1
parentIssue: null
subIssues: []
subIssuesCompleted: 0
subIssuesTotal: 0
blockedBy: []
blocking: []
closedAt: '2026-01-16T15:49:33Z'
---
# Feature: Implement "Neural Lattice" Canvas for Services View

This task implements a new visual theme for the 'Services' view background, replacing the initial static network concept with a dynamic "Neural Lattice".

**Concept:**
"The Neural Lattice" visualizes the Neo.mjs runtime as a high-frequency, structured logic floor (Motherboard/VDOM Registry).

**Features:**
1.  **Hexagonal Lattice:** A tiling grid representing efficient structure and engineering.
2.  **High-Speed Runners:** "Data Packets" or "Beams" that traverse the grid edges at high velocity, simulating multi-threaded throughput.
3.  **Topological Mutation (Runtime Permutation):**
    *   Nodes accumulate "Build Charge" from runner traffic.
    *   High-traffic areas trigger a "Compilation" event, fusing 7-hex clusters into larger "Super Modules".
    *   These modules persist briefly before dissolving, visualizing dynamic component composition.
4.  **Inspection Lens:** Mouse interaction creates a "Time Dilation" and focus effect, illuminating the underlying grid structure.

**Implementation:**
*   **Zero-Allocation Architecture:** Uses `Float32Array` buffers for Cells and Runners to maintain 60fps.
*   **Canvas API:** Custom hexagonal drawing and gradient trail rendering.
*   **SharedWorker:** Runs entirely off the main thread.

This addresses the feedback to better represent the "Application Engine" identity of the framework.

## Timeline

- 2026-01-16T15:47:51Z @tobiu added the `enhancement` label
- 2026-01-16T15:47:51Z @tobiu added the `ai` label
- 2026-01-16T15:48:58Z @tobiu assigned to @tobiu
### @tobiu - 2026-01-16T15:49:11Z

**Input from Gemini 3 Pro:**

> ✦ Implemented the "Neural Lattice" concept.
> 
> **Key Changes:**
> - **Hexagonal Grid:** Replaced the triangular mesh with a structured hex lattice.
> - **Runners:** Added high-velocity data beams (`5-9 * scale` speed) that traverse grid edges.
> - **Dynamic Permutation:** Implemented a charge-based system where runner congestion triggers the formation of "Super Hex" modules, which then dissolve back into the grid.
> - **Visuals:** Tuned colors and gradients for a "High-Tech / Engineering" aesthetic, distinct from the organic "Neural Swarm" of the Home view.
> 
> This implementation provides a more fitting visual metaphor for the "Application Engine" identity.

- 2026-01-16T15:49:33Z @tobiu closed this issue

