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Remote nodes need their own registry because a remote target is more than an agent name.
A local provider target usually belongs to the current machine. A remote target belongs to another node with its own host, user, SSH key, enabled state, and verification history. AxiOwl needs a place to store that node-level identity.
The node registry can record:
– node id;
– display name;
– aliases;
– host;
– SSH user;
– SSH key path;
– enabled state;
– last seen time;
– last verified time;
– last error.
This gives remote routing a clear foundation. A message to a remote agent should not depend on a vague hostname typed from memory. It should resolve through a known node row and a known remote target.
The node registry also keeps local and remote boundaries visible. A local provider bug should not be hidden by remote routing. A remote failure should show whether the node itself failed verification, whether SSH failed, or whether the remote AxiOwl process rejected the request.
Remote nodes are useful because they let AxiOwl coordinate work across laptops, desktops, servers, and hosted machines. But they introduce a different trust and delivery boundary.
The node registry is how AxiOwl represents that boundary clearly.
Remote messaging becomes understandable when nodes have names, hosts, verification state, and errors that operators can inspect.