About Shumoku
The project, its name and logo, and the ideas behind its design.
What Shumoku is
A regenerable map for real infrastructure
Shumoku treats network topology as an operational map that can be generated, updated, and trusted instead of a drawing that slowly drifts away from reality.
It can start from YAML, NetBox, LLDP, SNMP, network scans, monitoring systems, or your own APIs, then turn those sources into topology views for documentation, CI, web apps, and live operations.
Network diagrams that don't drift away from reality.
Readable
The overall shape and connection relationships are clear at a glance.
Trustworthy
The map is grounded in actual infrastructure data, not stale slides.
Regenerable
Topology can be rebuilt continuously as the network changes.
Operational
Traffic, status, alerts, sharing, and documentation live on the same map.
Project background
About Shumoku
The name, logo, and design philosophy all point to the same idea: topology diagrams should reveal a structure that already exists in the network.
Name
The name comes from the shumoku, the striker used with a hanging bell. Shumoku aims to be a quiet support for the beginning of network operations.
Logo
The logo is modeled on Gabriel's wings: a symbol for the moment an unseen structure is brought into view.
Philosophy
A diagram should not invent topology. It should give a readable outline to the connections, paths, and dependencies already present in the infrastructure.