Updated Readme

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 ![Borealis Logo](https://github.com/bunny-lab-io/Borealis/blob/main/Data/Server/WebUI/public/Borealis_Logo_Full.png)
 
-# Borealis: Visual Automation For Everyone
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 **Borealis** is an all-in-one visual automation studio.
 Whether you want to automate data flows, control a computer, extract data from images, or connect to APIs and webhooks, Borealis turns these advanced tasks into a simple, visual drag-and-drop experience.
 
+Borealis began as a visual node-graph builder. It is now evolving into a centralized remote management and automation platform that still embraces visual workflows, while prioritizing fleet orchestration, inventory, and scripted automations at-scale. Items marked (*roadmap*) indicate forward-looking capabilities under active design.
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 ## Youtube Video Demonstration:
 You can click the image below to watch a youtube video demonstrating the deployment, launching, and basic example usage of Borealis.
 [![Borealis Usage Demonstration](Data/Repository_Resources/data_workflow_example_01.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GLolR70CTo)
 
 ## 🚀 What Is Borealis?
 
-Imagine building automations and powerful data workflows by *connecting blocks on a canvas* — and having them come to life in real time. Borealis is a cross-platform, live-editable automation tool that makes it possible to create, test, and run workflows with **zero coding required** (unless you want to).
+Imagine building automations and powerful data workflows by *connecting blocks on a canvas* - and having them come to life in real time. Borealis is a cross-platform, live-editable automation tool that makes it possible to create, test, and run workflows with **zero coding required** (unless you want to).
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+Beyond the canvas, Borealis is growing into a centralized control-plane for remote device management and automation (*roadmap*). The canvas remains your design surface, while remote agents and a management console coordinate inventory, policy, and script execution across fleets.
 
 Borealis combines:
 
 * **A powerful visual graph editor** (built with React Flow)
-* **A real-time backend server** (Python Flask + WebSockets)
+* **A real-time backend server** (Python Flask *or* Vite + WebSockets)
 * **Optional Python Agent** for advanced computer automation (screenshot, overlays, and more)
 * **Live node updates, instant feedback, no restarts required**
+* **Emerging remote agent fleet** for Windows/Linux/macOS management (*roadmap*)
+* **Central management console** for inventory, targeting, and job orchestration (*roadmap*)
 
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 | **Data Ingestion & Manipulation**     | Ingest data from files, APIs, manual input, or other sources — then filter, search, transform, or export it                         |
 | **API Requests & Webhooks**           | Talk to REST APIs, integrate with web services, and hook Borealis into other tools                                                  |
 | **Extensible Node Library**           | Add your own custom nodes or use the included library for data, images, math, logic, reporting, and more                            |
-| **Undo & Resilience**                 | Made a mistake editing a node or the UI? No worries — just fix it and reload. Vite dev server makes changes appear instantly        |
+| **Undo & Resilience**                 | Made a mistake editing a node or the UI? No worries - just fix it and reload. The included Vite dev server makes changes appear instantly        |
-| **Cross-Platform**                    | Works on Windows, Linux, macOS — one-click launch scripts included                                                                  |
+| **Cross-Platform**                    | Works on Windows, Linux, macOS - one-click launch scripts included                                                                  |
+| **Centralized Management (roadmap)**  | Manage agents, groups, policies, and jobs from one console                                                                          |
+| **Agent Inventory (roadmap)**         | Collect device facts: installed software, OS, storage, networking, last logged-in user                                              |
+| **Script Orchestration (roadmap)**    | Push/schedule PowerShell, Bash, Batch scripts and Ansible playbooks with outputs and audit trails                                   |
+| **Compliance & Audit (roadmap)**      | Define baselines, detect drift, and export reports for fleet state                                                                 |
 
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 * **Computer Automation:** Trigger keypresses, capture screens, and even run scheduled macros
 * **APIs & Webhooks:** Build visual flows that connect to any REST API, fetch data, and process responses
 * **Real-Time Dashboards:** Build custom, live-updating dashboards by wiring together data nodes and viewers
-* **Rapid Prototyping:** Instantly test ideas — drop in new nodes, see your changes live, and never fear breaking things
+* **Rapid Prototyping:** Instantly test ideas - drop in new nodes, see your changes live, and never fear breaking things
+* **Remote Fleet Automations (*roadmap*):** Run scripts/playbooks across targeted devices, roll out changes safely at scale
+* **Inventory & Auditing (*roadmap*):** Query installed software, OS versions, storage/networking, and last logged-in activity
+* **Runbook Automation (*roadmap*):** Design visual runbooks in the canvas and execute them remotely with approvals and logging
 
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 ## 🏆 Why Borealis Stands Out
 
 * **Instant Feedback:** Every change is live. No need to restart — just drag, connect, or edit and see results instantly.
-* **No Fear Development:** Messed up a node file? UI won’t crash; just fix the file, save, and Borealis will hot-reload it.
+* **No Fear Development:** Messed up a node file? UI won't crash; just fix the file, save, and Borealis will hot-reload it.
 * **Beginner Friendly:** If you can use a mouse, you can use Borealis. But it grows with you as you learn.
+* **Unified Canvas + Control Plane (*roadmap*):** Design visually, orchestrate remotely, and observe everything from a single place.
 
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 ## 🔭 Future Potential (What Borealis Could Become)
 
-Borealis is already a swiss-army knife in the works — but here’s just a taste of what’s coming, or at-least possible, thanks to its modular, node-based design:
+Borealis is already a swiss-army knife in the works - but here's just a taste of what's coming, or at-least possible, thanks to its modular, node-based design:
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+As Borealis pivots toward centralized remote management, these *roadmap* items lead the way:
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+* **Centralized Remote Management (*roadmap*):** Unified console for device inventory, status, tagging, grouping, and targeting.
+* **Script & Playbook Distribution (*roadmap*):** Deploy and run PowerShell, Bash, Batch, and Ansible playbooks across fleets; collect outputs and act upon them in meaningful ways.
+* **Inventory & Insights (*roadmap*):** Agents report installed software, OS details, storage, networking, users (e.g., last logged-in), and custom facts.
+* **Policy & Compliance (*roadmap*):** Define desired state baselines, detect drift, and trigger remediation workflows.
+* **Governance & Safety (*roadmap*):** RBAC, approvals, change windows, versioned script catalog, and secrets management.
+* **Event-Driven Automations (*roadmap*):** Triggers from inventory changes, schedules, or webhooks to run workflows or scripts.
+* **Scalable Orchestration (*roadmap*):** Target by groups/tags/queries, staggered rollouts, retries, and robust job auditing.
 
 * **Smart Automation:** Automatically detect patterns, trigger workflows from email, websites, or events.
 * **Machine Learning Nodes:** Drag-and-drop AI tasks — run models, analyze data, or classify images/text.
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 2. **Each node** does something — like reading a file, fetching an API, or processing an image.
 3. **Live data flows** through the graph in real time. Change a value? Every downstream node updates automatically.
 4. **The shared “Value Bus”** means nodes always see the latest data. No refreshes needed.
-5. **Power-users and developers** can add their own nodes, or tweak the UI, with changes appearing instantly — even if you make a mistake.
+5. **Power-users and developers** can add their own nodes, or tweak the UI, with changes appearing instantly - even if you make a mistake.
+6. **Agents report facts (*roadmap*):** Lightweight agents send inventory and telemetry back to the server.
+7. **Control-plane orchestrates jobs (*roadmap*):** Target devices by groups/tags and run scripts/playbooks with audit trails.
 
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 * **Reporting Nodes:** Export to CSV (*work-in-progress*) (future: other formats).
 * **API/Web Nodes:** API requests, regex, text manipulation, etc.
 * **Organization Nodes:** Grouping/backdrop for neat, readable graphs. (*work-in-progress*)
+* **Remote Action Nodes:** Dispatch and track script/playbook runs across agents (*roadmap*).
 
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 * **Automation geeks** who want a real-time, visual playground
 * **Data analysts** who want to prototype and visualize data flows
 * **Developers** who want a safe, forgiving testbed for new ideas
+* **IT admins / SREs (*roadmap focus*):** Centralize fleet inventory, enforce policy, and orchestrate scripted changes at scale
 
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 1. **Download Borealis**
 2. **Run the launcher:**
 
-   * Windows: `Borealis.ps1`
+   * Windows: `.\Borealis.ps1`
-   * Linux/macOS: `Borealis.sh`
+   * Linux/macOS: `bash Borealis.sh`
-3. **Open the web UI** in your browser. Start building!
+3. **Open the web UI** in your browser. 
 
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 ## 🎁 Borealis Is Just Getting Started
 
-Borealis is **more than a tool** — it’s a playground, a laboratory, and a future-proof platform for any automation you can imagine. Its best features are still ahead, and you can help shape them.
+Borealis is **more than a tool** - As the platform pivots toward centralized remote management, expect deeper inventory, script orchestration (PowerShell/Bash/Batch/Ansible), and governance-first workflows to land over time (*roadmap*).
 
 **Start automating your ideas, today.**