When You Just Need to Know
Not every integration needs to be deep, automated, or permanent. Sometimes you’re staring at a device and you just need to know something now—who owns it, what’s been happening to it, whether it’s vulnerable, or where to go next. Not in ten minutes, not after opening three other tools, not after remembering which system of record is “authoritative this month.” That’s the problem Launchers in netLD are designed to solve. Launchers are simple web integrations.
At their core, a Launcher is just a URL. It’s a URL that can include context from netLD—hostname, IP address, model, serial number, OS version—resolved at the moment you click it. Nothing more exotic than that. There’s no plugin framework. No SDK to maintain. No credentials stored in netLD. If a system can be reached with a browser, it can be launched. That simplicity is deliberate.
Context beats automation (sometimes)
A lot of integration discussions assume automation is always the goal. Close the ticket automatically. Trigger the workflow. Update the record. Take action without a human in the loop. That’s valuable—but it’s not always what’s needed. Most operational work still looks like this: - An engineer is investigating an issue - They’re forming a mental model - They need context before they decide what to do Launchers are designed for that moment. They don’t automate judgment. They remove friction before judgment happens. A concrete example: CVEs on demand One recent example illustrates the pattern well. We built a small web endpoint—implemented as an AWS Lambda—that accepts a device model as a query parameter, looks up matching products in a CVE feed, and returns a clean, human-readable HTML report of relevant vulnerabilities. From netLD’s point of view, the integration is trivial:
https://example.execute-api.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/cve-report?device.model=
Now, when a user right clicks a device in the Inventory tab, they immediately see a CVE report scoped to that model. netLD doesn’t need to know what CVEs are. It doesn’t need API keys. It doesn’t need to store vulnerability data. It simply hands context to the tool best suited to answer the question. The same pattern applies everywhere. That CVE example could just as easily be: - A jump into ServiceNow showing the CMDB record for the device - A list of recent incidents or changes tied to that asset - A vendor portal opened at the correct product page - An internal wiki or runbook pre-scoped to the device type - A diagnostics tool, dashboard, or custom report In each case, the Launcher acts as a context handoff. netLD knows what the device is. Other systems know what has happened to it. The Launcher connects the two, at the exact moment a human needs the answer.
Why this matters
Because most operational time isn’t spent executing actions. It’s spent: - finding the right system - reconstructing context - re-establishing focus after interruptions Launchers don’t try to replace existing tools or processes. They respect them. They assume your environment is heterogeneous, imperfect, and evolving. They also age well. URLs change far less often than APIs. And if a launcher points to something that’s no longer useful, you delete it—no cleanup, no refactoring, no downstream impact.
A small tool, used thoughtfully
Launchers are intentionally lightweight. That’s not a limitation—it’s a design choice rooted in how real engineers work. When you just need to know, the fastest path matters.
And sometimes, the most powerful integration is the one that simply gets you to the right place, with the right context, at the right time.
Key Takeaways
Launchers in netLD are a simple and powerful way to give users more context about a device so they can make better operational decisions. With LogicVein, you don’t just react to changes — you control them. With its combination of discovery, monitoring, compliance, and automation, LogicVein transforms how IT teams manage complex network environments. Whether you’re looking to reduce manual work, improve network reliability, or gain better visibility into device configurations, LogicVein will provide you the tools you need—all in a single platform.
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