This'll require two things:

• Convert network elements to a capability. This probably means we can remove the whole element provider shtick.
• Possibly register a null capability for client side nodes.

So that technically allows for compact machine support, but cables do not visually attach. I'm going to have to think about how this should be implemented, as null capabilities don't really work with the current API.

I'm closing this as there sadly isn't much else I can do without changing substantial parts of the API, and I'm rather loathe to do that.