Step 4: Link Components

Trace connections between components to show how data flows through your system.

Future Enhancement

This step currently uses AI-assisted linking. Deterministic tooling for automatic link detection is planned for a future release.

Instructions

Follow the AI-assisted workflow for this step:

Step 4: Link →

For connection config options and pattern syntax:

Connection Config Reference →

What Gets Linked

• Internal calls: UseCase → DomainOp, API → UseCase
• HTTP calls: Service → external API
• Event flows: EventHandler → Event subscriptions
• UI navigation: Page → API calls

Output

Updates .riviere/graph.json with links between components.

Creates .riviere/step-4-checklist.md tracking linking progress.

Next Step

After linking components, proceed to:

Step 5: Enrich →

See Also

• Connection Config Reference — Connection pattern options and examples
• Extraction Config — Full connection schema definitions
• Step 3: Extract — Component extraction before linking
• Step 5: Enrich — Next workflow step