13.7 Architecture graphs
Navigate architecture graphs in platform-spec and tie reading to crates.
Architecture graphs
Architecture graphs are a reading aid, not a replacement for the requirements they accompany. Start at the build pipeline hub, then use the graph to orient yourself before following links into a feature’s requirements and scenarios.
A productive reading pass
Section titled “A productive reading pass”- Open the feature hub that owns the question.
- Read the graph as a map of components and hand-offs, not as an API contract.
- Follow the named feature links for the rule or decision you need.
- Use crate-to-spec anchors only after you know which requirement you are tracing into code.
Graphs answer “where does this fit?”; the standard answers “what is required?”. When a graph and prose appear to disagree, treat the linked standard document as the authority and report the mismatch.