Using the app
Connecting nodes
Link nodes together and you have a graph. Press Connect on a node card or in the node detail, or drag one node onto another in the View. The screens below are the real app, starting a link from Design token. It is a demo, so nothing is saved.
Pick the node to link
Press Connect and a bar for picking the other node appears at the top.
- Prompt Says which node you started linking from.
- Search nodes Type a name to find and pick one. Pressing a node in the View works too.
- Alt-drag In the View, hold
Alt(Optionon a Mac) and drag from one node to another to link them as well. - Cancel Stops linking.
Pick the relation
Pick the node and the Connect sheet opens. Below, Dark mode has been picked.
- Ends Which node the link goes from, and to which.
- Swap direction Switches the start and the end.
- Relation Pick Related, Comes before, Comes out of or Inherits from. The relation is read back as a sentence, so check the direction against it.
- Why (optional) A sentence that shows this link. It appears with the link when you open it later.
- Connect Saves the link.
| Relation | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Related | The two are related. No direction. | Design token and Dark mode are related |
| Comes before | The first has to exist before the second can. | MCP has to be connected before an AI assistant can use the graph |
| Comes out of | The first came out of the second. | This decision came out of that measurement |
| Inherits from | The first takes on the second. | The new rule inherits from the old one |
Which kinds can take which relation is in the relations table on What Vinc is. A pair that does not fit is not saved, and a warning appears.
Link details
Open Links on a node card and press a relation name; the link opens on the right.
- Ends Which node the link goes from, and to which.
- Sentence Reads the relation as a sentence. If the link has a recorded reason, it shows too.
- Delete this link Deletes the link after asking you to confirm. It cannot be undone.
Link suggestions
Near the bottom of the node detail is Unlinked · possible links. Vinc finds nodes that could be linked to this one, and pressing Link beside one links it straight away. Tags help more suggestions show up.
With many documents, Link related documents on the Create tab in Settings > Data links the main concepts of your documents in one go.