GG-05 - Guided Next Rows and Direction-Aware Chains
We closed a gap that showed up as soon as multi-row composition became real: the API was already giving us ontology-aware next options, but the UI was still making users translate those suggestions manually.
So we made two linked decisions.
First, we exposed suggestions directly in the builder as a visible “Suggested next connections” panel, and added Add Suggested Row so users can continue a valid chain in one click.
Second, we stopped pretending all rows are outbound. Suggestions often came back inbound, so we added per-row direction (outbound / inbound) and passed that direction through compile.
This matters because the query-builder now reflects graph reality instead of forcing a single traversal shape.
The loop is tighter now:
- compile a row,
- inspect ontology-guided next options,
- add a suggested row (including its direction),
- recompile immediately with traceable output.
The result is less guesswork, fewer dead-end combinations, and a much more honest path toward guided query authoring.
Next step: use these suggestions to proactively constrain each row’s relationship/target dropdowns before compile so invalid combinations are prevented earlier.
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