> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.benchcanvas.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connections

> Directional links between screens that show how users navigate a flow.

Connections are the arrows between screens. They show the path a user takes from one screen to the next, which is what makes a BenchCanvas map a flow rather than a pile of screenshots.

## Automatic connections

When you capture from a URL, BenchCanvas detects the real navigation between screens and draws connections automatically. The result reflects how screens actually link, not a guessed order.

## Add connections manually

You can connect screens yourself, which is useful for manually added screens or to capture a path the crawler missed.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Hover a screen">
    Connector handles appear on the sides of the screen.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Drag to the target">
    Drag from a handle to another screen to create a directional connection.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Adjust as needed">
    Repeat to build out the path. Connections follow the screens when you move them.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Remove a connection

Select a connection and delete it to remove a link you no longer want. You can rewire a flow at any time.

<Tip>
  Clean connections make the [automatic layout](/canvas/layout) and AI analysis more useful, since both reason about how screens relate.
</Tip>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Automatic layout" icon="diagram-project" href="/canvas/layout">
    Let BenchCanvas arrange connected screens cleanly.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Flows and frames" icon="object-group" href="/canvas/flows-and-frames">
    Group connected screens into a labeled journey.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>