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

# configure_node_connections

> Configures how the connections between the nodes are visualized. 

Controls how network links (edges) between nodes are displayed. The `visible` parameter shows or hides the connection lines, and `directed` controls whether arrows indicate direction from source to target.

This is a UI configuration step that affects how the project is displayed in Graphext. It applies to the dataset referenced in its inputs. If your recipe produces multiple datasets (e.g. a filtered dataset that is then passed to create\_project alongside the original), you need to add separate configure steps for each dataset you want to configure.

## Usage

The following examples show how the step can be used in a recipe.

<Accordion title="Examples" icon="code" defaultOpen="true">
  <Tabs>
    <Tab title="Example 1">
      Show connections and represent the direction from source to target

      ```stan theme={null}
      configure_node_connections({"visible": true, "directed": true})
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Example 2">
      Hide connections and show only the nodes

      ```stan theme={null}
      configure_node_connections({"visible": false, "directed": false})
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab title="Signature">
      General syntax for using the step in a recipe. Shows the inputs and outputs the step is expected to receive and will produce respectively. For futher details see sections below.

      ```stan theme={null}
      configure_node_connections(*links: list[number], {
          "param": value,
          ...
      })
      ```
    </Tab>
  </Tabs>
</Accordion>

## Inputs & Outputs

The following are the inputs expected by the step and the outputs it produces. These are generally
columns (`ds.first_name`), datasets (`ds` or `ds[["first_name", "last_name"]]`) or models (referenced
by name e.g. `"churn-clf"`).

<Accordion title="Inputs" icon="right-to-bracket">
  <ParamField path="*links" type="column[list[number]]" />
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Outputs" icon="right-from-bracket" />

## Configuration

The following parameters can be used to configure the behaviour of the step by including them in
a json object as the last "input" to the step, i.e. `step(..., {"param": "value", ...}) -> (output)`.

<Accordion title="Parameters" defaultOpen="true" icon="sliders">
  <ParamField path="visible" type="boolean" required>
    Links are shown.
  </ParamField>

  <ParamField path="directed" type="boolean" required>
    Links are directed.
  </ParamField>
</Accordion>