What flowfig does not draw

flowfig draws parts, the messages between the parts, and their order. flowfig draws a roadmap or a timeline with dates (timeline: true), and converts a Mermaid gantt to it. flowfig does not draw class diagrams, ER diagrams, charts of numbers or mind maps. Use Mermaid or a chart library for those.

flowfig, Mermaid and a hand-drawn image

	flowfig	Mermaid	Hand-drawn image
Made by an agent from the code	Yes, with the init instructions	Yes, as Mermaid text	No
Linked to the code	Yes, verify fails in CI	No	No
Checked for faults	Yes, 23 rules in flowfig check	Syntax errors only	No
Animated	Yes, one packet per message	No	No
Shows payloads and order	Yes, on the map and the rail	Order and text in a sequence diagram	No
Plays in a GitHub README	Yes, as an SVG	Yes, GitHub renders it	Yes, as an image
Readable back as source	Yes, with --spec	Yes, the source is text	No
Class and ER diagrams	No	Yes. Mermaid wins this row.	Yes