Animation · mode step
Step-through
The same seven states, but paused and driven by you: Play, Pause, Replay, Previous, Next, plus arrow keys, Space, R, Home and End. Each step announces itself to screen readers through a scoped live region. This is the mode built for teaching a trace — which is exactly what an approval gate is.
All examples The original, unstyled diagram-design repo
Guest booking: research to approval gate
Flowchart from a guest lead through reading the hook, finding contact info in Apollo, deciding whether a prior Gmail thread exists, drafting outreach in Gmail, an approval gate that returns to the draft when Andrew declines, updating the Notion CRM, and sending.
YES · REPLY
NO · NEW DRAFT
NO · REVISE
YES · APPROVED
Guest lead + source link
Read the spec, then the hook
the exact idea that makes them worth booking
APOLLO
Build a ranked contact stack
email → backups → linkedin → x → company
Prior real thread?
search Gmail first
Reply inside that thread
real history beats a cold open
GMAIL
Draft from Andrew's account
approved template, verbatim · max 4 short sentences
CC Pat + Lauren · a clickable link for every name
Andrew approves?
every outbound message
NOTION
Add or update the guest
draft status · source link · email
apollo status · confidence
Sent → 48-hour clock starts
LEGEND
START / END
STEP
DECISION
APPROVAL GATE
RETURN PATH
Previous
Play
Pause
Next
Replay
←/→ step · Space play/pause · R replay · Home/End jump
Step 7 of 7
Animation controls require JavaScript. The complete final diagram is shown above.
Guest Booking Producer · part one · animation mode step · github.com/cathrynlavery/diagram-design