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

# Overview

> Add follows and connections to your app with Replyke's social graph hooks

Replyke provides two distinct social relationship systems: **Follows** (one-directional) and **Connections** (mutual/bidirectional). You can use one or both depending on the social model your app needs.

## Follows

Follows are one-directional. A user can follow another user without requiring approval or reciprocation — similar to Twitter or Instagram's follow model.

## Connections

Connections are bidirectional and require mutual acceptance — similar to LinkedIn. One user sends a request; the other must accept before a connection is established. Connections go through several states: `none`, `pending-sent`, `pending-received`, `connected`, `declined-sent`, `declined-received`.

## Choosing Between Follows and Connections

|                       | Follows                          | Connections                           |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| **Direction**         | One-way                          | Mutual                                |
| **Approval required** | No                               | Yes                                   |
| **Use case**          | Content feeds, creator audiences | Professional networks, friend systems |
| **State**             | Following / not following        | None → Pending → Connected / Declined |

## In This Section

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="useFollowManager" href="/sdk/relationships/use-follow-manager">
    High-level hook for toggling follow state on a profile
  </Card>

  <Card title="useConnectionManager" href="/sdk/relationships/use-connection-manager">
    High-level hook that manages the full connection lifecycle
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Hooks

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="useFollowUser (+ more)" href="/hooks/follows/use-follow-user">
    All individual follow hooks for custom UIs
  </Card>

  <Card title="useRequestConnection (+ more)" href="/hooks/connections/use-request-connection">
    All individual connection hooks for custom UIs
  </Card>
</CardGroup>