docs: workflows

[NathanFlurry]

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[NathanFlurry]

• chore: multiplayer cookbook patterns #4261 : 2 dependent PRs (#4266 , #4268 )
• docs: document queue with interval pattern #4265
• chore(rivetkit): migrate to sqlite instance per-actor for concurrency optimizations #4264
• docs: workflows #4256 👈 (View in Graphite)
• chore(rivetkit): update conns to be hibernatable #4260
• chore(inspector): add back database tab #4255
• chore: impl canInvoke for matchmaker #4253
• chore: multiplayer cookbook #4200 : 1 other dependent PR (#4201 )
• feat(dashboard): bring new tabs back #4249
• fix(rivetkit): fix sqlite teardown logic #4259
• main

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PR Review: docs: workflows

This PR restructures and rewrites documentation for workflows, access control, events, state/persistence, and queues, along with fixing URL redirects and updating generated icon files.

Overall Assessment

A substantial documentation improvement. The workflows page now covers far more patterns (loops, setup/teardown, queue-driven work), the access control model moves from a single canInvoke hook to per-surface authorization, and the sitemap organization is noticeably cleaner. Issues below are minor.

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Bugs / Correctness

1. Redirect direction corrected
The old '/docs/actors/queues' → '/docs/actors/queue/' was backwards. The new direction '/docs/actors/queue' → '/docs/actors/queues/' is correct.

2. Dead link: /docs/actors/design-patterns
website/src/sitemap/mod.ts adds a navigation entry pointing to /docs/actors/design-patterns, but no design-patterns.mdx is added in this PR. Verify the page already exists or this will 404 in production.

3. Commented-out icons produce noisy sitemap code
Several icons are left as comments in mod.ts. Either assign a real icon or remove the comment lines entirely.

4. Potentially unused imports in mod.ts
faSquareList and faGrid are added to the import block but do not appear to be used in any visible part of the diff. Worth verifying they are actually referenced somewhere in the file.

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Documentation Content

5. canInvoke removal not called out for users upgrading
access-control.mdx and lifecycle.mdx fully replace canInvoke with per-surface canPublish/canSubscribe + action-level checks. If canInvoke still exists in the SDK (even as deprecated), a note or migration callout would help users who have existing canInvoke handlers.

6. authenticate() called twice per connection in the access-control example
Both onBeforeConnect and createConnState call await authenticate(params.authToken). This works but causes two auth lookups per connection. The example should either combine both into createConnState (since throwing there also rejects the connection) or add a short comment explaining the duplication is intentional.

7. event<[]>() as a zero-payload event type
In events.mdx, event<[]>() (empty tuple type) is used for a gameStarted event. This is valid TypeScript but is an unusual idiom. event<void>() or a bare event() would be less surprising to most readers.

8. Multiplayer cookbook removed detailed auth tables without a replacement
Two tables in website/src/content/cookbook/multiplayer-game.mdx were deleted: "Access Control Rules By Mechanism" and "Actor Ownership Constraints". These documented auth and ownership policy for all eight game archetypes in one place. If they were removed for accuracy reasons (because canInvoke no longer exists), consider linking to the updated access control docs or adding a brief prose replacement so the cookbook remains self-contained.

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Generated Files

9. +68,956 lines of generated JS committed
frontend/packages/icons/dist/index.js, src/index.gen.js, and src/index.gen.ts are auto-generated build artifacts. The massive diff makes code review harder and inflates git history. Consider adding these to .gitignore and generating them at build time, or using git-lfs.

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Summary

Area	Verdict
URL/redirect fixes	✅ Correct
Workflow docs rewrite	✅ Much more comprehensive
Access control rewrite (per-surface auth)	✅ Clearer model
Events docs typed with event<T>()	✅ Good
State renamed to "In-Memory State"	✅ Clearer
New persistence overview page	✅ Useful landing page
Sitemap restructure	✅ Better organization
Debugging sections added across docs	✅ Helpful additions
Dead /docs/actors/design-patterns link	⚠️ Verify page exists
Multiplayer cookbook tables removed	⚠️ Add cross-reference or update in place
canInvoke removal not flagged for upgraders	⚠️ Add a migration note
Commented-out icons	ℹ️ Cleanup noise
Unused faSquareList/faGrid imports	ℹ️ Verify or remove
Double authenticate() in example	ℹ️ Add a comment explaining the pattern
Committed generated dist files	ℹ️ Consider .gitignore