Module-Level Traceability Strategies

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Based on analysis of eclipse-score/docs-as-code, we should explore implementing module-level traceability strategies similar to their approach to handle circular references while maintaining build integrity.

Key concepts from their implementation:

1. Module-level references can be circular (bi-directional links between modules)
2. Bazel target dependencies must remain acyclic
3. They use two strategies:
   • Build-with-links: Fast builds with hyperlinks to external documentation (forward links only)
   • Build-with-copies: Self-contained release documentation with embedded content (includes backward links)
4. Their system separates module-level references (which can be circular) from Bazel target dependencies (which must be acyclic)

We should consider implementing similar strategies in Rivet to handle:

• Circular traceability references between modules/components
• Different traceability report types (development vs release)
• Performance optimization for large traceability graphs
• Strategies for handling version dependencies in traceability links

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Closing: AI-generated issue with sphinx-needs-specific framing that doesn't apply to Rivet. Replaced by focused issues derived from actual SCORE pain points.