Mark the link addon as essential

code/.storybook/main.ts

@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
     // },
   ],
   addons: [
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
     '@storybook/addon-themes',
     '@storybook/addon-essentials',
     '@storybook/addon-interactions',

code/addons/essentials/package.json

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@
       "import": "./dist/highlight/preview.mjs",
       "require": "./dist/highlight/preview.js"
     },
+    "./link/preview": {
+      "types": "./dist/link/preview.d.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/link/preview.mjs",
+      "require": "./dist/link/preview.js"
+    },
+    "./link/manager": "./dist/link/manager.js",
     "./measure/preview": {
       "types": "./dist/measure/preview.d.ts",
       "import": "./dist/measure/preview.mjs",
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@
     "@storybook/addon-controls": "workspace:*",
     "@storybook/addon-docs": "workspace:*",
     "@storybook/addon-highlight": "workspace:*",
+    "@storybook/addon-links": "workspace:*",
     "@storybook/addon-measure": "workspace:*",
     "@storybook/addon-outline": "workspace:*",
     "@storybook/addon-toolbars": "workspace:*",
@@ -118,6 +125,7 @@
       "./src/actions/manager.ts",
       "./src/backgrounds/manager.ts",
       "./src/controls/manager.ts",
+      "./src/links/manager.ts",
       "./src/measure/manager.ts",
       "./src/outline/manager.ts",
       "./src/toolbars/manager.ts",
@@ -128,6 +136,7 @@
       "./src/backgrounds/preview.ts",
       "./src/docs/preview.ts",
       "./src/highlight/preview.ts",
+      "./src/links/preview.ts",
       "./src/measure/preview.ts",
       "./src/outline/preview.ts",
       "./src/viewport/preview.ts"

code/addons/essentials/src/links/manager.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error (no types needed for this)
+export * from '@storybook/addon-link/manager';

code/addons/essentials/src/links/preview.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// @ts-expect-error (no types needed for this)
+export * from '@storybook/addon-link/preview';

code/addons/links/package.json

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   "version": "8.4.0-alpha.0",
   "description": "Link stories together to build demos and prototypes with your UI components",
   "keywords": [
-    "addon",
+    "storybook-addons",
-    "storybook",
+    "essentials",
     "organize"
   ],
   "homepage": "https://github.com/storybookjs/storybook/tree/next/code/addons/links",

code/core/src/core-server/__for-testing__/main.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
     '@storybook/addon-essentials',
     '@storybook/addon-interactions',
     '@storybook/addon-storysource',
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
     '@storybook/addon-jest',
     '@storybook/addon-a11y',
   ],

code/lib/cli-storybook/src/automigrate/fixes/__test__/main-config-without-wrappers.js

@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 const config = {
   stories: ['../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
-  addons: [
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-essentials', '@storybook/addon-interactions'],
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
-    '@storybook/addon-essentials',
-    '@storybook/addon-interactions',
-  ],
   framework: {
     name: '@storybook/angular',
     options: {},

code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/baseGenerator.ts

@@ -228,11 +228,7 @@ export async function baseGenerator(
         })
       : extraAddonPackages;
 
-  extraAddonsToInstall.push(
+  extraAddonsToInstall.push('@storybook/addon-essentials', '@chromatic-com/storybook@^1');
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
-    '@storybook/addon-essentials',
-    '@chromatic-com/storybook@^1'
-  );
 
   // added to main.js
   const addons = [

code/lib/create-storybook/src/generators/configure.test.ts

@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ describe('configureMain', () => {
       language: SupportedLanguage.JAVASCRIPT,
       prefixes: [],
       addons: [
-        "%%path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/addon-links', 'package.json')))%%",
         "%%path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/addon-essentials', 'package.json')))%%",
         "%%path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/preset-create-react-app', 'package.json')))%%",
         "%%path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/addon-interactions', 'package.json')))%%",
@@ -103,7 +102,6 @@ describe('configureMain', () => {
       const config = {
         stories: ['../stories/**/*.mdx', '../stories/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
         addons: [
-          path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/addon-links', 'package.json'))),
           path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/addon-essentials', 'package.json'))),
           path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/preset-create-react-app', 'package.json'))),
           path.dirname(require.resolve(path.join('@storybook/addon-interactions', 'package.json'))),

code/yarn.lock

@@ -5458,6 +5458,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@storybook/addon-controls": "workspace:*"
     "@storybook/addon-docs": "workspace:*"
     "@storybook/addon-highlight": "workspace:*"
+    "@storybook/addon-links": "workspace:*"
     "@storybook/addon-measure": "workspace:*"
     "@storybook/addon-outline": "workspace:*"
     "@storybook/addon-toolbars": "workspace:*"

docs/_snippets/main-config-test-disable-disableaddons.md

@@ -3,12 +3,7 @@ export default {
   // Replace your-framework with the framework you are using (e.g., react-webpack5, vue3-vite)
   framework: '@storybook/your-framework',
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
-  addons: [
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-essentials', '@storybook/addon-interactions', '@storybook/addon-a11y'],
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
-    '@storybook/addon-essentials',
-    '@storybook/addon-interactions',
-    '@storybook/addon-a11y',
-  ],
   build: {
     test: {
       disabledAddons: ['@storybook/addon-a11y'],
@@ -24,12 +19,7 @@ import type { StorybookConfig } from '@storybook/your-framework';
 const config: StorybookConfig = {
   framework: '@storybook/your-framework',
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
-  addons: [
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-essentials', '@storybook/addon-interactions', '@storybook/addon-a11y'],
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
-    '@storybook/addon-essentials',
-    '@storybook/addon-interactions',
-    '@storybook/addon-a11y',
-  ],
   build: {
     test: {
       disabledAddons: ['@storybook/addon-a11y'],
@@ -39,4 +29,3 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
 
 export default config;
 ```
-

docs/_snippets/storybook-coverage-addon-optimized-config.md

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ export default {
   framework: '@storybook/your-framework',
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
   addons: [
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
     '@storybook/addon-essentials',
     '@storybook/addon-interactions',
     '@storybook/addon-coverage',
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
   framework: '@storybook/your-framework',
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../src/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
   addons: [
-    '@storybook/addon-links',
     '@storybook/addon-essentials',
     '@storybook/addon-interactions',
     '@storybook/addon-coverage',
@@ -39,4 +37,3 @@ const config: StorybookConfig = {
 
 export default config;
 ```
-

docs/_snippets/storybook-vite-builder-aliasing.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ```js filename=".storybook/main.js|ts" renderer="common" language="js"
 export default {
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../stories/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
-  addons: ['@storybook/addon-links', '@storybook/addon-essentials'],
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-essentials'],
   core: {
     builder: '@storybook/builder-vite',
   },
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ export default {
   },
 };
 ```
-

docs/_snippets/storybook-vite-builder-react-docgen.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ```js filename=".storybook/main.js|ts" renderer="common" language="js"
 export default {
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../stories/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
-  addons: ['@storybook/addon-links', '@storybook/addon-essentials'],
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-essentials'],
   core: {
     builder: '@storybook/builder-vite',
   },
@@ -12,4 +12,3 @@ export default {
   },
 };
 ```
-

docs/_snippets/storybook-vite-builder-register.md

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 ```js filename=".storybook/main.js|ts" renderer="common" language="js"
 export default {
   stories: ['../src/**/*.mdx', '../stories/**/*.stories.@(js|jsx|mjs|ts|tsx)'],
-  addons: ['@storybook/addon-links', '@storybook/addon-essentials'],
+  addons: ['@storybook/addon-essentials'],
   core: {
     builder: '@storybook/builder-vite', // 👈 The builder enabled here.
   },
 };
 ```
-

docs/api/cli-options.mdx

@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ Storybook Environment Info:
   npmPackages:
     @storybook/addon-essentials: ^7.6.6 => 7.6.6
     @storybook/addon-interactions: ^7.6.6 => 7.6.6
-    @storybook/addon-links: ^7.6.6 => 7.6.6
     @storybook/addon-onboarding: ^1.0.10 => 1.0.10
     @storybook/blocks: ^7.6.6 => 7.6.6
     @storybook/preset-create-react-app: ^7.6.6 => 7.6.6

docs/configure/telemetry.mdx

@@ -127,9 +127,6 @@ Will generate the following output:
       }
     },
     "addons": {
-      "@storybook/addon-links": {
-        "version": "7.1.0"
-      },
       "@storybook/addon-essentials": {
         "version": "7.1.0"
       },