diff --git a/.cspell/mermaid-terms.txt b/.cspell/mermaid-terms.txt
index 46ad6dddb..59a3d108f 100644
--- a/.cspell/mermaid-terms.txt
+++ b/.cspell/mermaid-terms.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Adamiecki
 arrowend
+Bendpoints
 bmatrix
 braintree
 catmull
diff --git a/.cspell/misc-terms.txt b/.cspell/misc-terms.txt
index 3fc094309..1820e3c86 100644
--- a/.cspell/misc-terms.txt
+++ b/.cspell/misc-terms.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ handDrawn
 KOEPF
 neato
 newbranch
+validify
diff --git a/cypress/platform/knsv2.html b/cypress/platform/knsv2.html
index 8808a3c9d..a3cbf60bf 100644
--- a/cypress/platform/knsv2.html
+++ b/cypress/platform/knsv2.html
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
         font-family: monospace;
         font-size: 72px;
       }
-
+      pre {
+        width: 100%;
+      }
       /* tspan {
               font-size: 6px !important;
             } */
@@ -88,17 +90,202 @@
   config:
     look: handDrawn
     layout: elk
+    elk:
+        <!-- nodePlacementStrategy: INTERACTIVE -->
+        <!-- mergeEdges: true -->
+---
+stateDiagram-v2
+    direction LR
+    accTitle: An idealized Open Source supply-chain graph
+
+    %%
+    state "🟦 Importer" as author_importer
+    state "🟥 Supplier, Owner" as author_owner
+    state "🟨🟥 Maintainer, Author\n🟨 Custodian" as author
+    state "🟩 Distributor" as repository_distributor
+    state "🟦 Importer" as language_importer
+    state "🟦🟨 Packager" as language_packager
+    state "🟦🟨 OSS Steward" as language_steward
+    state "🟨 Curator" as language_curator
+    state "🟩 Distributor" as language_distributor
+    state "🟦 Contributor" as contributor
+    state "🟦 Importer" as package_importer
+    state "🟨 Patcher" as package_patcher
+    state "🟨🟦 Builder\n🟨🟦 Packager\n🟨🟦 Containerizer" as package_packager
+    state "🟨 Curator" as package_curator
+    state "🟩 Distributor" as package_distributor
+    state "🟦 Importer" as integrator_importer
+    state "🟥 Supplier, Manufacturer, Owner" as integrator_owner
+    state "🟦🟨🟥 Integrator, Developer" as integrator_developer
+    state "🟩🟨 SBOM Redactor\n🟩 Publisher" as integrator_publisher
+    state "🟦🟨 Builder" as integrator_builder
+    state "🟨 Deployer" as deployer
+    state "🟦 Vuln. Checker" as integrator_checker
+    state "🟩🟨 SBOM Redactor" as redactor
+    state "🟦 Consumer\n🟦  User" as consumer
+    state "🟦 Auditor" as auditor_internal
+    state "🟦 Auditor" as auditor_external
+
+    %%
+    classDef createsSBOM stroke:red,stroke-width:3px;
+    classDef updatesSBOM stroke:yellow,stroke-width:3px;
+    classDef assemblesSBOM stroke:yellow,stroke-width:3px;
+    classDef distributesSBOM stroke:green,stroke-width:3px;
+    classDef verifiesSBOM stroke:#07f,stroke-width:3px;
+
+    %%
+    class author_importer verifiesSBOM
+    class author_owner createsSBOM
+    class manufacturer_owner createsSBOM
+    class author assemblesSBOM
+    class package_importer verifiesSBOM
+    class package_patcher updatesSBOM
+    class package_packager assemblesSBOM
+    class package_curator distributesSBOM
+    class package_distributor distributesSBOM
+    class language_importer verifiesSBOM
+    class language_packager assemblesSBOM
+    class language_steward updatesSBOM
+    class language_curator distributesSBOM
+    class language_distributor distributesSBOM
+    class repository_distributor distributesSBOM
+    class integrator_importer verifiesSBOM
+    class integrator_owner createsSBOM
+    class integrator_developer assemblesSBOM
+    class integrator_publisher distributesSBOM
+    class integrator_builder assemblesSBOM
+    class integrator_checker verifiesSBOM
+    class deployer assemblesSBOM
+    class redactor distributesSBOM
+    class auditor_internal verifiesSBOM
+    class auditor_external verifiesSBOM
+
+    state "Maintainer Environment" as environment_maintainer {
+        [*] --> author_importer
+        [*] --> author
+        author_importer --> author
+        author_owner --> author
+        author       --> language_packager
+    }
+
+    [*] --> environment_maintainer
+
+    state "Language Ecosystem" as ecosystem_lang {
+        [*] --> language_importer
+        [*] --> language_steward
+        [*] --> language_curator
+        [*] --> language_distributor
+        language_importer --> language_distributor
+        language_importer --> language_curator
+        language_steward --> language_curator
+        language_curator --> language_distributor
+    }
+
+    language_packager --> ecosystem_lang
+    ecosystem_lang    --> ecosystem_lang
+
+    state "Public Collaboration Ecosystem" as ecosystem_repo {
+        [*] --> repository_distributor
+    }
+
+    author         --> ecosystem_repo
+    ecosystem_repo --> author
+
+    repository_distributor --> contributor
+    contributor            --> repository_distributor
+
+    state "Package Ecosystem" as ecosystem_package {
+        [*] --> package_importer
+        [*] --> package_packager
+        [*] --> package_patcher
+        package_importer --> package_patcher
+        package_importer --> package_packager
+        package_patcher  --> package_packager
+        package_packager --> package_curator
+        package_packager --> package_distributor
+        package_curator  --> package_distributor
+    }
+
+    repository_distributor --> ecosystem_package
+    language_distributor   --> ecosystem_package
+    ecosystem_package      --> ecosystem_package
+
+    state "Integrator Environment" as environment_integrator {
+        [*] --> integrator_developer
+        [*] --> integrator_importer
+        integrator_importer  --> integrator_developer
+        integrator_owner     --> integrator_developer
+        integrator_builder   --> integrator_publisher
+        integrator_developer --> integrator_checker
+        integrator_checker   --> integrator_developer
+        auditor_internal     --> integrator_developer
+        integrator_developer --> integrator_builder
+        integrator_developer --> auditor_internal
+    }
+
+    repository_distributor --> environment_integrator
+    language_distributor   --> environment_integrator
+    package_distributor    --> environment_integrator
+
+    state "Production Environment" as environment_prod {
+        [*] --> deployer
+        deployer --> redactor
+    }
+
+    integrator_publisher --> [*]
+    integrator_developer --> environment_prod
+    integrator_builder   --> environment_prod
+    integrator_publisher --> environment_prod
+
+    deployer --> auditor_external
+    deployer --> consumer
+    redactor --> consumer
+
+
+
+</pre>
+      <pre id="diagram" class="mermaid2">
+---
+  title: hello2
+  config:
+    look: handDrawn
+    layout: dagre
     elk:
         nodePlacementStrategy: BRANDES_KOEPF
 ---
-flowchart LR
-  A[Start] --Some text--> B(Continue)
-  B --> C{Evaluate}
-  C -- One --> D[Option 1]
-  C -- Two --> E[Option 2]
-  C -- Three --> F[fa:fa-car Option 3]
+stateDiagram-v2
+  A --> A
+  state A {
+    B --> D
+    state B {
+      C
+    }
+    state D {
+      E
+    }
+  }
 
 
+</pre
+      >
+      <pre id="diagram" class="mermaid2">
+---
+  title: hello2
+  config:
+    look: handDrawn
+    layout: dagre
+    elk:
+        nodePlacementStrategy: BRANDES_KOEPF
+---
+flowchart
+  A --> A
+  subgraph A
+    B --> B
+    subgraph B
+      C
+    end
+  end
+
 
 </pre
       >
@@ -195,7 +382,7 @@ flowchart LR
           messageFontFamily: 'courier',
         },
         fontSize: 12,
-        logLevel: 0,
+        logLevel: 3,
         securityLevel: 'loose',
       });
       function callback() {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts b/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
index 117ca6276..7ac43bb7f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts
@@ -752,14 +752,34 @@ export const render = async (
       'nodePlacement.strategy': data4Layout.config.elk.nodePlacementStrategy,
       'elk.layered.mergeEdges': data4Layout.config.elk.mergeEdges,
       'elk.direction': 'DOWN',
-      'spacing.baseValue': 30,
-      // 'spacing.nodeNode': 40,
-      // 'spacing.nodeNodeBetweenLayers': 45,
-      // 'spacing.edgeNode': 40,
-      // 'spacing.edgeNodeBetweenLayers': 30,
-      // 'spacing.edgeEdge': 30,
-      // 'spacing.edgeEdgeBetweenLayers': 40,
-      // 'spacing.nodeSelfLoop': 50,
+      'spacing.baseValue': 35,
+      'elk.layered.unnecessaryBendpoints': true,
+      'elk.layered.cycleBreaking.strategy': data4Layout.config.elk.cycleBreakingStrategy,
+      // 'spacing.nodeNode': 20,
+      // 'spacing.nodeNodeBetweenLayers': 25,
+      // 'spacing.edgeNode': 20,
+      // 'spacing.edgeNodeBetweenLayers': 10,
+      // 'spacing.edgeEdge': 10,
+      // 'spacing.edgeEdgeBetweenLayers': 20,
+      // 'spacing.nodeSelfLoop': 20,
+
+      // Tweaking options
+      // 'elk.layered.nodePlacement.favorStraightEdges': true,
+      // 'nodePlacement.feedbackEdges': true,
+      // 'elk.layered.wrapping.multiEdge.improveCuts': true,
+      // 'elk.layered.wrapping.multiEdge.improveWrappedEdges': true,
+      // 'elk.layered.wrapping.strategy': 'MULTI_EDGE',
+      // 'elk.layered.edgeRouting.selfLoopDistribution': 'EQUALLY',
+      // 'elk.layered.mergeHierarchyEdges': true,
+      // 'elk.layered.feedbackEdges': true,
+      // 'elk.layered.crossingMinimization.semiInteractive': true,
+      // 'elk.layered.edgeRouting.splines.sloppy.layerSpacingFactor': 1,
+      // 'elk.layered.edgeRouting.polyline.slopedEdgeZoneWidth': 4.0,
+      // 'elk.layered.wrapping.validify.strategy': 'LOOK_BACK',
+      // 'elk.insideSelfLoops.activate': true,
+      // 'elk.alg.layered.options.EdgeStraighteningStrategy': 'NONE',
+      // 'elk.layered.considerModelOrder.strategy': 'NODES_AND_EDGES', // NODES_AND_EDGES
+      // 'elk.layered.wrapping.cutting.strategy': 'ARD', // NODES_AND_EDGES
     },
     children: [],
     edges: [],
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
index 972f85bc4..0236de3ae 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ export interface MermaidConfig {
      *
      */
     nodePlacementStrategy?: 'SIMPLE' | 'NETWORK_SIMPLEX' | 'LINEAR_SEGMENTS' | 'BRANDES_KOEPF';
+    /**
+     * This strategy decides how to find cycles in the graph and deciding which edges need adjustment to break loops.
+     *
+     */
+    cycleBreakingStrategy?:
+      | 'GREEDY'
+      | 'DEPTH_FIRST'
+      | 'INTERACTIVE'
+      | 'MODEL_ORDER'
+      | 'GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER';
   };
   darkMode?: boolean;
   htmlLabels?: boolean;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml b/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml
index 11c294ed9..0d2b610ae 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,17 @@ properties:
           - LINEAR_SEGMENTS
           - BRANDES_KOEPF
         default: BRANDES_KOEPF
+      cycleBreakingStrategy:
+        description: |
+          This strategy decides how to find cycles in the graph and deciding which edges need adjustment to break loops.
+        type: string
+        enum:
+          - GREEDY
+          - DEPTH_FIRST
+          - INTERACTIVE
+          - MODEL_ORDER
+          - GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER
+        default: GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER
   darkMode:
     type: boolean
     default: false