Quick Start

This guide gets you from zero to exploring a knowledge graph in about 5 minutes.

Step 1: Upload Documents

1. Navigate to Files in the sidebar
2. Click the + Add button (or drag files onto the page)
3. Select one or more documents — PDFs, images, or text files
4. Wait for processing to complete

What Happens During Processing

When you upload a document, Moongraph:

1. Parses the content (OCR for images, text extraction for PDFs)
2. Chunks the document into semantic segments
3. Embeds each chunk for semantic search
4. Extracts metadata (title, dates, etc.)

You'll see the status change from Processing → Completed in the Files table.

Step 2: Create a Knowledge Graph

1. Navigate to Graphs in the sidebar
2. Click New Graph
3. Give it a name (e.g., "Research Project")
4. Select the documents or folders to include
5. Click Create Graph

Graph creation runs entity and relationship extraction across your selected documents. This is more compute-intensive than upload processing — expect a few minutes for larger document sets.

What Happens During Graph Creation

For each document, Moongraph:

1. Extracts entities — people, organizations, locations, dates, concepts
2. Identifies relationships — how entities connect to each other
3. Resolves duplicates — merges "John Smith" and "J. Smith" into one entity
4. Builds the graph — creates a unified network of all entities and relationships

Step 3: Explore Your Graph

Once your graph is ready:

Option A: Visualize with Cosmograph

1. Navigate to Cosmograph in the sidebar
2. Select your graph from the dropdown
3. Explore the network — zoom, pan, click nodes to see details

This is useful for spotting clusters, hubs, and unexpected connections.

Option B: Ask Questions with the Agent

1. Navigate to Agent in the sidebar
2. Type a question about your documents
3. Get an answer with citations linking back to source documents

The Agent uses your documents (and optionally your graphs) to answer questions. Every claim is cited.

Option C: Deep Investigation with Workbench

1. Navigate to Workbench in the sidebar
2. Select a graph to investigate
3. Combine graph exploration with AI chat in one view

Workbench is for power users who want to explore entities while simultaneously asking the Agent questions in context.

Next Steps