Graph Explorer

The graph surface in the current app is centered on /graph.

Two Live Modes

Standard Mode

Route: /graph

This is the default interactive graph explorer used for:

• general exploration
• graph-linked identity and entity context
• filtering and traversal
• standard graph operations

Advanced Mode

Route: /graph?mode=advanced

This is the successor to the older “cartography” framing.

Use it when you want:

• advanced graph controls
• deeper exploratory workbench behavior
• richer graph-analysis workflows

Important Redirect

/cartography now redirects to /graph?mode=advanced.

That means current docs should stop treating cartography as a separate primary route and instead explain it as advanced graph mode.

Graph Editing

The /graph and /humans?tab=graph surfaces support structural graph editing for members with sufficient permission (NAVIGATOR+ for most operations).

Available actions:

• Click a node and toggle to edit mode to modify its properties inline
• Right-click a node to access type-aware context menu actions (edit, navigate, advance pipeline)
• Backend enforces permission levels per node type (e.g., editing a Circle requires NAVIGATOR, editing a Member requires FOUNDER)

Editing is opt-in per surface. All other graph views (dashboard, profile, mini widgets) remain read-only. For the full permission model and architecture, see the Graph Editing System architecture doc.

Where Graph Context Shows Up Elsewhere

The graph is also part of:

• /profile
• /circles
• /legal-entities
• /markets/algorithms
• /network/validation

So graph docs should explain both the standalone explorer and the way graph context appears across the wider product.

Documentation Rule

When writing or updating docs:

1. document /graph as the primary route
2. document /graph?mode=advanced as advanced mode
3. refer to old cartography language only as historical context