import asyncio import os import pathlib # This example connects to one configured Neo4j instance. Cognee's backend # access-control mode expects the Neo4j Aura provisioning handler instead, so # keep it disabled here unless the caller explicitly exported another value. # Set os.environ before importing Cognee: Cognee reads env-backed settings at import time, so values # assigned later may not override defaults or `.env`. See https://docs.cognee.ai/setup-configuration/overview#using-os-environ os.environ.setdefault("ENABLE_BACKEND_ACCESS_CONTROL", "false") import cognee from cognee import SearchType async def main(): """ Example script demonstrating how to use Cognee with Neo4j This example: 1. Configures Cognee to use Neo4j as graph database 2. Sets up data directories 3. Stores sample data with remember to Cognee 4. Performs different types of searches """ # Set up Neo4j credentials in .env file and get the values from environment variables. neo4j_url = os.getenv("GRAPH_DATABASE_URL") or os.getenv("NEO4J_URL") or "bolt://localhost:7687" neo4j_user = os.getenv("GRAPH_DATABASE_USERNAME") or os.getenv("NEO4J_USERNAME") or "neo4j" neo4j_pass = os.getenv("GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD") or os.getenv("NEO4J_PASSWORD") neo4j_database = os.getenv("GRAPH_DATABASE_NAME") or os.getenv("NEO4J_DATABASE") or "neo4j" if not neo4j_pass: raise EnvironmentError( "Missing Neo4j password. Set GRAPH_DATABASE_PASSWORD or NEO4J_PASSWORD." ) cognee.config.set_vector_db_config( { "vector_db_provider": "lancedb", "vector_dataset_database_handler": "lancedb", } ) # Configure Neo4j as the graph database provider cognee.config.set_graph_db_config( { "graph_database_url": neo4j_url, # Neo4j Bolt URL "graph_database_name": neo4j_database, "graph_database_provider": "neo4j", # Specify Neo4j as provider "graph_database_username": neo4j_user, # Neo4j username "graph_database_password": neo4j_pass, # Neo4j password } ) # Set up data directories for storing documents and system files # You should adjust these paths to your needs current_dir = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent data_directory_path = str(current_dir / "data_storage") cognee.config.data_root_directory(data_directory_path) cognee_directory_path = str(current_dir / "cognee_system") cognee.config.system_root_directory(cognee_directory_path) # Clean any existing data (optional) # await cognee.forget(everything=True) # Create a dataset dataset_name = "neo4j_example" # Add sample text to the dataset sample_text = ( "Neo4j is a graph database management system. " "It stores data in nodes and relationships rather than tables as in traditional " "relational databases. " "Neo4j provides a powerful query language called Cypher for graph traversal and " "analysis. " "It now supports vector indexing for similarity search with the vector index plugin. " "Neo4j allows embedding generation and vector search to be combined with graph " "operations. " "Applications can use Neo4j to connect vector search with graph context for more " "meaningful results." ) # Add the sample text to the dataset await cognee.remember([sample_text], dataset_name=dataset_name, self_improvement=False) # Now let's perform some searches # 1. Search for insights related to "Neo4j" insights_results = await cognee.recall( query_type=SearchType.GRAPH_COMPLETION, query_text="Neo4j" ) print("\nInsights about Neo4j:") for result in insights_results: print(f"- {result}") # 2. Search for text chunks related to "graph database" chunks_results = await cognee.recall( query_type=SearchType.CHUNKS, query_text="graph database", datasets=[dataset_name] ) print("\nChunks about graph database:") for result in chunks_results: print(f"- {result}") # 3. Get graph completion related to databases graph_completion_results = await cognee.recall( query_type=SearchType.GRAPH_COMPLETION, query_text="database" ) print("\nGraph completion for databases:") for result in graph_completion_results: print(f"- {result}") # Clean up (optional) # await cognee.forget(everything=True) if __name__ == "__main__": asyncio.run(main())