Step 1 — The Graphs Browser¶
What you will see¶
After connecting your endpoint and waiting a few seconds for introspection to complete, Moire shows you the Graphs Browser — your starting point for all exploration. The Graphs Browser is essentially a lobby: it gives you an overview of every named graph in the connected database and lets you choose which one to enter.
For the research dataset, you will see a single card labelled with the graph's identifier — http://example.org/research. The card shows:
- The total number of triples in the graph (the raw count of individual facts stored)
- The top entity types with their instance counts — for example, Researcher: 6, University: 3, Paper: 4
- A Browse this graph → button
The endpoint URL and a ↺ Refresh button appear at the top of the page. Refresh triggers a fresh introspection if the underlying data has changed since you last connected.
What to notice¶
Even before you click anything, the graph card tells you something useful: you can see at a glance what kinds of things live in this dataset. The research graph contains researchers, universities, places, topics, projects, and papers. That summary is built entirely from the data — Moire did not need to be told what to expect. It discovered the structure itself during introspection.
If you were connected to a database with many named graphs — a large institutional knowledge base with separate graphs for people, publications, and projects, for instance — you would see one card per graph here, each with its own type summary. You can switch between graphs at any time from this screen.
What to do¶
Click Browse this graph → on the research graph card.
Moire transitions to the Types Browser, which shows you the full class hierarchy of the graph you have just entered.
Multiple graphs
If you see more than one graph card, spend a moment reading the type summaries on each before clicking in. The summary gives you a useful preview of what you will find inside — you can save yourself a trip back by choosing the right graph first.