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---
title: "Explorer"
description: "Interactive FastAPI dashboard for knowledge graph exploration and the Ontology Hub."
icon: "map"
---
`semantica.explorer` provides a browser-based dashboard for exploring knowledge graphs, managing ontologies, and running visual analyses — no code required.
---
## Installation
```bash
pip install "semantica[explorer]"
```
Requires `uvicorn` and `fastapi`. Included automatically with `pip install semantica[all]`.
---
## Launch
<CodeGroup>
```bash CLI
# Start the explorer on a saved graph
semantica-explorer --graph my_graph.json
# Custom host and port
semantica-explorer --graph my_graph.json --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8080
# Don't auto-open browser
semantica-explorer --graph my_graph.json --no-browser
```
```python Python
import subprocess
from semantica.context import ContextGraph
graph = ContextGraph(advanced_analytics=True)
# ... build or load your graph ...
graph.save_to_file("my_graph.json")
# Launch the dashboard via CLI
subprocess.run(["semantica-explorer", "--graph", "my_graph.json", "--port", "8000"])
```
```python Module
# Run directly as a Python module
# python -m semantica.explorer --graph my_graph.json --port 8000
import subprocess
subprocess.run(["python", "-m", "semantica.explorer", "--graph", "my_graph.json"])
```
</CodeGroup>
---
## CLI Reference
| Flag | Default | Description |
|------|---------|-------------|
| `--graph`, `-g` | *(required)* | Path to a ContextGraph JSON file |
| `--port`, `-p` | `8000` | Port to bind the server |
| `--host` | `127.0.0.1` | Host to bind the server |
| `--no-browser` | `false` | Skip auto-opening the browser |
---
## Features
### Graph Explorer
The core dashboard for navigating knowledge graphs:
- **Indexed search** — find any node by label or type; 0.004ms on 118k-node graphs
- **Bidirectional path finding** — trace paths between any two nodes
- **Neighbor expansion** — click any node to expand its connections
- **Filter by entity type** — focus on specific node types (Person, Organization, Event, etc.)
- **Edge label display** — relationship types shown on all edges
- **Graph declutter** — workspace layout controls for dense graphs
### Ontology Hub (v0.5.0)
Full ontology lifecycle management in the browser:
- **Visual ontology editor** — drag-and-drop class and property authoring
- **SHACL Studio** — create, validate, and test SHACL shapes with live feedback
- **Alignment authoring** — author ontology alignments across schemas
- **Health dashboard** — graph quality metrics, validation status, coverage reports
- **Version control** — snapshot, diff, and restore ontology versions
### Distance Intelligence (v0.5.0)
Semantic neighborhood analysis:
- **N×N distance matrices** — pairwise semantic distances across node sets
- **Ego-mode visualization** — focus on a single node's semantic neighborhood
- **Distance band classification** — nodes grouped as `near` / `mid` / `far`
- **Embedding cache** — optimized embedding reuse for large graphs
### Knowledge Explorer API
Full FastAPI backend accessible at `http://localhost:8000/docs`:
- 12+ export formats (RDF, Parquet, AQL, JSON-LD, and more)
- WebSocket progress streaming for long operations
- Thread-safe sessions with rollback protection
- Audit trail for all operations
---
## API Endpoints
The FastAPI server exposes a REST API alongside the browser dashboard:
| Endpoint | Method | Description |
|----------|--------|-------------|
| `/api/graph/summary` | `GET` | Node count, edge count, entity types |
| `/api/graph/search` | `GET` | Full-text and type-filtered node search |
| `/api/graph/path` | `GET` | Bidirectional path between two nodes |
| `/api/graph/neighbors` | `GET` | Neighbors of a node with optional depth |
| `/api/ontology/validate` | `POST` | Run SHACL validation on the graph |
| `/api/export/{format}` | `GET` | Export graph in specified format |
| `/ws/progress` | `WS` | WebSocket stream for operation progress |
Full OpenAPI docs available at `http://localhost:8000/docs` when the server is running.
---
## See Also
<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Context" icon="brain" href="context">
Build and save the ContextGraph that Explorer loads.
</Card>
<Card title="Ontology" icon="sitemap" href="ontology">
Programmatic ontology management and SHACL generation.
</Card>
<Card title="Visualization" icon="chart-network" href="visualization">
Programmatic graph rendering without the full Explorer server.
</Card>
<Card title="Export" icon="file-export" href="export">
Export to RDF, Parquet, AQL without launching a server.
</Card>
</CardGroup>