# graph-viewer

This skill walks an agent through embedding an interactive CDF data model graph in a Flows app: nodes, relations and reverse relations.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1900 installs · ★ 6
- Author: cognitedata
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/cognitedata/builder-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/graph-viewer

## What it does

The skill gives the agent an ordered workflow: inspect the target app, install missing dependencies, copy the local bundle from `skills/graph-viewer/code/` into an app-local folder such as `src/features/graph-viewer/`, import `useGraphViewer` from there, and render `GraphCanvas` inside a container with an explicit height. It finishes with `tsc --noEmit` and the app's build so path and type errors from the copy surface early.

Some groundwork is required. The app must be wrapped in `<DuneProvider>` from `@cognite/dune` so `useDune()` returns an authenticated SDK, it should use React 18+ and TypeScript, and the data model has to exist in CDF with a known `space`, `externalId` and `version`. The dependency table names `@cognite/sdk`, `@cognite/dune`, `reagraph` and `lucide-react`; those versions are starting points, and the skill says to reuse the React version the app already pins instead of upgrading it.

Graph expansion can fire a lot of CDF requests, reverse relations especially. The skill tells you to keep `whitelistedRelationProps` narrow, lower `initialConnectionLimit` and `maxNodes`, and declare `coreReverseQueries` only for relations the UI must show, since each entry adds another query per expansion. Static diagrams and non-CDF graphs are out of scope.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill graph-viewer -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/graph-viewer/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill graph-viewer -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill graph-viewer -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install cognitedata/builder-skills graph-viewer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill graph-viewer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/cognitedata/builder-skills --path skills/graph-viewer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add cognitedata/builder-skills --skill graph-viewer -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/cognitedata/builder-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/graph-viewer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- embed an interactive CDF data model graph in a Flows app
- show nodes, direct relations and reverse relations between instances
- copy the `useGraphViewer` bundle into a local feature folder and fix imports
- add `@cognite/sdk`, `@cognite/dune`, `reagraph` and `lucide-react` to the project
- cut the number of CDF requests when expanding large models

## Example prompts
- Copy the graph-viewer bundle into `src/features/graph-viewer/` and render the graph for `my-data-model` in space `my-space`
- Embed `GraphCanvas` in the panel and give the container a 600px height
- Trim `coreReverseQueries` to the relations we actually show so CDF isn't hit with extra queries

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: graph-viewer
description: Integrate the reusable CDF graph viewer (useGraphViewer) into a Flows app by copying the local code bundle. Use when embedding a graph visualization, adding a knowledge graph, or showing CDF data model relationships and instances.
---

# Graph Viewer

## Use This When

The user wants to embed an interactive graph of a CDF data model — nodes, direct relations, edges, and reverse relations — inside a Flows app.

Do **not** use this skill for static diagrams, pure dataflow visualizations, or non-CDF graphs.

## Prerequisites

- The app is wrapped in `@cognite/dune`'s `<DuneProvider>` so `useDune()` returns an authenticated SDK.
- The target data model exists in CDF and you know its `space`, `externalId`, and `version`.
- The app uses React 18+ and TypeScript.

## Integration Workflow

Follow these steps in order. Adapt to the target repo's conventions instead of inventing new ones.

1. **Inspect the target app.** Read `package.json` and look at the existing folder structure (e.g. `src/features/*`, `src/components/*`, path aliases like `@/*`).
2. **Install missing dependencies** with the app's package manager (`npm`, `pnpm`, `yarn`, …). See the [Dependencies](#dependencies) table below for purposes and suggested versions. Reuse the React version already pinned by the app rather than upgrading it, and prefer any versions the repo already pins over the suggestions here.
3. **Copy the bundle into the app.** Copy every file from `skills/graph-viewer/code/` into an app-local feature folder, for example:

   ```text
   src/features/graph-viewer/
   ```

   If the repo already has a different feature/components layout or alias, mirror it.
4. **Import from the local folder**, never from `@skills/...`. With a typical `@/*` alias:

   ```tsx
   import { useGraphViewer } from "@/features/graph-viewer";
   ```
5. **Render `GraphCanvas` inside a container with explicit dimensions** (height is required — see the minimal example below).
6. **Run typecheck and build** (`tsc --noEmit`, `npm run build`, etc.) and fix any path or type issues introduced by the copy.

## Minimal Example

```tsx
import { useGraphViewer } from "@/features/graph-viewer";

export function GraphPanel() {
````
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