AGIFT Graph

Australian Government Interactive Functions Thesaurus (AGIFT) as a knowledge graph with embeddings and dual edge types.

What it does

Fetches the full AGIFT vocabulary from the TemaTres API, builds a graph with structural hierarchy edges, generates embeddings (free local or Isaacus API), then creates semantic similarity edges between related terms.

TemaTres API ──►  Graph ──► Embeddings ──► Semantic Edges
  (AGIFT)        (PARENT_OF)     (384/512/768d)  (SIMILAR_TO)

Graph model

Two edge types with different weights for query-time flexibility:

Nodes carry DCAT-AP theme mappings for interoperability with European open data standards.

Quick start

Path A — Docker (zero config)

pip install agift-graph[all]
docker compose up -d          # starts Neo4j on localhost:7687
agift                         # fetches AGIFT, builds graph, embeds

Path B — existing Neo4j

pip install agift-graph[all]
export NEO4J_URI=bolt://my-server:7687
export NEO4J_USER=neo4j
export NEO4J_PASSWORD=mypassword
agift

The CLI reads env vars with sensible defaults (bolt://localhost:7687, neo4j/changeme) that match the included docker-compose.yml.

Path C — CogDB (embedded, no server)

CogDB is a persistent embedded graph database written in pure Python. No server process, no Docker — data is stored to local files.

pip install agift-graph[cogdb]
agift --backend cogdb                # stores graph in ./agift_cogdb_data/
agift --backend cogdb --cogdb-dir /path/to/data

The pipeline runs identically to Neo4j — same fetch, embed, and semantic edge stages. CogDB terms, edges, and embeddings are stored as triples with JSON property blobs. Set COGDB_DATA_DIR as an environment variable or pass --cogdb-dir to control the storage location.

Install extras

Embedding providers

The local provider uses all-MiniLM-L6-v2 (384d) or all-mpnet-base-v2 (768d). Models are downloaded on first run and cached.

Programmatic usage

from agift import run_pipeline

# Run the full pipeline with Neo4j (default)
run_pipeline(provider="local", dimension=384)

# Explicit Neo4j connection
run_pipeline(
    neo4j_uri="bolt://localhost:7687",
    neo4j_user="neo4j",
    neo4j_password="changeme",
    skip_embed=True,
)

# Use CogDB instead of Neo4j
run_pipeline(backend_type="cogdb", provider="local", dimension=384)

Configuration

All other settings (dimension, provider, similarity threshold, semantic edge weight) are configured via the dashboard UI and stored in the graph backend.

Full Docker stack

The included docker-compose.yml runs Neo4j and the AGIFT container (dashboard + cron worker):

docker compose up -d --build

Then open the dashboard at http://localhost:5050 and click "Full Pipeline" or "Graph Only".

The AGIFT_MODE env var controls container behaviour:

CLI usage

# Full pipeline (fetch + graph + embed + semantic edges)
agift

# Use CogDB instead of Neo4j
agift --backend cogdb
agift --backend cogdb --cogdb-dir /path/to/data

# Graph only (no embeddings)
agift --skip-embed --skip-semantic

# Local embeddings, 384 dimensions
agift --provider local --dimension 384

# Force re-embed all terms
agift --force-embed

# Custom similarity threshold for semantic edges
agift --threshold 0.65

# Faster run: skip alt label fetching
agift --skip-alt

# Dry run (fetch from API, no writes)
agift --dry-run

Project structure

agift/
├── __init__.py              # Public API exports
├── backend.py               # GraphBackend abstract interface
├── neo4j_backend.py         # Neo4j backend implementation
├── cogdb_backend.py         # CogDB backend implementation
├── cli.py                   # CLI entry point + run_pipeline()
├── common.py                # Constants, backend factory, summary
├── fetch.py                 # TemaTres API fetching (concurrent)
├── graph.py                 # Schema setup + node/edge upsert
├── embed.py                 # Embedding providers (local + Isaacus)
├── link.py                  # Cosine similarity + semantic edges
Dockerfile                   # Unified image (dashboard + worker + CLI)
entrypoint.sh                # Container mode dispatch
docker-compose.yml           # Full stack (Neo4j + AGIFT container)
dashboard/
├── app.py                   # Flask dashboard + in-process pipeline
├── templates/index.html
import_agift.py              # Backward-compatible entry point
pyproject.toml
CHANGELOG.md                 # Version history (release notes source)
release.sh                   # Version bump + tag helper
LICENSE                      # Apache 2.0

Data source

AGIFT is maintained by the National Archives of Australia and published via TemaTres at https://vocabularyserver.com/agift/

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.

Publishing

This project uses a tag-based release workflow with a single CI definition:

• ci.yml is the single source of truth for lint, test, and Docker checks
• publish.yml calls ci.yml as a reusable workflow — no duplicated jobs

Pipeline sequence on tag push:

1. CI runs (lint + test + Docker tests)
2. Build PyPI package
3. Publish to PyPI
4. Build and push Docker image to Docker Hub (deepcivic/agift)
5. Create GitHub Release with changelog entry

To release:

1. Update CHANGELOG.md with a new version entry
2. Run ./release.sh 0.2.0 (updates pyproject.toml, commits, tags)
3. Push: git push origin main --tags

Secrets required in GitHub repo settings:

• DOCKERHUB_USERNAME and DOCKERHUB_TOKEN (repo-level secrets)
• PyPI trusted publishing is configured via OIDC (no secret needed)

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md for version history.