GraphVIAgent

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Local Graph-View-Agent for LangGraph. Scan *_pipeline.py files, record runs under .graphviagent/, and inspect them in a browser UI.

Pipeline files do not import GraphVIAgent. Only runs you start from the UI or CLI are stored.

What's new in 1.4.0-dev

• Run slots (--concurrent, default 3) are no longer the LangGraph node fan-out cap; overflow waits in a FIFO (--queue-limit)
• Concurrent runs in one process stay isolated by thread_id (and matching user_id); run files are written atomically
• Disconnect dequeues a wait and cancels a live run; leftover queued/running stubs are canceled on the next serve
• Pipeline glob skips Python environments; file watch re-hashes only when size changes
• Trace graph relayouts when you open the page, so edges are not stretched after a fresh start

See CHANGELOG.md for 1.3.0.

Requirements

• Python 3.11 or newer
• A folder of LangGraph files named *_pipeline.py

Install

New folder:

mkdir my_graphs
cd my_graphs
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -U pip
pip install graphviagent

From a clone of this repo:

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e .

First pipeline

Installing the package does not copy example files into your project. Add one yourself. The file name must end with _pipeline.py.

Save this as echo_pipeline.py:

from typing import TypedDict

from langgraph.graph import END, START, StateGraph

EXAMPLES = [
    {"label": "hello", "input": {"text": "hello"}},
    {"label": "GraphVIAgent", "input": {"text": "GraphVIAgent"}},
]


class EchoState(TypedDict):
    text: str
    echoed: str
    length: int


def echo(state: EchoState) -> dict:
    text = state["text"]
    return {
        "echoed": text[::-1],
        "length": len(text),
        "reason": f"reversed {len(text)} chars",
    }


def build_graph():
    graph = StateGraph(EchoState)
    graph.add_node("echo", echo)
    graph.add_edge(START, "echo")
    graph.add_edge("echo", END)
    return graph.compile()

EXAMPLES is optional. The first item prefills the input box. Use {"label": "hello", "input": {"text": "hello"}} or a bare dict.

List pipelines

From the folder that contains the file:

graphviagent .
graphviagent list .

You should see echo_pipeline.py ok examples=2. If you see no pipelines, you are in the wrong folder or the file name is wrong.

Record a run from the CLI

graphviagent run echo_pipeline.py --input '{"text":"hi"}'

The run is stored under .graphviagent/ in the current directory. Exit status is 1 if the graph raised.

Open the UI

graphviagent serve .
graphviagent serve . --open

--open launches the browser. Or open http://127.0.0.1:8765 yourself. Leave the terminal running.

graphviagent serve . --port 9000
graphviagent serve . --host 127.0.0.1
graphviagent serve . --concurrent 5

--concurrent is how many graphs can run at once (default 3). Live Run, Continue/Step, POST /api/run, and Replay / Replay from each take a slot. Extra work waits in a server-side FIFO (SSE heartbeats until a slot opens). --queue-limit N caps that wait list (default 4× concurrent); overflow is HTTP 429 {busy, active, queued, limit, queue_limit}. A run_id that is already queued or running is HTTP 409. Two browser tabs share the same slots — the client’s in-flight list is not the cap. Resume / HITL continues jump ahead of brand-new runs so a paused graph is not stuck behind other live work, but they still occupy a slot when they execute. Closing the tab dequeues a wait without starting the graph, and cancels a live run. Restarting serve cancels leftover queued/running stubs from a crashed process. Each in-flight run gets its own LangGraph thread_id (and matching user_id), so a shared checkpointer cannot mix state. A disconnect waits for that worker to finish after cancel; it does not free the slot while an LLM call is still running.

--concurrent does not cap parallel nodes inside one graph. Optional --node-concurrency N sets LangGraph max_concurrency for node fan-out; if omitted, a 4th parallel node is not queued behind that cap. GVA_CONCURRENT, GVA_QUEUE_LIMIT, and GVA_NODE_CONCURRENCY override toml; CLI flags override the environment.

The UI only accepts requests from its own origin (a page on another site cannot click Run for you). Bind stays on localhost unless you pass --expose:

graphviagent serve . --host 0.0.0.0 --expose

--expose prints a warning. Anyone who can open that URL can run your pipelines and read stored runs.

New or edited *_pipeline.py files (and toml-listed pipelines, including files outside the serve root) refresh the sidebar on their own. You do not need to restart serve. A file-change panel (bottom right) shows when a pipeline appears, is modified, or its SHA256 hash changes.

Trace

1. Select the pipeline in the sidebar.
2. Edit the JSON input (the first EXAMPLES item is prefilled).
3. Click Run.
4. Single-click a node to select it. Double-click to open Node view. Node cards show file:line; click to open in the editor. Failed nodes include a traceback.
5. Click the gutter dot on a topology card to break before that node. Breakpoints persist per pipeline. Continue resumes with those breakpoints; Step runs the next node and pauses again.
6. Human-in-the-loop graphs (interrupt(...)) pause with a resume-value box. Continue sends that JSON (true to keep a draft, or "edit this" to replace it). Continue after a process restart fails — checkpoints are in-memory.
7. Filter the run list by status (all / success / paused / canceled / failed) or input text.
8. Export downloads the open run as JSON. Import or drop a JSON file on the run list.
9. Runs and Statistics (between Import and Delete) jump to this pipeline. Delete run removes the open run. Hover a JSON box and use Copy to copy it. Cancel stops an in-flight run, or abandons a paused one — stored as canceled, not failed.

Replay step runs only the selected node again. Replay from continues the compiled graph from that checkpoint (reducers and routing included). GraphVIAgent attaches an in-process checkpointer when the pipeline did not. Approximate replay is only when that is impossible, or the original thread is gone after a restart. Side effects will fire.

Each run stores a SHA256 of the graph (nodes, edges, state keys, tools). If that hash no longer matches the loaded pipeline, the run is marked outdated and replay asks before continuing.

If a node returns messages or tool calls, they render as a thread above the JSON tree.

Runs

Airflow-style grid: duration bars, then task × run (✓ / ✕ / ○ / paused amber). Click the name to open Trace. Click a bar, cell, or ▶ to open that run. Trace and Statistics jump to this pipeline (#/runs/<name>). Clear deletes every run for that pipeline.

Failed nodes stay in history and show as red.

Compare

Open Compare. Filter by pipeline (default all). When a pipeline is selected, Run A and Run B only list that pipeline’s runs. Diff input, path, per-node output, and timing. If a node ran more than once (loop or branch), each visit is aligned separately. Hover a cell and use Copy.

Statistics

Open Statistics (#/statistics/<name>). Choose a pipeline — there is no all view. Trace and Runs jump to that pipeline. Routing, Runtime, and Cost draw the same topology as Trace. Routing shows run count, average node visits per run, and a success / failed / canceled / paused split. Runtime writes average duration on each node and a pipeline grand total / average per successful run (violet average vs orange max on the same strip as Cost / Routing). Cost writes average in/out tokens on each node, a total badge, and a pipeline grand total / average per run. Hover a color strip for a legend of color dots and labels, one per line. Click a node on Routing to see branches grouped together, with similar reason text collapsed into a pattern. Click a node on Runtime for min / avg / max.

Where runs are stored

Runs are written under the folder you served or ran from:

my_graphs/.graphviagent/runs/echo_pipeline/<id>.json

Each file includes schema_version (currently 1) and gva_version. Older files with no version still load. A run from a newer GraphVIAgent is refused. Add .graphviagent/ to .gitignore.

Pipeline contract

A file is viewable if it is named *_pipeline.py (or listed in graphviagent.toml) and exposes, in this order:

• build_graph() / get_graph() / create_graph() / __graph__
• compiled or StateGraph GRAPH
• compiled app (stream and invoke only — a package named app is ignored)

Optional: EXAMPLES = [{"label": "hello", "input": {"text": "hello"}}] (or a bare dict). The first example prefills the Trace input.

If a node update includes decisions, reason, or choice, the UI labels the branch. That is optional.

Do not put GRAPH / app only under if __name__ == "__main__":. The loader imports the file; it does not run that block.

Project config

Put graphviagent.toml at the project root so from app.graph import build_graph works even when you launch graphviagent from another directory (Desktop, a shortcut, venv/Scripts):

root = "."
pythonpath = ["."]
env_file = ".env"
context = {}
concurrent = 3
# node_concurrency = 8
# queue_limit = 12

[pipeline.decision]
file = "decision_pipeline.py"

• root and pythonpath are resolved relative to the toml file, not the process cwd
• pythonpath is inserted on sys.path before the pipeline runs; the file's own directory is always added too
• env_file loads KEY=VALUE lines without overwriting variables already in the environment
• concurrent is the max in-flight UI runs (default 3). GVA_CONCURRENT and graphviagent serve --concurrent override it
• queue_limit is how many runs may wait for a slot (default 4 × concurrent). GVA_QUEUE_LIMIT and --queue-limit override it. A full queue returns 429 {busy, …}
• node_concurrency is LangGraph’s per-run node fan-out cap. Omit it (the default) so parallel Send nodes are not serialized. GVA_NODE_CONCURRENCY and --node-concurrency override it
• context is LangGraph runtime context (runtime.context / get_runtime()), not graph state. It is passed on every UI, CLI, HITL resume, and replay run. Empty {} is omitted
• If any [pipeline.*] tables exist, those files are the pipelines (file may be any .py, including a path outside the serve root). Optional factory = "build_graph"
• If there are no [pipeline.*] tables, GraphVIAgent still globs *_pipeline.py, skipping Python environments (.venv / venv, pyvenv.cfg, conda-meta, tox / pixi / direnv caches) instead of walking them

graphviagent serve /path/to/proj uses that project's toml even when cwd is elsewhere.

Examples in this repo

After a clone:

graphviagent serve examples

• examples/dummy_pipeline.py — name-length branch and a polish loop
• examples/tokens_pipeline.py — dummy random usage prompt/completion on each node (Cost view)
• examples/echo_pipeline.py — reverse a text field
• examples/context_pipeline.py — runtime.context.user_name from examples/graphviagent.toml
• examples/math_pipeline.py — add or divide; {a: 12, b: 0, op: "div"} raises
• examples/ratio_pipeline.py — part / total; {total: 0} raises
• examples/stats_pipeline.py — mean of a list; {values: []} raises
• examples/grade_pipeline.py — score / max; {maximum: 0} raises
• examples/convert_pipeline.py — {value: 0, unit: "per_unit"} or {unit: "kelvin"} raises
• examples/traceback_pipeline.py — nested helpers; {hits: 3, tries: 0} raises with a clickable traceback
• examples/wait_pipeline.py — three time.sleep nodes (seconds, default 1)
• examples/hitl_pipeline.py — draft then interrupt; Continue from the UI with true or "edit this"