Graph and related content

Lar offers two ways to discover connections:

• Graph draws Objects and the links between them.
• Related Content gives a short ranked list beside or below one Object.

They use the same workspace data for different jobs. Use Graph to explore a network; use Related Content when you want a few likely next reads.

Open the full Graph

Choose Graph from the sidebar, Library, floating navigation menu, or command palette. Each node represents an Object, and each line represents a connection in the workspace graph. Select a node to open that Object.

The full Graph starts with its control panel closed so the canvas has more room. Choose Show graph controls to open it.

Use the controls at the edge of the canvas to:

• fit the graph to the available space;
• zoom in or out;
• pan by dragging the canvas.

Node labels appear according to zoom and the Text fade threshold. Hovering or selecting a node keeps its label available.

Compact screens

On a compact screen, the full Graph initially appears as a list of up to 100 of the most-connected Objects. Each row shows its Object Type and connection count. Choose Show full graph to load the interactive canvas.

Filter and declutter the Graph

Open Graph controls → Filters to:

• search nodes by text;
• show or hide completed Tasks;
• hide Objects with many links;
• hide date Objects;
• exclude selected Object Types or Mixins;
• declutter by hiding nodes below a connection threshold.

Show less raises the connection threshold. Show more lowers it. These controls change what is displayed; they do not delete Objects or links.

Choose Reset all at the top of Graph controls to restore filters, groups, display settings, and forces together.

Create visual groups

Open Graph controls → Groups, then choose New group. Group rules apply a color to matching nodes in the full Graph. They are a visual aid and do not change an Object’s Type, tags, Mixins, or properties.

When more than one visual rule could apply, the Graph’s group rules determine the displayed override. Removing a group returns those nodes to their normal Type colors.

Adjust display and layout

The Display section includes:

• Arrows, to show edge direction;
• Text fade threshold;
• Node size;
• Link thickness.

The Forces section controls how the live layout settles:

• Center force pulls the network toward the viewport center.
• Repel force controls how strongly nodes push apart.
• Link force controls how strongly connected nodes pull together.

These settings affect only the visualization. If the graph becomes difficult to read, use Reset all and then Fit graph to view.

Explore one Object’s neighbourhood

Open Graph view in the side panel while an Object is selected. This focused graph starts with the current Object and its immediate neighbourhood rather than the entire Workspace.

• Select a node to open it and re-center the neighbourhood.
• Choose Show more to include a deeper ring of connections.
• Choose Show less to return toward the immediate neighbourhood.
• Use the filter popover to hide Types or Mixins from this focused view.

The side-panel Graph deliberately stays scoped to the current Object. Open the full Graph when you want workspace-wide groups, display controls, and force controls.

Show Related Content

Open an Object’s side panel and choose Related Content. A Type can also be configured to show Related Content automatically below every Object body:

1. Open the Object Type’s settings.
2. Choose Layout.
3. Turn on Show Related Content below the body.

Without semantic search, Lar first looks for other Objects that share tags. If there are no tag matches, it falls back to Objects that link back to the current Object.

When semantic search is enabled, Lar combines three ranked signals:

• shared tags;
• backlinks;
• semantic similarity to the current Object’s title.

The combined semantic view is intentionally short: it shows the closest five results. The current Object and the Tag Objects used for matching are excluded.

Note

“Related” does not create a Relation. It is a computed recommendation. To make a durable, typed connection, add a Relation or a link in the Object body.

Improve connection quality

If Related Content is empty or unhelpful:

• add specific tags to the Object;
• link related Objects with wikilinks or typed Relations;
• use a descriptive title if semantic search is enabled;
• check whether the relevant Object or Type is hidden by a Graph filter;
• enable and finish semantic indexing in Settings → AI if you want meaning-based suggestions.

Objects excluded from AI do not participate in semantic indexing, but they can still appear through ordinary tags and backlinks.

Understand large graphs

The full Graph requests up to 25,000 nodes and draws up to 80,000 edges. If the workspace exceeds a limit, the node and edge count shows that the result was truncated. Use Type and Mixin filters, text search, or connection-based decluttering to narrow a dense graph before inspecting individual nodes.