Configuration - GraphRAG SDK

This document is the comprehensive configuration reference for GraphRAG SDK v2. Each section covers a configurable component, its parameters, defaults, and usage examples.

1. ConnectionConfig

ConnectionConfig is a dataclass that defines how the SDK connects to a FalkorDB instance. It is passed to GraphRAG or used to create a FalkorDBConnection directly.

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
`host`	`str`	`"localhost"`	FalkorDB server hostname or IP address.
`port`	`int`	`6379`	FalkorDB server port.
`username`	`str \| None`	`None`	Authentication username (omit for unauthenticated connections).
`password`	`str \| None`	`None`	Authentication password.
`graph_name`	`str`	`"knowledge_graph"`	Name of the FalkorDB graph to operate on.
`max_connections`	`int`	`16`	Maximum number of connections in the Redis `BlockingConnectionPool`.
`retry_count`	`int`	`3`	Number of retry attempts for transient query failures.
`retry_delay`	`float`	`1.0`	Base delay (seconds) between retries (multiplied by attempt number).
`pool_timeout`	`float`	`30.0`	Timeout (seconds) waiting to acquire a connection from the pool.
`query_timeout_ms`	`int \| None`	`10_000`	Per-query timeout in milliseconds forwarded to FalkorDB. Set to `None` to disable.

Creating from a URL

ConnectionConfig.from_url() parses a redis:// URL and returns a ConnectionConfig:

config = ConnectionConfig.from_url(
    "redis://user:pass@my-falkordb.example.com:6380",
    graph_name="my_graph",
    query_timeout_ms=15_000,
)

The URL format is redis://[user:pass@]host[:port][/db]. Any keyword argument overrides the value parsed from the URL.

Passing to GraphRAG

You can pass either a ConnectionConfig or a pre-built FalkorDBConnection:

from graphrag_sdk.core.connection import ConnectionConfig, FalkorDBConnection
from graphrag_sdk.api.main import GraphRAG

# Option A: pass a config (connection created internally)
rag = GraphRAG(
    connection=ConnectionConfig(host="localhost", port=6379, graph_name="novels"),
    llm=my_llm,
    embedder=my_embedder,
)

# Option B: pass a FalkorDBConnection directly (full control)
conn = FalkorDBConnection(ConnectionConfig(host="10.0.0.5", password="secret"))
rag = GraphRAG(connection=conn, llm=my_llm, embedder=my_embedder)

Retry Behavior

Queries are retried up to retry_count times with linear backoff (retry_delay * attempt_number). Non-transient errors — those containing "already indexed", "already exists", or "unknown index" — are raised immediately without retrying.

2. LLM Providers

The SDK defines an abstract LLMInterface base class. All LLM providers must implement invoke() for synchronous calls. Async calls (ainvoke) default to running invoke in a thread pool but can be overridden for true async support.

Common Parameters

The LLMInterface base class accepts:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`model_name`	`str`	—	Model identifier (e.g. `"gpt-4.1"`).
`model_params`	`dict[str, Any] \| None`	`{}`	Provider-specific parameters.
`max_concurrency`	`int`	`12`	Concurrency limit for `abatch_invoke()`.

LiteLLM (Recommended)

LiteLLM supports 100+ LLM providers through a unified interface. Install with pip install graphrag-sdk[litellm].

from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import LiteLLM

# OpenAI
llm = LiteLLM(model="gpt-4.1", api_key="sk-...")

# Azure OpenAI
llm = LiteLLM(
    model="azure/gpt-4.1",
    api_key="your-azure-key",
    api_base="https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
    api_version="2024-12-01-preview",
    temperature=0.0,
    max_tokens=4096,
)

# Anthropic
llm = LiteLLM(model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514", api_key="sk-ant-...")

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`model`	`str`	—	Model identifier in LiteLLM format.
`api_key`	`str \| None`	`None`	API key (or set via environment variable).
`api_base`	`str \| None`	`None`	API base URL (required for Azure).
`api_version`	`str \| None`	`None`	API version string (required for Azure).
`temperature`	`float`	`0.0`	Sampling temperature.
`max_tokens`	`int \| None`	`None`	Maximum tokens in response.

OpenRouter

OpenRouter provides access to many models through a single API. Install with pip install graphrag-sdk[openrouter].

from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import OpenRouterLLM

llm = OpenRouterLLM(
    model="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
    api_key="sk-or-...",
    temperature=0.0,
    max_tokens=4096,
)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`model`	`str`	—	Model identifier in OpenRouter format.
`api_key`	`str \| None`	`os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"]`	OpenRouter API key.
`temperature`	`float`	`0.0`	Sampling temperature.
`max_tokens`	`int \| None`	`None`	Maximum tokens in response.
`extra_headers`	`dict[str, str] \| None`	`None`	Additional HTTP headers.

Azure OpenAI via Environment Variables

When using LiteLLM with Azure, the following environment variables are recognized:

export AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY="your-key"
export AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT="https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/"
export AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION="2024-12-01-preview"

Then configure the LLM:

import os
from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import LiteLLM

llm = LiteLLM(
    model="azure/gpt-4.1",
    api_key=os.environ["AZURE_OPENAI_API_KEY"],
    api_base=os.environ["AZURE_OPENAI_ENDPOINT"],
    api_version=os.environ["AZURE_OPENAI_API_VERSION"],
)

Custom LLM Provider

Implement the LLMInterface abstract class:

from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import LLMInterface
from graphrag_sdk.core.models import LLMResponse

class MyLLM(LLMInterface):
    def __init__(self, model_name: str, **kwargs):
        super().__init__(model_name=model_name)

    def invoke(self, prompt: str, **kwargs) -> LLMResponse:
        # Call your LLM here
        text = my_custom_api(prompt)
        return LLMResponse(content=text)

3. Embedder Providers

The SDK defines an abstract Embedder base class with embed_query() (single text) and embed_documents() (batch). Batch embedding is critical for performance.

Performance Note: Batch Embedding

Individual embedding calls to Azure OpenAI take approximately 0.22 seconds each. A batch of 500 texts takes approximately 8 seconds. Always use batch embedding (embed_documents / aembed_documents) rather than looping over embed_query.

LiteLLMEmbedder

Supports OpenAI, Azure, Cohere, and other embedding models via LiteLLM.

from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import LiteLLMEmbedder

# Azure OpenAI
embedder = LiteLLMEmbedder(
    model="azure/text-embedding-ada-002",
    api_key="your-key",
    api_base="https://your-resource.openai.azure.com/",
    api_version="2024-12-01-preview",
    batch_size=500,
)

# OpenAI
embedder = LiteLLMEmbedder(model="text-embedding-ada-002", api_key="sk-...")

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`model`	`str`	—	Model identifier in LiteLLM format.
`api_key`	`str \| None`	`None`	API key.
`api_base`	`str \| None`	`None`	API base URL.
`api_version`	`str \| None`	`None`	API version string.
`batch_size`	`int`	`2048`	Maximum texts per batch call. Azure users should set to `500`.

For Azure OpenAI, set batch_size=500 to stay within the API rate limits. The default of 2048 works well for OpenAI’s direct API.

OpenRouterEmbedder

from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import OpenRouterEmbedder

embedder = OpenRouterEmbedder(
    model="openai/text-embedding-ada-002",
    api_key="sk-or-...",
    batch_size=2048,
)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`model`	`str`	—	Model identifier.
`api_key`	`str \| None`	`os.environ["OPENROUTER_API_KEY"]`	API key.
`batch_size`	`int`	`2048`	Maximum texts per batch.
`extra_headers`	`dict[str, str] \| None`	`None`	Additional HTTP headers.

Custom Embedder

Implement the Embedder abstract class:

from graphrag_sdk.core.providers import Embedder

class MyEmbedder(Embedder):
    def embed_query(self, text: str, **kwargs) -> list[float]:
        return my_embedding_api(text)

    def embed_documents(self, texts: list[str], **kwargs) -> list[list[float]]:
        # Implement batch embedding for performance
        return my_batch_embedding_api(texts)

Override aembed_query and aembed_documents if your provider supports true async. The defaults run the sync methods in a thread pool via asyncio.to_thread.

Binary-Split Error Recovery

Both LiteLLMEmbedder and OpenRouterEmbedder implement binary-split error recovery for batch embedding. If a batch fails with a transient error, the batch is split in half and each half is retried recursively. Non-transient errors (401, 403, authentication failures) are raised immediately.

4. GraphSchema

GraphSchema defines the structure of your knowledge graph. It constrains LLM extraction and powers the pruning step that filters non-conforming data.

Components

EntityType — defines a node type:

Field	Type	Default	Description
`label`	`str`	—	The node label (e.g. `"Person"`).
`description`	`str \| None`	`None`	Human-readable description.
`properties`	`list[PropertyType]`	`[]`	Expected properties on this node type.

RelationType — defines a relationship type:

Field	Type	Default	Description
`label`	`str`	—	The relationship type (e.g. `"KNOWS"`).
`description`	`str \| None`	`None`	Human-readable description.
`properties`	`list[PropertyType]`	`[]`	Expected properties on this relationship.

PropertyType — defines a property on a node or relationship:

Field	Type	Default	Description
`name`	`str`	—	Property name.
`type`	`str`	`"STRING"`	Type hint: `STRING`, `INTEGER`, `FLOAT`, `BOOLEAN`, `DATE`, `LIST`.
`description`	`str \| None`	`None`	Human-readable description.
`required`	`bool`	`False`	Whether the property is required.

Example Schema Definition

from graphrag_sdk.core.models import (
    EntityType, RelationType, PropertyType, GraphSchema,
)

schema = GraphSchema(
    entities=[
        EntityType(
            label="Person",
            description="A character or real person",
            properties=[
                PropertyType(name="name", type="STRING", required=True),
                PropertyType(name="age", type="INTEGER"),
                PropertyType(name="occupation", type="STRING"),
            ],
        ),
        EntityType(
            label="Location",
            description="A geographical place or setting",
            properties=[
                PropertyType(name="name", type="STRING", required=True),
                PropertyType(name="country", type="STRING"),
            ],
        ),
        EntityType(
            label="Organization",
            description="A company, institution, or group",
        ),
    ],
    relations=[
        RelationType(
            label="LIVES_IN",
            description="Person resides at location",
            patterns=[("Person", "Location")],
        ),
        RelationType(
            label="WORKS_FOR",
            description="Person is employed by organization",
            patterns=[("Person", "Organization")],
        ),
        RelationType(
            label="LOCATED_IN",
            description="Organization is located at a place",
            patterns=[("Organization", "Location")],
        ),
        RelationType(
            label="KNOWS",
            description="Two people know each other",
            patterns=[("Person", "Person")],
        ),
    ],
)

Each RelationType.patterns entry is a (source_label, target_label) tuple. An empty patterns list means the relation is allowed between any entity types.

Open Schema Mode

If no entity types or relation types are defined (empty GraphSchema()), the extraction operates in open-schema mode and the pruning step is skipped. This lets the LLM extract any entities and relationships it finds.

5. Pipeline Tuning

Chunking Parameters

FixedSizeChunking splits text into fixed-size character windows with overlap.

Parameter	Type	Default	Benchmark Value	Description
`chunk_size`	`int`	`1000`	`1500`	Maximum characters per chunk.
`chunk_overlap`	`int`	`100`	`200`	Overlapping characters between consecutive chunks.

from graphrag_sdk.ingestion.chunking_strategies.fixed_size import FixedSizeChunking

chunker = FixedSizeChunking(chunk_size=1500, chunk_overlap=200)

result = await rag.ingest("document.txt", chunker=chunker)

Larger chunks provide more context per extraction call but increase LLM token usage. The benchmark-optimized values (1500/200) balance extraction quality against cost.

Extraction Strategy Parameters

GraphExtraction — composable 2-step extraction (GLiNER NER + LLM relationship extraction):

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`llm`	`LLMInterface`	required	LLM provider for step 2 (verify + relationship extraction).
`entity_extractor`	`EntityExtractor \| None`	`None` (`GLiNERExtractor()`)	Pluggable NER backend for step 1.
`coref_resolver`	`CorefResolver \| None`	`None`	Optional coreference resolution (e.g. `FastCorefResolver()`).
`entity_types`	`list[str] \| None`	`None` (11 default types)	Custom entity types. Overridden by `schema.entities` if set.
`max_concurrency`	`int \| None`	`None` (uses LLM default)	Maximum parallel LLM calls during step 2.

Built-in entity extractors:

Class	Description	Parameters
`GLiNERExtractor`	Local GLiNER model (default)	`threshold=0.75`, `model_name="urchade/gliner_medium-v2.1"`
`LLMExtractor`	LLM-based NER via prompt	`llm` (required), `threshold=0.75`

from graphrag_sdk import GraphExtraction, GLiNERExtractor, LLMExtractor

# Default: GLiNER for entity NER, LLM for relationship extraction
extractor = GraphExtraction(llm=my_llm)

# Use LLM for step 1 instead of GLiNER
extractor = GraphExtraction(
    llm=my_llm,
    entity_extractor=LLMExtractor(my_llm),
)

# GLiNER with lower confidence threshold
extractor = GraphExtraction(
    llm=my_llm,
    entity_extractor=GLiNERExtractor(threshold=0.6),
)

result = await rag.ingest("document.txt", extractor=extractor)

Custom Entity Types

Override the default 11 entity types with your own domain-specific ontology:

# Pass entity_types to GraphExtraction
extractor = GraphExtraction(
    llm=my_llm,
    entity_types=["Gene", "Protein", "Disease", "Drug", "Pathway"],
)

# Or define them in the schema (takes priority)
from graphrag_sdk import GraphSchema, EntityType

schema = GraphSchema(entities=[
    EntityType(label="Gene", description="A gene or genetic locus"),
    EntityType(label="Protein", description="A protein or enzyme"),
    EntityType(label="Disease", description="A disease or condition"),
])
rag = GraphRAG(connection=conn, llm=llm, embedder=embedder, schema=schema)

Priority: schema.entities > entity_types param > defaults (Person, Organization, Technology, Product, Location, Date, Event, Concept, Law, Dataset, Method).

LLM Concurrency

The LLMInterface.max_concurrency parameter (default: 12) controls how many LLM calls run in parallel during abatch_invoke(). Set it lower to avoid rate limits:

llm = LiteLLM(model="azure/gpt-4.1", api_key="...")
llm.max_concurrency = 8  # limit to 8 parallel calls

For GraphExtraction, you can also pass max_concurrency directly:

extractor = GraphExtraction(llm=my_llm, max_concurrency=6)

6. Retrieval Tuning

MultiPathRetrieval

MultiPathRetrieval is the default retrieval strategy. It combines multiple search paths with cosine reranking.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`chunk_top_k`	`int`	`15`	Final chunks kept after cosine reranking.
`max_entities`	`int`	`30`	Maximum entities to include in context.
`max_relationships`	`int`	`20`	Maximum relationships in context (after 1-hop + 2-hop expansion).
`rel_top_k`	`int`	`15`	RELATES edge vector search results to retrieve.
`keyword_limit`	`int`	`10`	Maximum keywords extracted from the question.

from graphrag_sdk.retrieval.strategies.multi_path import MultiPathRetrieval

retriever = MultiPathRetrieval(
    graph_store=rag.graph_store,
    vector_store=rag.vector_store,
    embedder=rag.embedder,
    llm=rag.llm,
    chunk_top_k=20,           # more passages for complex questions
    max_entities=40,          # wider entity coverage
    max_relationships=30,     # more graph context
    rel_top_k=20,             # more RELATES edge hits
    keyword_limit=12,         # extract more keywords
)

result = await rag.completion("What happened?", strategy=retriever)

Retrieval Pipeline (9 Steps)

The retrieval pipeline proceeds as follows:

Keyword extraction — stopword filtering + LLM proper-noun extraction.
Embed question — single embedding API call for the query.
RELATES edge vector search — finds fact strings and entity entry points via edge embeddings.
Entity discovery (2 paths) — Cypher CONTAINS on entity names + fulltext search on the __Entity__ index. Merged with entities from step 3.
Relationship expansion — 1-hop (top 15 entities, limit 150) + 2-hop (top 5 entities, limit 25) traversal of RELATES edges.
Chunk retrieval (4 paths) — fulltext search, vector search, MENTIONED_IN traversal, and 2-hop entity-to-neighbor-to-chunk traversal.
Source document names — batch-fetch document paths via PART_OF edges.
Cosine reranking — batch-embed candidate chunks and sort by cosine similarity to the query vector.
Context assembly — structured sections: hint, entities, relationships, facts, passages.

Overriding the Default Strategy

Pass a custom strategy to individual queries or set it as the default:

# Per-query override
result = await rag.completion("...", strategy=my_custom_retriever)

# Default at init time
rag = GraphRAG(
    connection=config,
    llm=my_llm,
    embedder=my_embedder,
    retrieval_strategy=my_custom_retriever,
)

7. Post-Ingestion

After all documents have been ingested, run post-ingestion steps to deduplicate entities, backfill embeddings, and ensure all indexes exist.

`finalize()` — All-In-One

The recommended approach is to call finalize() after all ingestion is complete. It bundles four steps in order:

deduplicate_entities() — global exact-name deduplication.
backfill_entity_embeddings() — embed entity names for vector search.
embed_relationships() — embed fact text on RELATES edges.
ensure_indices() — create all 5 standard indexes (idempotent).

# After ingesting all documents:
stats = await rag.finalize()
print(stats)
# {
#     "entities_deduplicated": 142,
#     "entities_embedded": 3200,
#     "relationships_embedded": 8500,
#     "indexes": {
#         "vector_Chunk": True,
#         "vector___Entity__": True,
#         "vector_RELATES": True,
#         "fulltext_Chunk": True,
#         "fulltext___Entity__": True,
#     },
# }

A synchronous convenience method is also available:

stats = rag.finalize_sync()

`deduplicate_entities()` — Entity Deduplication

Call this when you need fine-grained control over deduplication.

merged_count = await rag.deduplicate_entities(
    fuzzy=False,                  # True to also run embedding-based dedup
    similarity_threshold=0.9,     # cosine threshold for fuzzy matching
    batch_size=500,               # entities per query batch
)

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`fuzzy`	`bool`	`False`	If `True`, runs a second fuzzy dedup phase using embedding similarity.
`similarity_threshold`	`float`	`0.9`	Cosine similarity threshold for fuzzy matching.
`batch_size`	`int`	`500`	Entities per query batch.

Phase 1 (always runs): Exact name match. Groups entities by normalized name (lowercase, stripped) and label to prevent cross-type merging. Keeps the entity with the longest description as the survivor. Remaps all RELATES and MENTIONED_IN edges from duplicates to the survivor, then deletes the duplicate nodes. Phase 2 (optional, fuzzy=True): Embedding-based match. Re-fetches all surviving entities, batch-embeds their names, computes pairwise cosine similarity in memory-efficient blocks (1000 entities per block), and merges near-duplicates above the threshold.

`backfill_entity_embeddings()` — Entity Vector Backfill

Embeds __Entity__ nodes that are missing embeddings. Queries entities where embedding IS NULL, batch-embeds the entity name, and stores vectors. Safe for incremental runs.

count = await rag.vector_store.backfill_entity_embeddings(batch_size=500)

`embed_relationships()` — RELATES Edge Embeddings

Batch-embeds all RELATES edges that have a fact property but are missing embeddings. These edge embeddings power the RELATES vector search path in retrieval.

count = await rag.vector_store.embed_relationships(batch_size=500)

`ensure_indices()` — Index Creation

Creates all standard indexes (idempotent — safe to call repeatedly):

Index Type	Label/Type	Property
Vector	`Chunk`	`embedding`
Vector	`__Entity__`	`embedding`
Vector	`RELATES` (edge)	`embedding`
Fulltext	`Chunk`	`text`
Fulltext	`__Entity__`	`name`, `description`

results = await rag.vector_store.ensure_indices()

Note: ensure_indices() is called automatically after each ingest() call. The finalize() method resets the internal _indices_ensured flag and re-runs it to catch any newly needed indexes.

When to Call Each

Scenario	What to Call
After ingesting all documents	`await rag.finalize()`
After incremental ingestion (new documents)	`await rag.finalize()`
Only need dedup (embeddings already exist)	`await rag.deduplicate_entities()`
Only need entity embeddings	`await rag.vector_store.backfill_entity_embeddings()`
Only need RELATES edge embeddings	`await rag.vector_store.embed_relationships()`
Only need indexes	`await rag.vector_store.ensure_indices()`

Do not call backfill_entity_embeddings() inside an ingestion loop (i.e., after each document). It re-scans all entities and is slow when called repeatedly. Instead, ingest all documents first, then call finalize() once.

​1. ConnectionConfig

​Fields

​Creating from a URL

​Passing to GraphRAG

​Retry Behavior

​2. LLM Providers

​Common Parameters

​LiteLLM (Recommended)

​OpenRouter

​Azure OpenAI via Environment Variables

​Custom LLM Provider

​3. Embedder Providers

​Performance Note: Batch Embedding

​LiteLLMEmbedder

​OpenRouterEmbedder

​Custom Embedder

​Binary-Split Error Recovery

​4. GraphSchema

​Components

​Example Schema Definition

​Open Schema Mode

​5. Pipeline Tuning

​Chunking Parameters

​Extraction Strategy Parameters

​Custom Entity Types

​LLM Concurrency

​6. Retrieval Tuning

​MultiPathRetrieval

​Retrieval Pipeline (9 Steps)

​Overriding the Default Strategy

​7. Post-Ingestion

​finalize() — All-In-One

​deduplicate_entities() — Entity Deduplication

​backfill_entity_embeddings() — Entity Vector Backfill

​embed_relationships() — RELATES Edge Embeddings

​ensure_indices() — Index Creation

​When to Call Each

1. ConnectionConfig

Fields

Creating from a URL

Passing to GraphRAG

Retry Behavior

2. LLM Providers

Common Parameters

LiteLLM (Recommended)

OpenRouter

Azure OpenAI via Environment Variables

Custom LLM Provider

3. Embedder Providers

Performance Note: Batch Embedding

LiteLLMEmbedder

OpenRouterEmbedder

Custom Embedder

Binary-Split Error Recovery

4. GraphSchema

Components

Example Schema Definition

Open Schema Mode

5. Pipeline Tuning

Chunking Parameters

Extraction Strategy Parameters

Custom Entity Types

LLM Concurrency

6. Retrieval Tuning

MultiPathRetrieval

Retrieval Pipeline (9 Steps)

Overriding the Default Strategy

7. Post-Ingestion

`finalize()` — All-In-One

`deduplicate_entities()` — Entity Deduplication

`backfill_entity_embeddings()` — Entity Vector Backfill

`embed_relationships()` — RELATES Edge Embeddings

`ensure_indices()` — Index Creation

When to Call Each