diff --git a/posts/2026-10-27-how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer.mdx b/posts/2026-10-27-how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer.mdx new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f072383 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/2026-10-27-how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer.mdx @@ -0,0 +1,104 @@ +--- +title: "How to use Graphify in Perplexity Computer" +description: "Install the Graphify skill, type /graphify, and paste a GitHub link. A step-by-step guide to using Graphify in Perplexity Computer." +date: "2026-10-27" +imgThumb: thumb.png +keyword: graphify in perplexity computer +authors: + - fahad +categories: + - guides +tags: + - perplexity + - skills + - graph +--- + +To use Graphify in Perplexity Computer, install the Graphify skill from Plugins, type `/graphify` in a Computer task, and paste a link to a public GitHub repository. Computer clones the code, builds a knowledge graph, and returns an interactive map, a downloadable bundle, and a report. [Perplexity can now use Graphify](https://graphify.com/blog/perplexity-can-now-use-graphify) has the announcement. + +## How do you install the Graphify skill? + +1. Open **Plugins** in the left sidebar. +2. Go to the **Skills** tab and search for `graphify`. +3. Open **Graphify**, listed under Developer. +4. Select **Install**. The button becomes an **Enabled** toggle. + +![The Graphify skill page in Perplexity Computer, with the Enabled toggle switched on.](listing.webp) + +Perplexity is making tasks that use `/graphify` free through October 31, 2026, up to 5,000 credits per Computer user, so this is a good week to map the repositories you care about. + +## How do you start a Graphify task? + +1. Select **New** and set the mode to **Computer**. +2. Type `/graphify` and choose **Use** to pick the skill. +3. Tell it which repository to map. + +![The Perplexity Computer prompt box showing the Graphify skill highlighted under Skills, with /graphify typed and Computer mode on.](slash.webp) + +This is the prompt we used on our own repository: + +```text +map the codebase at https://github.com/Graphify-Labs/graphify +``` + +Computer cloned the public repository on its own. There was no connector to add, nothing to upload, and no sign-in. It chose the files that matter, 102 code files and three docs, and finished in about five minutes. + +## What do you get back? + +Every run ends with three artifacts in the task: + +- **Graphify Codebase Map**, an interactive app you can open in the task. +- **Graphify Codebase Map Bundle**, a ZIP with `graph.json`, `graph.html`, the raw extraction, and a notes file. +- **Graphify Codebase Graph Report**, a write-up of the key functions, the main flow, and questions worth asking. + +![The three artifacts from a Graphify run in Perplexity Computer: the map app, the ZIP bundle, and the graph report.](artifacts.webp) + +On the Graphify repository, the map held 4,022 nodes, 10,079 directed edges, and 192 communities. + +## How do you explore the map? + +The map draws every node and edge as a force-directed graph. Each edge keeps its direction, its relation type, a [confidence tag](https://graphify.com/blog/grounded-answers-confidence-tags), and the source file it came from. + +- **Search nodes** finds any file or function by name. +- **Node info** opens when you click a node. It shows the type, the community, the source path, the degree, and the full list of neighbors. Selecting `extract.py` shows a degree of 442, in the community Extract Core & Template Masking. +- **Communities** lists each cluster of closely linked code with its size. Tick or untick one to show or hide it. +- **Light, Dark, and System** switch the theme. + +![The Graphify map in Perplexity Computer, with extract.py selected: node info shows degree 442 and its neighbors, and the communities list shows each cluster with its size.](graph-map.webp) + +## What should you ask next? + +The map stays in the task, so follow-up questions answer from the graph instead of rereading files. Good ones to start with: + +```text +Which functions call the authentication middleware? +``` + +```text +How does a request get from the API router to the database? +``` + +```text +What are the most connected functions, and what depends on them? +``` + +```text +Trace how deduplicate_entities() connects the deduplication code. +``` + +## How do you run Graphify locally? + +The engine behind the skill is open source on [GitHub](https://github.com/Graphify-Labs/graphify). It needs Python 3.10 or newer and uv. The package is `graphifyy` and the command is `graphify`: + +```bash +uv tool install graphifyy +graphify install +``` + +`graphify install` detects your assistant and registers the skill. Then type this in Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, or [another supported assistant](https://graphify.com/integrations): + +```text +/graphify . +``` + +You get the same three files locally in `graphify-out/`: `graph.html`, `GRAPH_REPORT.md`, and `graph.json`. diff --git a/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/artifacts.webp b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/artifacts.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e388c0 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/artifacts.webp differ diff --git a/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/graph-map.webp b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/graph-map.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b712605 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/graph-map.webp differ diff --git a/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/listing.webp b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/listing.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ef54fd8 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/listing.webp differ diff --git a/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/slash.webp b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/slash.webp new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1243c65 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/slash.webp differ diff --git a/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/thumb.png b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/thumb.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..278e279 Binary files /dev/null and b/public/images/how-to-use-graphify-in-perplexity-computer/thumb.png differ